Taste and see...

We do things for a purpose. We do the things we do to fill a need. But what do I really need? All I really need is my creator. Yet I have a tendancy to fill voids in my life with everything else but Him. I allow my self to become busy with the things I've made important in my life. Like I know what is best. I must insult my maker when I don't stop to listen to His sweet whispers, gently guiding me in the direction He wants me to go.

So I continue to fill voids artificially, unnaturally. Eating is a great example. We eat to fulfill a physical hunger. But how many times do I want to eat, not because I'm hungry but because I'm stressed, discouraged, complacent, etc. Food can be a great comfort. But it doesn't last and it's not always satisfying. I can try to stuff myself with a chocolate cake but in the end I don't feel very good after eating and I'm definitely not satisfied. I almost feel that the more I feed my cravings for junk the more I want more of that junk. So it goes with my soul... the more junk in the more junk out. But when I get just a taste of what the Lord has for me, oh boy, do I want more!

Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see—
how good God is.
Blessed are you who run to him. (Psalm 34:8, The Message)