We all find ourselves sometimes dissatisfied and disappointed.  The trick is to make sure we do not develop  a terminal case as have some.  You know the type – never happy about anything, and it is always someone or something else’s fault.  These are the people who are writing sentences in the their life story using nothing but the objective voice.

We develop this dissatisfaction when we seek satisfaction in something or someone other than Christ.  We get dissatisfied in a relationship and we break it off to look for another one.  Our church no longer satisfies, so off we go to one that seems to be more appealing.  We our possessions, so we trade them in on one newer and potentially more satisfying ones.  The trouble with this routine is that the new relationship, church, or possession eventually ceases to satisfy and we start the routine all over again.

Jesus told at crowd who followed him looking for food that He is the Bread of Life.  He compared himself to the manna God supplied his people on their journey through the wilderness. (John 6:31-35) It’s hard to imagine the people growing weary of manna.  Numbers 11:8 describes manna as tasting like a pastry cooked in the finest oil.  Sounds like a donut to me.  Imagine getting to eat donuts every day and not only did they NOT harm you, but rather they benefited you.  Who could possibly grow weary of donuts?   When the people complained God sent them quail, so much so that they soon grew sick of quail.  They sought satisfaction from some other source than God’s provision and it turned out noxious.

If you find yourself dissatisfied, you are expecting someone or something else to fill a role in your life only Jesus can fill.  Return your focus to Jesus. Read His Word, pray, serve Him. Find your sense of belonging and purpose in Him.  Look to Him as the source of all that is right and good in your life.  You will NEVER be disappointed or dissatisfied.