Try It and See

God lives and works today, but maybe you don't feel that way. Are you dissatisfied with yourself, with your life? I was until I discovered a secret in the life of Jesus. Today's meditation by Basilea Schlink can help you to find this secret too.

Are you suffering from dissatisfaction which almost tears you apart on some days? You realize perhaps how intolerable you are, but you see no way out of this trap of the devil. Joy has disappeared from your life. Your unfulfilled demands on life have spoiled everything for you.

The more you have, the more you want. Well, you're no exception. From my own experience, I can give you advice.

There's only one way to satisfaction. It has been tried out. It's the way to which Jesus Christ calls us.

And he also helps us to walk this way, because he has already walked it. It's called, whoever loses his life and everything that belongs to it, that is, whoever gives up everything, will gain true life. Sacrifice you came to offer, I give myself anew.

Grant me the grace to surrender, that then in me may see you. Bind me to you, my dear Jesus, I then will give you all. Gladly my treasure surrender, even those I love most of all.

Yes, this way to satisfaction is characterized by letting go, by losing. Strange, and yet understandable. The more you want to have for yourself, the more dissatisfied you become.

The more time and money, power and rights, strength and love you give up, the more satisfied you will be. Try it and see. This tormenting dissatisfaction in your life will disappear.

Joy will fill your life, because you're going the way of Jesus. No one makes so happy as Jesus does. Only those will experience this happiness who seek it, and who go the way which will make us and others happy, the way in his footsteps.

That is, to let go of everything in order to receive everything. Who makes us happy? Jesus, bless you. Therefore my heart rejoices in you.

Jesus, how joyly. Jesus, you must bring us joy ever new. For heaven's joy to men and to you.

Jesus, how joyly. Jesus, my Lord, my God and my King. You fill my heart with praise to sing.

Jesus, how joyly. You have been listening to a program written by Basilea Schlink of the Little Land of Canaan. To learn more about how God lives and works today, visit us at our website, www.canaan.org. That's K-A-N-A-A-N dot org.

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