Thursday; April 4
When we consider places where people look to find contentment, the list is exhaustive. Some seek out a job, while others turn to various forms of recreation. Some try to find the good life in healthy living, others seek out debauchery. Some seek solitude, while others hope to find it in the number of social media followers they can amass. When it comes to finding the best life has to offer, there is a never-ending list of possibilities; however, those that actually offer happiness is short. Interestingly, some of the places people search out to bring them peace actually produce chaos and heartache. They feel worse when they latch on to their quest than when they were searching. While there are all kinds of places to look for satisfaction, there is one that will never let us down. In contrasting what other pursuits can do to us with what He can provide Jesus observed, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (Jo