Read Psalm 119:57-64
Mick Jagger used to sing ‘I can’t get no satisfaction’ and the double negative of that statement was presumably for emphasis rather than to imply everything was going well for him! God is the source of all satisfaction; the psalmist says ‘You are my portion, O Lord’ (Ps 119:57), which the Message paraphrases as ‘because You have satisfied me, God, I promise to do everything You say.’
Literature like ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ depicts life as a quest. We are straining after something, yearning for more. Augustine called this a restlessness which only finds completeness in God.
God is able to satisfy all our longings and fill the empty places of our hearts. (Listen to Aaron Shust’s ‘Satisfy’ to meditate further on this thought.) ‘The earth is filled with Your love, O Lord.’ (Ps 119:64) As we meditate on God’s ways and align our steps with His (Ps 119:59-60), we find freedom even when we feel hemmed in (Ps 119:61) and can be an example to others (Ps 119:69). Paul reminded Timothy that ‘godliness with contentment is great gain.’ (1 Tim 6:6) Learning contentment and satisfaction in God is a crucial part of life’s journey, something which the waiting of Advent is meant to cultivate in our hearts.
