Some have suggested that the great curse of these times is emptiness. Lives filled with emptiness are hard to endure. They find it hard to get up in the morning and move robot-like through the day. Often these masters-of-deceit perform their daily tasks with efficiency because it is not necessary to feel in order to perform.
Many people work hard to fill the emptiness and get frustrated and angry with their results. Marriage entered, careers chosen or children birthed to fill the inner vacuum just add to the problem. Moving into another marriage or career field or having another baby may eventually reveal the root problem.
We are created by God. Within our spirit, soul, personality (call it what you will) there is a built-in longing for God. Only God can fill the emptiness. We can play God and try to create “fillers” but man-made solutions don’t answer the need. Notice the suicide and divorce statistics as evidence. But the old saying is “nature abhors a vacuum” hence the restlessness to try to fill the emptiness.
I suggest this remedy: Psalm 16:11, “God, you have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.” Follow this with Psalm 81:10, “I am the Lord your God. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.”
Listen to David in Acts 2:28, “You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.”
Basically, emptiness is a spiritual problem and must be treated spiritually. Recognizing this, you are free to accept the remedy.
My prayer for you is, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
Let God fill your emptiness!
“O God, who purposes to fill our lives with meaning and direction, show us
clearly the way so we will not stumble over the obvious answer. Amen”
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