I'm feeling super under qualified to write this blog because I don't have Bible references for everything...
But my answer to the above question is Yes! He does satisfy but not how we would expect. I think that when I was asking this question the most I was wanting strong arms to wrap around me and tell me everything was going to be okay, or I was struggle with the whole stay pure until marriage command. I thought that if only I had a man or at least someone to hold me I'd be okay, I'd be satisfied. Like my pastors say: taking a good thing and turning it into a God thing. Taking a blessing and saying this is what has made me who I am, and will give me identity instead of Jesus. But the truth is that every time I (or anybody) goes looking for something to make them okay, they're looking for a savior. Jesus has already come and died on the cross to save us and redeem our brokenness There have been so many times that I've just felt an ache to have a husband or something but didn't know what I needed. In high school a mentor pointed out Romans 8:26 we don't know what we should pray so the Holy Spirit intercedes for us. I thought it was weird when I first heard this but it's true! The Holy Spirit does intercede for us. When I ache and I ask Holy Spirit to come translate me to God. I basically groan at God (respectfully) and He brings peace and comfort.
But also God gives us the grace to battle through our weakness, for His power is made perfect through our weakness. My weakness puts God on display. I need Jesus first and most, because I need salvation from my sins above of all things. The aches are teachers in rejoicing in our salvation through pain. Not happy happy all the time but a quiet surrender of my will to His. Praising Him for salvation and praising God for any extra blessings. Our pain points us back to the Garden of Eden which points us to the cross.
God does satisfy, it just looks different then a human remedy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPQkUTdCNc
But my answer to the above question is Yes! He does satisfy but not how we would expect. I think that when I was asking this question the most I was wanting strong arms to wrap around me and tell me everything was going to be okay, or I was struggle with the whole stay pure until marriage command. I thought that if only I had a man or at least someone to hold me I'd be okay, I'd be satisfied. Like my pastors say: taking a good thing and turning it into a God thing. Taking a blessing and saying this is what has made me who I am, and will give me identity instead of Jesus. But the truth is that every time I (or anybody) goes looking for something to make them okay, they're looking for a savior. Jesus has already come and died on the cross to save us and redeem our brokenness There have been so many times that I've just felt an ache to have a husband or something but didn't know what I needed. In high school a mentor pointed out Romans 8:26 we don't know what we should pray so the Holy Spirit intercedes for us. I thought it was weird when I first heard this but it's true! The Holy Spirit does intercede for us. When I ache and I ask Holy Spirit to come translate me to God. I basically groan at God (respectfully) and He brings peace and comfort.
But also God gives us the grace to battle through our weakness, for His power is made perfect through our weakness. My weakness puts God on display. I need Jesus first and most, because I need salvation from my sins above of all things. The aches are teachers in rejoicing in our salvation through pain. Not happy happy all the time but a quiet surrender of my will to His. Praising Him for salvation and praising God for any extra blessings. Our pain points us back to the Garden of Eden which points us to the cross.
God does satisfy, it just looks different then a human remedy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPQkUTdCNc
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