"There is a God-shaped vacuum in every heart that only God can fill." Blaise Pascal
"You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee." Augustine
Money, alcohol, food, sex, relationships, and art. All of these things are good things that God gives to us. The problem is that we humans have fallen and we tend to fill the hole in our hearts with something other than God. When these good things suddenly become ultimate things to us, they can be very destructive. This is called idolatry. Unfulfilled people everywhere look for satisfaction by trying to fill the hole with something, but it's never enough to satisfy. The only thing that can fill a hole that large in our heart is God. Only when He is filling our heart can we enjoy the good things in this world the way they're suppose to be enjoyed.
"A desire that is a good thing becomes a bad thing if it rules you." Paul David Tripp
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