So I have this certain candy that I kinda sorta have this love-hate relationship with. It’s chocolate with a candy coated shell with the peanut inside…yep you know the one I’m talking about. I’m sure you’re wondering why I call it a love-hate relationship. Well I love it for the obvious reasons…it’s totally yummy and they melt in your mouth not your hand! Does it get any better? However…are there really ever enough in those single serving baggies to satisfy me? This is where the hate part comes in. I mean how many handfuls does it take before I get tired of them…right? Do you feel my pain?? Then there’s that final moment when you get to the last candy coated goodness in the bag and you say to yourself…”surely there’s one more…surely that’s not all!” It’s that pivotal moment when you must do the suspenseful task of taking your hand and smooth out the bag to make sure there’s not a lingering piece of colorful yumminess left in the bag. 99.9% of the time that bag flattens out as smooth as a board, but once every blue moon there’s a lump that makes you stop, smile and reach in to savor one more bite of candy filled joy!
Thank goodness my relationship with God isn’t like this. I mean His goodness and the joy He puts in my heart is ever present and ever flowing. It never runs out and there’s always more where it came from. It always satisfies me. How amazing is it to know there is a God who loves me enough to be there whenever I need Him. His love, blessings and goodness never run out. It’s a love-love relationship. Don’t try to find joy and satisfaction in material things or definitely not in a bag of candy…you’ll never be satisfied and you’ll definitely face disappointment. Put all of your trust and hope in God. He will never leave you and He will never fail you.
Psalm 73:23-26
Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Words of Heart 