A verse to live by!

You make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16.11

If this is really true, if it can be trusted without a shadow of a doubt, then surely there is only one way to live. All out pursuit of God's presence. A singleminded desire to walk in his path and taste eternal pleasure out of his hand. If it's true, surely anything else is second best. Sure, it may make us happy for a bit, of give us a measure of pleasure, but it would always fade in the end. Isn't that true? Don't all the pleasures and joys we experience fade in the end.

Aren't we always left wanting more? Hoping beyond hope that we might stumble across true joy eventually.

Nothing in this world brings eternal pleasure. Nothing brings fulness of joy. Not to say that life is only miserable. We are still God's creation and his presence can be felt throughout the world. Life can be really great at times, but the greatness rarely lasts a lifetime, let alone for eternity.

I know that the Bible can be trusted. I know that God's presence is the only place I can find fulness of joy. I don't want second best. So all I have to do is live like it. Stop settling for pleasure that is not of God. Trust that he really is all I need. Not simply to survive, but to truly live!