Only He Can Satisfy

I must admit I have struggled with this chapter. Not because I don't agree with it but because it was just a lot of history and information. I have waited for a word about it all rather than moving on to the other chapters. This chapter spoke about the feminist movement--Where we came from and where we are now. There is lots of history and I think we can all agree that 50 years ago, life was very different. Some things have changed for the good, many for the bad but the ironic thing to me is that women are still searching.

Part of being a Godly woman is realizing that only He can satisfy our deepest longings. By saying Yes to Him, we are saying No to the world and to self. There was a question raised in the 50's that sparked the feminist movement... "What is going to bring Women happiness and fulfillment and ultimately joy in life?"

This leads us to believe that depending solely on a husband or children or our homes still left women wanting and empty. there is not a man in the world that can satisfy ALL our needs and being a mother is a great privilage but it still doesn't get to our hearts. They were searching, so when it was presented to them that there was something better they grabbed on. We have also been left wanting when we look to ourselves, sex, our careers, and self fulfillment. Both are striving for what was considered the "ideal" for thier time.

The question then is what is God's ideal? We've missed the point all these years but that doesn't mean we can't turn the ship around. God's too big for that. So what then is the right thing?

My personal conviction is that we look to God first. What does He say? Not our interpretation but what He says. Embracing His ideas, His gospel, His plan and perhaps most importantly, allowing Him to direct our path.

Where are you? What are you looking at for satisfaction? If your identity and happipness is dependent on your family, your home, your career, your goals, your dreams, or your plan, then you are off base. Only our creator, our God, and our King can fill the God shaped hole in our hearts. When we please Him first, the rest will fall into place.