Meditation reading for Friday June 16, 2023
TRUE SATISFACTION —
True satisfaction never comes from feeding addiction. Nothing is ever enough. The only possible outcomes for those who do not seek recovery from their addiction will be complete breakdown and untimely death.
It’s impossible for humans to find true satisfaction in pursuing pleasure. As we come to understand that true satisfaction comes from the Spirit, we will, surprisingly, receive more satisfaction from the worldly things we use. We will begin to look upon our possessions for the service they give rather than as things that should make us happy. A new car should give us comfortable satisfactory transportation, but it cannot give us peace and true self-esteem. New clothes can please us, but they will not do anything for our spiritual condition.
Why didn't we know this all along? Probably because we falsely believed that certain possessions would bring fulfillment. They can't do that, but when we are thinking right, our appreciation of these things should increase.
I'll not expect true satisfaction in this world, although I'll get more out of it if I put things in right order.