We are forever searching for the end of the rainbow in hopes of finding the elusive pot of gold. The irony is – a rainbow has no end. So we search in vain. Always seeking – never finding.
We tell ourselves we’ll be happy once we have a boyfriend/girlfriend or once we’re married, when we get a new job, car, house, iphone, etc, when we get a promotion or an inheritance, or once we finally have a baby. There’s really no end to the number of things we think will provide us with real, lasting happiness.
But when those things happen, does our life become the bliss we expected?
Of course not. We simply change the thing we’re waiting for to something else.
Essentially…we lie to ourselves.
It doesn’t matter what thing is you’re waiting for to find joy. Once you have it, you’ll start searching for the next thing. Why? Because the happiness these things bring is fleeting–temporary.
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” – Matthew 6:19-21
There’s is only one place true peace and joy can be found.
“You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.” – John 16:24
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.” – Psalm 37:4
Stop searching for the elusive end of the rainbow. Take the “l” out of “gold” and capitalize the “g.” Search for God and you will find Him. Only He can deliver the joy we seek.
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” – Matthew 7:7-8
“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13
You are loved,
J F Rogers