Love God Greatly - Psalm 119Sample

Many things in this world are invented and created to bring us pleasure and comfort. However, those things aren’t meant to satisfy us permanently. Christians have the Holy Spirit living within Who desires for us to have eternal spiritual nourishment and satisfaction. When we rely on things and people to satisfy us, we may find comfort temporarily, but we will eventually be left empty with an aching desire for more and more. Only our One True God can satisfy the longings of our heart when we fully surrender our heart to Him.

In what or whom are you seeking comfort when you are under distress? If the Lord is not your initial choice as comforter, what is holding you back from seeking Him?

Father God, You are my Creator…the One who knows and loves me intimately. When I lose hope and am in need of comfort, lift my eyes up towards You, above anything else in my horizon. Bring to my memory passages from Your Word that bring me comfort and hope. Seal those Scriptures on my heart so that I can rely on them and reflect on them when troubles come. In Jesus’ name. Amen.