Contentment is astounding.

I had coffee with a great friend of mine just yesterday, and have you ever had one of those unbelievable conversations that leaves you whole-heartedly at peace and just filled with such a passion for anything & everything in your life? Well, if not, then that's a real bummer, and I highly recommend it. But that's what I left that coffee shop feeling. You see, lately, I've had a difficult time dealing with watching as people invest in all the wrong things. It's simply not fun and a bit unnerving to sit back and look on as people - myself included - place all of their worth and reason for living in trivial, fleeting, stupid things. And it's just altogether really sad and disheartening. So this sort of uplifting conversation was exactly what I needed.

We basically sat and talked about how cool our Savior is. And once again, I was reminded of how much I am in love with the man and God Jesus Christ. I heard this great thing one time that said something along the lines of, "The only One who can truly satisfy the human heart is the One who made it." Whoa. It is so gosh darn easy to get caught up in this world. That's not even a debatable fact. This world is enticing and alluring and it is chock full of distractions, and the traps are innumerable. It's kind of overwhelming, kind of hard to deal with. Thus, the simple solution is to merely give in and find happiness and value in the things of the world. That's the easiest remedy. Why fight it when you can indulge and soak in the temporary pleasures? But Christ has called us to so much more than this. He's called us to see that we have a reason for living, a reason to live a life in the incessant pursuit of bringing others to Him.

Because to know Jesus Christ is contentment personified. He is utterly and incomprehensibly extraordinary. A God of fierce & furious love, a love that transcends the world and anything this world has to offer. A Savior who sees me - sees you - and says, "I don't care where you've been. I don't care who you've been. I don't care what you've done. You're mine. You're new. And I want nothing more than to give you the kind of peace that makes each day a treasure and makes each storm surmountable." Living is a beautiful thing. Living with a purpose is even more beautiful, believe it or not. Yes; Jesus certainly is in the business of changing lives. What a gift it is to be able to feel Him at work. In all honesty, I have never been this at peace, this at ease.

Jesus Christ satisfies. His love stirs; His strength empowers; His grace floods.