I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7
Satisfaction in life comes from living righteously and seeking to raise the level of quality in the relationships, services, and products you are involved with. Matthew 5:6 says, ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.’ Do you really believe that? If you did, what would you be doing? You would spend more time feeding your spirit than trying to satisfy your fleshly desires. Have you ever tried to satisfy the flesh? It can’t be done. The more you feed it, the more it wants.
What causes you to become dissatisfied? It’s usually because the quality of the relationship, service, or product has diminished. I often ask people when they became dissatisfied. Inevitably they identify the time when the quality of a relationship, the service rendered or the product produced diminished.
Satisfaction is a quality issue, not a quantity issue. You will achieve greater satisfaction from doing a few things well than from doing many things in a haphazard or hasty manner. The key to personal satisfaction is not in broadening your involvements but in deepening them through a commitment to quality.
The same is true in relationships. If you are dissatisfied in your relationships, perhaps you have spread yourself too thin. Solomon wrote: ‘A man of many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother’ (Proverbs 18:24). It may be nice to know a lot of people on the surface, but you need a few good friends who are committed to a quality relationship with each other. We all need the satisfaction that quality relationships bring.
Paul accomplished what he was called to do. He left a lot undone, but he fought the good fight, finished his course and kept the faith. Jesus also left a lot undone, but He did His Father’s will and was able to say, ‘It is finished.’ You may not be able to do all you want to do for Christ in your lifetime, but you can live obediently and faithfully day by day.
Let’s Pray:
Lord, I desire the satisfaction that comes from righteousness and quality in my relationships and activities.
Neil T. Anderson is the founder of Freedom in Christ Ministries. He began the ministry in 1989 and continues to spread the message of freedom to this day.
