As human beings we have basic needs. Some are physical like food, oxygen, water, sleep.\u00a0 We also have needs for our inner being or our soul.\u00a0 This includes the realm of our emotions.\u00a0 This is what fills our cup and keeps us going.\u00a0 There are four basic soul needs that all of us crave.\u00a0 We are all created with these needs and we all search for ways to meet these needs everyday.\u00a0 Most of the time we look in the wrong places to meet these needs.\u00a0 So here they are:<\/p>\n
These basic needs are the driving force behind what motivates us in life.\u00a0 Just like we crave food and develop an appetite, we crave emotionally to have these needs met on a regular basis.\u00a0 If we go too long with these basic needs unmet, we become depressed, anxious, fearful, angry, lonely, and numb.\u00a0 These are needs, so we must have them met or we cannot survive.\u00a0 The problem is that the way we seek to meet these needs is primarily through other people or things.\u00a0 When we do that three things usually result:<\/p>\n
When we trust in people and things our inner security is dependent on someone or something we cannot predict or control and that is limited.\u00a0 Often our ability to give is dependent on what we get from from others.\u00a0 If I am not getting what I want, then I don’t give what I know I should.\u00a0 This leads to a life of disappointment and frustration.\u00a0 When our expectations are that others meet these needs it creates a negative atmosphere of tension in our relationships.\u00a0 It can even push the people around us away and create a gap in our relationships.\u00a0 We are constantly disappointed with the people around us, because they can never live up to our expectations of meeting these four basic needs.<\/p>\n
The answer is to put our trust in God to meet these basic needs.\u00a0 When we trust in God our inner strength and security are dependent on God who is faithful and has unlimited resources.\u00a0 Our ability to give to others flows from God living in us.\u00a0 When others are not giving to us, we can still love generously and unconditionally which strengthens all our relationships over time.\u00a0 Our lives are filled with an atmosphere of blessing, satisfaction and optimism because our perspective has changed from other people to God.\u00a0 Our expectations of others changes, which takes pressure off of them and us.<\/p>\n
So, who is meeting your basic needs?\u00a0 If it is other people, let me encourage you to turn to God and ask Him to meet those needs of acceptance, identity, security and purpose.\u00a0 As your relationship with God grows those basic needs are met in a deeper and more significant way.\u00a0 The results are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness and self-control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As human beings we have basic needs. Some are physical like food, oxygen, water, sleep.\u00a0 We also have needs for our inner being or our soul.\u00a0 This includes the realm of our emotions.\u00a0 This is what fills our cup and keeps us going.\u00a0 There are four basic soul needs that all of us crave.\u00a0 We … <\/p>\n