Strength for the Week - I Can't Get No Satisfaction... Or Can I?
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction… Or Can I? I was having a discussion with some friends about working out and eating habits. After much debate over the best way to burn body fat (I think prayer works the best…), I was asked about my personal eating habits. Now, as some of you know, I can eat. No, I can really EAT! So the question was asked of me if I eat until I’m satisfied, or do I go beyond that. This sparked another debate over what it meant to be satisfied when eating. I mean, I can be hungry, eat one piece of pizza, and I won’t be hungry anymore, but I would hardly be satisfied. My physical needs being met are not what I equate with satisfaction, especially when it comes to eating (did I mention that I could really eat?). And that got me thinking: what about our lives as Christians? What really satisfies us? Well, the Bible teaches us about satisfaction. It tells us that it is not to be found in worldly pleasures. It tells us t