"You will show me the path of life. Full joy is in Your presence, at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psalm 16:11*).
In his posthumously published work "Pensées," the religious philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal comments on the hunger that a person experiences and cannot satisfy through their own efforts. The passage is worth reading, so let's take a look at it together.
Pascal writes: "What else does this longing and helplessness express, if not that at one time there was true happiness in man, and all that remains is an empty impression and trace? He tries with futile efforts to fill the void with whatever he can find... although nothing can help, because this infinite abyss can be filled only by an infinite and immutable object, in other words, by God Himself."
There is a reason life feels empty: God created us with a longing that only He can satisfy. We cannot be fulfilled until we experience God's transforming and unconditional love. Christ says: "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly" (John 10:10*). In other words, the Lord wants us to feel whole, but that can happen only through a relationship with Him.
We can experience joy and contentment when we seek God above all else. Pray for His guidance and for Him to fill your life as only He can (Psalm 63:1–5).
Link to the original article: https://www.intouchuk.org/read/daily-devotions/empty-no-more
* Biblical quotations are from the Bible, new translation from the original languages © Bulgarian Bible Society 2013