In society today people try to fill the
emptiness of life with many different things. As
we have studied this semester, society is not equally endowed with opportunities and
rewards. There is a limited amount of power
and resources. People in society strive to
gain this power, but it is not attainable to all because some do not have the resources
available to achieve such a level. And
then there are those that have attained great amounts of power and resources but they are
still not satisfied with their position in society. My
proposal is this: It is true that people have
different opportunities and rewards, but it may be also true that people are just not
satisfied in life as it is. What I mean by this is this.
I believe there is a realm outside of the material things longing for
fulfillment. .
I see people trying to satisfy themselves and trying to find happiness in
life. These people are not only those that
have no money, but it is those with multi-millions as well. I am going to show society
from the way that I see it
Some people try to fill
their inner desires with popularity, such as having the clothes, having the right friends,
and associating in the right circles. They may
even hide their true identity by becoming something, which is outside of their character. Recently at a grouping convention of Star Wars
celebrities in
When fame isn’t enough,
many people turn to their passion for money. They
think that if they just had more money the answers to life would be given. Often they reason that life would be easier if they
did not have to worry about the stresses of bills, family support, and necessities. And then there are those who are so rich that no
one sees them as a person, but rather as a walking money symbol. Both are equally unsatisfied and they are always
wanting more. Even though money does relieve
the pressures of bills it will never satisfy the longing and desires in within ones heart. There is a an old saying that has a lot of truth to
it, “ Money cannot buy happiness”.
If money isn’t readily
available, some inundate their minds with sexuality. They
seem to think that sex would be the logical fulfillment to their desires in their heart.
But a life of promiscuity will only give temporary fulfillment, the joy passion for the
moment erodes the family values and spreads dastardly illnesses and diseases. It may last for the moment, but when the rush is
over the soul again is longing to be filled. Often
sexual partners look to each other for life’s fulfillment, but because of our
imperfect world no one can give that fulfillment that man really needs. Humans also have limitations and can only do
so much to fulfill the needs of another. If
you watch television these days, you will find that sex sells just about everything. But if you look at our society you will see that
sex does not ultimately make people happy and often they turn to other avenues to try to
fulfill their longings and desires.
Many will turn to prescription and illegal
drugs, to escape the pains of their society. The pressure of life, love and the pursuit of
happiness has left them without a desire to live, no passion and a hollowness emotional
state. Power has not fulfilled, money has not
fulfilled, and sex has not fulfilled their longing for fulfillment. So instead of facing reality they escape it through
the means of drugs. They try to escape into a
feeling less world. Drugs may dull the pain of
reality while a person is under the influence, but it will never fulfill. One day they will face reality if the drug have not
destroyed them by that time.
A second member in the quest for fulfillment
in life is the search for enlightenment in the search for knowledge of the unknown, the
unusual bind of spirituality and religion.
There are those who try to fulfill their lives
with knowledge and understanding. These are
those who feel that if only they were smart enough they could solve the world’s
problems and over come life’s difficulties. In
life they reason through reality and try to fulfill their inner desires with knowledge. Even though having knowledge is not a bad thing, it
cannot satisfy the longing within ones self. Even
if we had all the answers to life’s problems, we would have no power within ourselves
to change them. Everyman has a
desire to fulfill their own needs and it is a part of a man’s sin nature not to get
along with each other, so even if every one in this world were knowledgeable, the methods
of changing the world would all differ and thus create chaos.
Others try to fulfill their inner longing with
religion. They think that if they were just
good enough they would be fulfilled. Often
they appease their desires by attending a Sunday Morning service, doing a good deed, or
rehearsing their prayers. They live life
through a religious setting, but never really have a reason for doing so other than
rituality. This may appease their conscience
for a time, but without a reason for doing what they do they will eventually look
elsewhere to fulfill their desires.
I believe that there is only one answer to the
problems of life and that is through the person of Jesus Christ. I believe that He is the only one who can fulfill a
longing heart. He has the ability of doing so
for several reasons. The first is because He
created us. I believe He formed man in the
likeness of His image, and he designed us with a longing for fulfillment, which can only
be filled by Him. God created Man to have
fellowship with Him, but Sin has destroyed that relationship. God is Holy, and because He is holy, he cannot
fellowship with man in His fallen, sinful state. But
God loves man so much and He desires to have a relationship with man. So God made a way for this to be possible. He sent his only son Jesus Christ into the world to
live a sinless life, die as a sacrifice for the sins of man, and be raised from the dead. He is now in Heaven and wants to this personal
relationship with man. He wants to fulfill
mans emptiness. But he can only do this if man
is willing to admit that he is a sinner, accept Jesus death and resurrection, and receive
Him as Lord and Savior of his life. God does
not force man to make this decision, rather He allows man to choose whether or not to
accept Him. He allows man to make his own
choice of fulfillment. God allows for perfect
fulfillment, but as you can see in society, some choose rather to seek out power, money,
sex, drugs, or unmeaning religion. I believe
it is only through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that a man will ever be
fulfilled. I am going to close this paper with
my personal testimony and how I have found true fulfillment through every area of life.
I have been brought up in a
Christian family. I have two older sisters and
one younger brother. My parents are happily
married, and my dad is a Pastor. I have
learned about God ever since I was born. But
it wasn’t until I was five that I had a concern about salvation.
My
family and I were on our way out to
About
two years later, I was down in my room crying. My
mom came in and asked me what was wrong. I
told her that I wasn’t sure if I was saved or not.
She told me the same story that my dad did of how Jesus came and died. She told me that I had to accept Him as my Savior. But, I told her it all sounded too simple and I
told her that there had to be more to it. She
then told me to think of Jesus’ death for me as a gift.
She asked me if I were to give someone a gift if I would expect them to work
for it? I said no of course not. Then she asked me if I would take a gift away from
someone after I already gave it to them. And I
answered no. She then went on to tell me that
Jesus gave me a gift by dying on the cross for me and all I had to do was accept it. She told me that once I took that gift Jesus was
never going to take it away from me. If He
did, He would be an Indian giver and God wasn’t that.
I then bowed my head and got assurance of my salvation. A few years later I got baptized. I was showing my church through my testimony of
baptism that I was saved. I knew then as I do
now that I was saved and on my way to heaven. Jesus
became the most important person in my life and He always will be.
By Kaina Nyhuis