Grace Means Satisfaction - Resolution 3

Resolved: That I will seek no other comfort or relief but that which solely comes from the glorious grace of God.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ." ~ II Corinthians 1:3-5
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." ~ Philippians 4:4-7
"Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth." ~ Colossians 3:1

What does it mean to be truly satisfied, to live life completely content, without need, lacking nothing? It is human nature to seek gratification. We strive to be satisfied. And all throughout history man has attempted every conceivable method of achieving his goal. We long to fulfill our needs and, to so many, need seems to be an unquenchable force.
How strong the desires of the flesh are and how weak its resolve. Why do we continually seek satisfaction in the unfulfilling desires of the flesh? It is simply foolishness. Our culture has lowered the standards of pleasure. We have become a fast-food nation that prefers simple, immediate gratification over that which truly nourishes and delights. Like everything else our culture has reduced pleasure to the simplest, crudest, and most immediate forms. People seek satisfaction in TV, food, and other simple irrelevant forms. Sex has become our end all, be all of human satisfaction. People seek after it as the peak of human pleasure. How deceived have we become? Every earthly pleasure is temporary. Their quench dries out and their gratification will cease. But we are offered so much more.
We have been offered the gift of the life that lacks nothing and is filled with pleasure that never ceases. We have been offered the abundant life. We seek so many ways to satisfy ourselves, yet there is only one. Jesus Christ is our gratifier, He is the one who brings true joy. "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life" (John 4:13-14).
What does it look like to derive all joy and comfort from God? How amazing is it for one to put all his comfort and hope solely in God, not in flesh or family or friends or possessions or activities or emotions that will all fail, but in the holy, eternal Father who never falters? I long for that kind of faith. The faith that cannot see despair or tribulation because it is so focused on the glorious face of Christ. Brothers why must we find this so difficult? Why do so many of us, knowingly seek comfort and pleasure in the unfulfilling things of the world? "The enjoyment of God is the only happiness which our souls can [truly] be satisfied" (Jonathan Edwards). If only we could begin to aspire to that knowledge.
The life surrendered to grace requires service. And yes, the life surrendered to grace will bring suffering. But the life surrendered to grace is the only life and is the only way, the only truth that will bring you unwavering, complete satisfaction. Let us ignore it no longer.