Greatest Need

"Then Jesus declared, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
-John 6:35
     I've been meaning to write this for a while now, but I just never got around to it. However, I wanted to write this before it completely leaves my mind, so here we go. I want to write a bit about need. I actually came up with this idea one day when I was driving home from work, after a long day. While in the car, I became hungry, and I started thinking about steak. Now, if you don't know, I really enjoy eating steak. As I sat in that car, I thought about that. Why do I enjoy steak so much? Obviously, one reason is that it tastes good to me, but today I want to talk about another reason that I believe I like steak so much- it fulfills a need that I have.
     I believe that the reason so many people love food is not just because food tastes good. Food is essential to life, and without it, we would die. People like food so much because it not only fulfills our desire, but our need. I think that the greatest pleasure comes when our desires overlap with our need. Also, the greater the need, the greater the satisfaction that comes when it is fulfilled.
     You probably guessed what I am going to say at this point if you read my blog often. This same principle carries over to our need for God. People don't want to spend time and effort knowing God because they think that He is an inconvenience. They think that if they introduce God into their life, their life will become burdensome and limited. However, I believe that when you come to really know God, you will find the greatest pleasure and satisfaction in your life. What people don't realize is that the greatest need we have is the need for God. This need is expressed in many ways, like people's endless search for satisfaction in life.
     If we allow God to fill the need for Him that we have in our hearts, we won't be burdened or inconvenienced. In fact, we will experience the greatest joy we could ever have. As I said earlier, the greater the need, the greater the satisfaction that comes when we fulfill that need. Since the greatest need we have in our lives is God, will we not be overwhelmed with joy because of Him? Also, God knows the desires of our heart. Not only will He fulfill the needs of our hearts, but our deepest desires. Jesus came down on Earth so that through Him we could know God and have our need and desire fulfilled through Him. My challenge for you (and me) is to see God as someone brings joy and satisfaction, not difficulty.
-Smart