{"id":382,"date":"2012-02-06T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2012-02-06T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T13:48:00","slug":"or-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"Or Something"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our granddaughter, Joy, is 5 years old. When she was around 2 \u00bd, she was learning new vocabulary words and had learned to imitate those who were around her the most. When children repeat phrases, it\u2019s easy to see how important it is that we watch our language, not just for inappropriate words, but for annoying phrases that we speak out of habit.<\/span><\/div>\n
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She had a slight cold around that same time. Her nose had been dripping all day long. We tried to get to her with a tissue to wipe her nose as needed, but most of the time she beat us to it with the back of her hand. Over and over we\u2019d let her know that she needed to use a tissue. Our words never quite reached her little mind. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Then it happened. We were sitting at the dinner table and she said, \u201cI think I need to blow my nose or something.\u201d Or something? The phrase \u201cor something\u201d added to her statement really was quite comical. We laughed and thought she was very cute and so grown up. We wiped her nose with a tissue.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I can\u2019t imagine how many times she had heard the phrase \u201cor something\u201d before speaking it herself. We then noticed how much that phrase was part of our vocabulary. The first time I was aware that I had said it, I laughed, realizing I had been an influence on her and that she was imitating what she was hearing. After a while, however, I understood that it was annoying. I worked to cut that phrase out of my vocabulary.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Joy knew she needed something. She even knew what \u201cit\u201d was that she needed. She wasn\u2019t sure, however, that she was ready to yield to the one thing that would be best for her.<\/span><\/div>\n
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We are so much like Joy. We know we need something. We even know what that “something\u201d is, but we want to hold out for other options. Perhaps even thinking they are better options. Satan keeps our minds going back to what we once held dear in our old way of thinking and we begin hearing ourselves say, \u201cI think I need to spend some quality time in God\u2019s Word\u2026or something else.\u201d \u201cI think I need to go to church\u2026or something else.\u201d You see it\u2019s very easy for us to justify our actions and thoughts once we allow those \u201csomethings\u201d to creep into our lives.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cSomethings\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
God wants more for us, however. He wants us to have what\u2019s best for us. And He has planned something better for us! \u201cGod had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.\u201d<\/i> (Hebrews 11:40 NIV) <\/span><\/div>\n
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This is the final verse of the \u201cfaith\u201d chapter in Hebrews. In the verses prior to verse 40, there are listed a group of people who had been faithful to God. \u201cThey were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.\u201d<\/i> (v. 39) They weren\u2019t privy to the \u201csomething better\u201d God had planned. We, however, have that \u201csomething better\u201d available to us. Jesus Christ was and is that plan. And He wants to be all of our \u201csomethings.\u201d We can be made perfect, but only together with Him.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cSatisfy\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
When we are looking for that \u201csomething,\u201d we are really looking for \u201csomething\u201d that will satisfy us. He wants to supply and satisfy every need that drives us. \u201cThe Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.\u201d<\/i>(Isaiah 58:11 NIV) <\/span><\/div>\n
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The word satisfy means \u201cto fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands; or give full contentment to.\u201d Full contentment. When Isaiah wrote these words, he offered the idea that Jerusalem was like a garden without water. They had turned from their water source and Isaiah lets them know that if they were willing to turn from their former way of life, they would be like a well-watered garden. The \u201csomething\u201d that God\u2019s people were looking for was God. The \u201csomething\u201d that would satisfy them was God. He was their water source. For us, Jesus offers living water. Living water that revives, refreshes, and satisfies. Living water that \u201cwells up to eternal life.\u201d (John 4:14) <\/span><\/div>\n
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We can only have full contentment and satisfaction in Jesus Christ. He will satisfy your needs. He\u2019s just waiting for you to say, \u201cI think I need God to fill me with\u2026something.\u201d He is that \u201csomething!\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cEverything\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
When we come to the place that Jesus is that \u201csomething\u201d in our lives, He then wants to give us \u201ceverything\u201d we need. \u201cHis divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.\u201d <\/i>(2 Peter 1:3 NIV)<\/span><\/div>\n
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God has made available to us all that we need spiritually through our knowledge of him. \u201cEverything\u201d we need for life and godliness. Life that can be lived abundantly through Jesus. Jesus said, \u201cMy purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.\u201d<\/i> (John 10:10b NLT) The Amplified version says it this way, \u201cI came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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The next time you hear the phrase, \u201cor something,\u201d you\u2019ll be reminded who your something and everything is. Be reminded that you can have a full, rich life because of Jesus. He is all of that. That is His desire. He wants to be our \u201csomethings\u201d and our \u201ceverythings.\u201d You don\u2019t have to wonder if<\/i> He can be these things for you. You simply need to ask Him to be<\/i> your \u201csomethings\u201d and \u201ceverythings.\u201d Oh, what a satisfying life is available to those who seek Him. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/span><\/div>\n
Donna<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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