Perfect Satisfaction (because we all seek to be satisfied)

Every life is a testament, not onlyof how much God loves us,but of how much we love Him! Photo:  Yesterday's Bake-Apple Crumble Tarts and Today's bake (plan): Butter tarts! I am currently working at a 'tart buffet' as part of a mealnext Wednesday evening for all our youth, junior youth and kid's zone ministry leaders at church; approx. 50!Isn't it a wonderful blessing to be able to serve those who serve otherswith a delicious 'encouragement/appreciation' meal once a month?! BTW!! this was not my initial reaction of 'love'! (insert blush)My first thought, I am ashamed to say was 'why? all this work/fuss etc. when they could all grab a bite before their meeting?!!It would be SO much easier...There are so many things faulty with the above attitude😓hence, the need for confession.Then to top it off,  I was thoroughly convicted by a conversation from/with an ancient Brother Lawrence from the 1600's! I ordered this little book to tag on a few dollars so I would qualify for free shipping!I am only on the second conversation and have been utterlyencouraged and convicted/corrected in my often carnal tendencies... We all seek to be satisfiedThe world, a big buffetOf tempting fruit cajoling prideWith ‘did God really say?’ So much to see and touch and tasteWhat vast fields Choice deploysSoon yielding either worth or wasteIn Want’s pursuit of joys What fickle ventures we affordWhat futile wish and whimWe chase, until we love the LordAnd yield our hearts/lives to Him Then, come what may, bitter or sweetWhen love for God prevailsWe find a life of joy completeBecause love never fails We all seek to be satisfiedGod’s grace, a grand buffetOf hope the world cannot provideOr ever take away The more we love the Lord, the lessWe want of lesser thingsAs we embrace/enjoy the happinessOnly loving God brings © Janet Martin And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, Last night as our youngest daughter's little'blue bug' puttered away I prayed a special blessing on her and all thefellow-workers who serve/minister to our precious youth! We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.