Will you be satisfied?

What is it that will satisfy you?

Or maybe a better question is will we ever be satisfied?

In the gospel text sent to me today, Philip says to Jesus, “Show us the Father and we will be satisfied.” Now is that really all it will take?

We all know people (and probably most of us if we will admit it) who say that if I could only get this I would be happy. They mean they would be satisfied with life. I worry about one of my children because they are like me and they want everything. I am horrible at the coveting commandments! I see something that some one else has and I have to have it. I have learned over the years that it is not possible to have everything, that does not mean that I still do not want it! But it is that thought that if I could have that then my life would be complete. And I see that in one of my children. I am trying to help them all (my children) realize that it is not what you have, or that everything is not worth having. I am trying to teach them the value of a dollar and what is affordable. For instance the older ones want cell phones. I do not think they “need” them yet, so my answer is when you can afford to pay for it, you can have one. That not only means the phone but the service… Recently we have had discussions about this because we have started Financial Peace Jr with our three children so the older 2 are asking about cell phones for their saving for things.  My wife and I explained to them that the phone that I have was $100. for just the phone and I pay about $100 a month for service (phone/data) and I have a 2 year contract so to get what I have they would need to save $2500 in order to do this. That does not change their resolve to getting their own phone, but it does show them it is not something that is going to happen quickly. I told the oldest to think about a Kindle, because she loves to read and this is a quicker item to achieve. But it is about learning that even once you get this thing, you will not be satisfied.

Philip asked Jesus to see the Father, and Jesus said “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”?” Philip already had what he was looking for and he did not know it. And that is true with most of us. We have so much around us that we are blessed with and yet we still want something else.

So I ask with what will you be satisfied? Look around you and count your blessings, and see how much you have and bask in the glory of what God has blessed you with. And then go and help others see their blessings, and help others see the love that God has for them.