Allergies...

There is this song on the Elizabethtown soundtrack that has this lyric that always makes me stop and think... the song is "Words" by Ryan Adams and the lyric is this: "If everybody is grateful, how come nobody is satisfied?"

I think this is so true. We all can say we are grateful, we all may actually be grateful, but can we say that we are truly satisfied?

Consider this: I heard somewhere something I know to be true reguarding allergies. Truth: people in third world countries do not have allergies. Now, I am no scientist but from what I heard (an unreliable source since I do not remember where I heard it from), I think it is because people in third world countries are already fighting off disease. Their bodies are so consumed with fighting life-threatening diseases that they have no room for allergies. So, we in the thriving community that we live in have the resources to fight against those major diseases, yet our bodies still search for something else to fight off...allergies. So, our bodies are not satisfied with just being healthy, its like we unknowingly have a natural discomfort and discontentedness with reguards to health.

I feel like growing up in a Consumeristic (yup I just made up that word) society, I have found myself seeking gratification in certain things here on Earth. I will call these my "allergies"; these are things I seek after despite the blessings I already have. What are your allergies? They aren't just material things either, it could be something we are looking forward to. Like, if are dissatisfied with the situation we are currently in, just looking for the day when X, Y, or Z happens, then X, Y, and Z are our allergies. These allergies are what plague our society and create the dissatisfaction, thus resulting in our search for more....

What if we were satisfied through the Lord? Psalm 107:9 says "For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul he has filled with what is good." I would love to say that I am satisfied 100% of the time through Christ, but I am not. So many times I find myelf looking in a different direction. Sure, it's easy to be satisfied in the good time, but what about the hard times? I think that is when we are most suseptible to allergies in life.

To sort of finalize my thoughts, I think it all comes down to humility. If we humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord, He will fill us up again and satisfy our needs. Only then will our hearts be completely satisfied. Now talking about it is one thing, doing it is another. My allergies are bad this season, what will I do to fix it?

Peace :)