Daily Devotional
Only God Can Meet Our Deepest Needs

July 22, 2023

Ponder This

Do you know what is wrong with so many American families today? We have succumbed to the myth, “They lived happily ever after.” Nobody’s supposed to live happily ever after. Nobody’s supposed to be happy all the time. You wouldn’t even want to be happy all the time. You’d get sick of being happy all the time. It would be like having ice cream for every meal. All of us have three basic needs. We have a need for security; we have a need for significance; and we have a need for satisfaction or sustenance. And so many times, we get married and expect our spouses to meet those needs.

But sufficiency, security, and significance are something no man or woman can give you. If you don’t find those things in Jesus, you won’t find them. You’re looking in the wrong place. Some people look on marriage like a tick looks on a dog. That tick is on that dog for what he can get out of that dog. But in marriage, there are two ticks and no dog. People come to marriage trying to get some level of satisfaction that God never really intended. I’m not saying that marriage doesn’t meet needs, but I’m saying there are the deepest needs that only God can meet. You’re not going to have real contentment unless you find it in Jesus.

• Where have you sought contentment outside of Jesus?
• How can you seek contentment in Him today?

Practice This

List the current things you are pursuing in life. Consider where you focus your time and resources. Evaluate whether you are seeking contentment in Jesus or in something or someone else.