The Myth of More

 

By Andrea Merrell

The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Isaiah 58:11 NKJV

 

“Look what I just bought,” the woman said. “It’s the greatest little gadget I never knew I wanted or needed.”

As excited as she was about her newest purchase, a week later she threw it on top of the pile of all the other items she once thought she couldn’t live without.

This woman was searching for fulfillment and satisfaction, but nothing was ever enough. Some call it “the myth of more”—the illusion that more will be enough. It keeps people looking for the next best thing. The more they get, the happier they think they will be. Unfortunately, when the newness wears off—and it always does—they go searching for something else. It becomes a vicious cycle.

Every person alive yearns for happiness, for that something that will make them feel complete. The problem is too many folks look in all the wrong places.

Years ago, Larnelle Harris and Sandi Patty sang a song asking the age-old question, what can truly satisfy our souls? The answer? Only Jesus.

One writer says that only Jesus can satisfy; everything else is sure to disappoint.

Let’s not waste our time chasing illusions and that which will never fill the God-shaped void inside us. The only thing we need more of is Jesus.

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