Blake sat down at the dinner table and quietly began to eat his food. It was funny to him how food could fill him up so quickly, but that he would still feel empty in the end. Is this what life is supposed to be like? He wondered. Or am I missing out on something better? His mother bowed her head after sitting down in front of him and prayed. His family was odd that way; they didn't pray together, but separately at the same table. When she was done, she looked up at Blake. "Blake, sweetie, We're going to church tomorrow, Emily really wanted to and I don't have anyone to watch you since your father is gone on a job, so you have to come, too."
"Why?" He asked, unhappy. "I don't want to go."
"It'll be good for us, I haven't seen you pray or read your Bible in the longest. I think if anyone should go then it should be you." Blake scowled at her and ate in silence as Emily, his little sister, joined them.
Blake knew church would be a drag. He didn't think it would be worth his time at all. He woke up and put on his casual school clothes and headed out as his mom and sister finished putting on their nice clothes and make up and prettying up. When they arrived, the church wasn't too crowded. The pastor always seemed to have a nice, decent sized crowd gathered, not too many people and not too few. Blake took a seat next to his mom and sister and when church began, nearly fell asleep. "Welcome to Meadow Springs Baptist Church, I'm so thankful you all made it here today, it's by God's grace and God's grace alone that we are able to gather here." The pastor began. "Now let me ask a question, how many of you have ever done something and in the end just felt empty afterward? Can I see some hands?" Almost the entire congregation seemed to raise their hands. Blake did it, but only to play along. This is stupid, what? Is he going to give me the answer I'm looking for? He smirked doubtfully. "I have been there too," the pastor admitted. "I have been there so many times, looking for something to just fill me up, but nothing ever satisfied. That is, until I met Jesus." Blake rolled his eyes. "He filled me up and satisfied my soul and I know there are probably a few scoffers out there thinking that it wouldn't work, but if you just give Him a chance, just a chance I promise He will." Ok then, Blake thought, scoffingly. Just give Jesus a chance, sure. Even though he doubted that it would work, he began to pray silently. I don't think this will work, but Jesus, show me who You are and satisfy my soul. If you can do it, please do it for me. Blake turned his attention back to the pastor who had began reading from the book of John. "'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life' not only does this promise life, but eternal life and I believe that when Jesus tells us this, He also implies that we will be satisfied for all eternity, it won't be like life on earth, but a satisfied life free of pain." Blake sighed. I guess that makes sense. After the service, they headed home and Blake began to read his Bible. He never thought anything about reading it, but maybe the pastor was on to something. He flipped through to the book of Matthew and began to read. Hours later, he couldn't put his Bible down. What kind of a God is this? He wondered. Coming down to earth and dying to save us, why would He do that for us? With his questioning thoughts and studying came the first feelings of fulfillment and he knew it from the start. God could satisfy his soul.
Moral: God is the only thing that can satisfy our souls. One of the greatest problems off today is that we don't see how He could and many people miss the most important thing in life; fulfilling faith. That is why Jesus tells us to spread the word because even though we're satisfied, there are people who aren't and who are searching for it.
This is part two to the three part storyline based off of Full of Eyes' Supremacy of Jesus Christ trilogy animation on Youtube. I randomly found his animations and fell in love with them, if you haven't seen them, then totally recommend looking them up, they're truly God breathed. They are a huge blessing. God bless!
