Scott Moffatt
Scott Moffatt's Story
My Need for Girls
Can a Girlfriend Really Satisfy My Desire for Acceptance and Security?
Can a girlfriend really satisfy my desire for acceptance and security? Because of my desire to be loved and valued I have pursued many girls, even girls with morally questionable reputations.
I have always had a girlfriend - since 3rd grade! But my world caved in my senior year of college. My girlfriend, my soon to be fiancee, broke up with me only days before I was going to buy a ring and we were to get engaged.
I was devastated. The one who meant so much to me was gone. The pain in my heart was unbearable.
If I had continued to believe people and relationships would ultimately satisfy me, I would have never realized how much God loved and accepted me.
I saw God working in this situation as I began to learn about His unconditional, never-ending love for me based on my relationship with Jesus Christ. (I had placed my faith in Him to forgive my sins during high school, but didn't realize He wanted to - and actually could - satisfy all my desires in life.)
Even though I enjoy friendships and even marriage now, my significance and security is not ultimately found in those people. I know God loves me like no one on earth and only He can satisfy my desires for perfect love and complete acceptance.
I still struggle to rely only on God's love for me, for Him alone to be my security, since people in life are sometimes more tangible than God. But I'm learning.
Where are you trying to find love & acceptance, significance & security, value & worth apart from God?
As I am learning, only He can satisfy our deepest desires. And He will.