Not God. He knows that a taste from Truth should lead to a voracious appetite for more of it, not an experimentation with error. Variety may be the spice of life in cuisine and fashion, but it has tragic consequences in matters of faith. Belief is not a buffet spread to pick and choose from; it is a deep well of real sustenance that should draw us back again and again.
Even within the Christian community, we often jump around from church to church and teacher to teacher. We skim the surface of the land because we’re intrigued with the variety of wood, hay and stubble we see there, never realizing that if we dig with a little persistence, we’ll find gold and silver underneath. Sometimes the craving we have can be fulfilled right where we are.
That doesn’t mean that God never lets us change our focus. There are legitimate seasons in life, and He will guide us through them at appropriate times. But far too often we get restless and impatient, we jump around because we can’t get enough of the feeling we have when we’re discovering something new and fresh. That’s fine within limits. But when “new and fresh” take us outside the bounds of simple devotion to Jesus, we’re missing the depth we desperately need.
“Why go to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates?” (Jeremiah 2:18)
Don’t go to “Assyria” to drink from the river. Or, along the same lines, don’t go to human-devised philosophy, alternative spirituality, or material acquisition to satisfy your thirst. The Spring of Life that God placed in your heart is What You Really Need. Go there. Go to Him and go often.
Have a refreshing weekend. Make it better by worshiping The LORD with those who know that He alone can satisfy the deepest longing of their heart, and they wear out the path to Him.
All For Jesus – Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else.
Vic Alvarado 