The Satisfied Heart

Spend 31 days in God's loving arms and you'll discover the secret to contentment in life. Deep within, many of us sense a longing for fulfillment - a hunger that cries out to be satisfied. Wonderfully, God in His infinite love can satisfy this passionately felt need. Better still, He will - as we let Him. For when we seek to pursue Him first of all, writes author Ruth Myers, our satisfaction with life, ourselves, and our Creator truly is guaranteed. Drawing upon her own deeply personal experience with a God who desires to be intimately acquainted with every area of His children's lives, Ruth Myers paints a dramatic picture of a loving Father who gives us all we need to be satisfied - no matter how severe our struggles, failings, and disappointments. Myers explains, "The heart that has tasted of God's love will always turn back to Him with longing and say, 'Only Your love can meet my deepest needs.'" In The Satisfied Heart, readers will learn how to enter into a deeper, more complete, and thoroughly fulfilling contentment with God - as well as a true delight in all that life brings.

Draw near… He’ll answer your deepest longings. Do you enjoy the soul-satisfying intimacy with God you were created for? In this heartfelt devotional, beloved author Ruth Myers invites you to a personal, daily encounter with your first, last, and best love. Each brief but deeply satisfying reading explores the riches of God’s passion for you and your true identity as one in whom He delights. As you engage your heart with His, you’ll discover anew the joy of hearing Him speak to you individually, tenderly, in life-changing ways that will root you firmly in relationship with Him. Experience lavish love, astounding mercy—and an intimacy more satisfying than you’d ever imagined possible. Draw near to God, and He’ll draw near to you.

Discover the deep and abiding satisfaction that comes when you are hopelessly, recklously abandoned to God! Don't settle for the transient and sometimes fleeting emotion of happiness. The Scriptures show us how to experience true satisfaction in life--to receive from God the heart satisfaction that all humanity craves! The Satisfied Heart will help you identify the forces of discontent that may be at work in your life and give you the tools to defeat them! If you have felt that life is passing you by... If you struggle with disappointments and failures... If your work, your relationships or your circumstances seem to fall short of your expectations and desires... Take courage! Dare to believe that God longs to give you a satisfied heart! About the author: Carol G. Noe is a graduate of Open Bible College in Des Moines, Iowa, receiving a B.A. degree in theology and choral music. She received her master of theology degree from Christian Life School of Theology in Columbus, Georgia and was ordained to the ministry in 1973 by Open Bible Standard Churches. Fluent in Spanish, Carol has ministered in Mexico and South America. She has also worked with troubled young women, directing a Women's Rehabilitation Center in North Carolina and now serves as administrator and writer for Dr. Fuchsia T. Pickett Ministries.

“May these meditations become in your life the living embodiment of God’s Word and penetrate to the deep places of your soul. God has a good work to do there.” –John Piper ONLY GOD CAN SATISFY YOUR SOUL. Every day, the world takes another step away from God’s truth and into greater moral and spiritual relativism. If your view of life is fed by a steady diet of television news and popular opinion, you’ll find yourself starved, parched, and confused. But there is a way for your soul to be satisfied and at peace during these turbulent times. The answer is to turn those hungers, questions, and desires towards God. These meditations offer a daily serving of God’s Word along with practical insights from beloved pastor and author John Piper. Each reading reorients you to the eternal rather than the popular. In a world where ephemeral feelings are valued more than firm facts and eternal joys, each selection will awaken you to the truth of who God is—and who you are. These 120 devotional readings celebrate God’s sovereignty in every aspect of our world, from how to feed our soul, the danger of hero worship, and loving our enemies, to suffering, having a passion for purity, and ways we can be a refuge for our children. This collection offers a daily feast of truth and wisdom that places God right where He belongs—at the center of our lives. These meditations originally appeared in John Piper’s Pierced by the Word, Life as a Vapor, and A Godward Heart. YOU ARE INVITED TO ENJOY THE RAREST OF TREASURES… The world tries to distract our minds. Deaden our hearts. Water down our beliefs. If there are no absolutes, then we can pursue whatever tickles our fancy. We are the captain of our destiny. But, sadly, the result is that we remain hopelessly adrift in a constantly changing sea of confusion. There is a better answer: Rather than numb our soul, we can fully satisfy it. Instead of letting the world squeeze us into its mold, we can be molded into sons and daughters of God. The solution is to feast on God’s Word and drink deep from His river of life. These daily meditations invite us into this central promise about God: You are good and do good; Teach me your statutes. –Psalm 119:68 Discover the supremacy of God in every area of your life...and as the only source of a truly satisfied soul.

Deep inside is a wise inner voice that knows exactly what you need to be healthy and fully alive. The question is--are you listening? Learn how to hear your inner voice, to understand your body and its messages, and to practice mindful eating so you feel satisfied every day of your life. Full Heart/Satisfied Belly is the holistic connection between the mind, body, emotions and spirit as it relates to food and nutrition. Full Heart/Satisfied Belly links a valuable resource for finding healthy food and products. Who should read this book? People... concerned with body and food issues who are over or under weight tired of yo-yo dieting confused about nutrition who are dissatisfied by their body image who want a plan that will help them achieve the results they want who want to improve their children's eating habits Full Heart/Satisfied Belly offers three steps to eating realistically: Identify the relationship between what you feel and what you eat Create a simple day-to-day plan that fits your lifestyle Learn how to maintain your plan during the ups and downs of life

We have all asked ourselves the questions, "What am I doing here?" and "Where am I going?" and "What point is there to life?" The book of Ecclesiastes takes up these questions in an extremely honest and frank way. Unfortunately, the book of Ecclesiastes is one that is often neglected by readers of the Bible because they find it to be, in their opinion, overly pessimistic. This book helps us understand the pessimism which those who don't have a relationship with Christ may live. It will help us understand the fear and frustration of people and the foolish extents to which they go in an attempt to deal with these feelings. We will also discuss the value of having a relationship with God in this life and in the life to come.

Let this study of New Testament women show you how you were created by God with a built-in thirst for a love relationship with Him-a thirst that cannot be satisfied by another human. Only God can satisfy every spiritual need of your thirsty heart through a relationship with Jesus Christ. You don't need to go anywhere else! Jesus promises to fill you with everything you need to feel satisfied. Satisfied by His love. Will you let Jesus satisfy your heart with the goodness of His love?

Like the apostle Paul, do you have a thorn in your life that just won’t go away—no matter how many times you’ve asked God to remove it? Maybe you’re troubled by an estranged relationship, a chronic illness, a difficult marriage, depression, a struggle with an addiction, a past abuse—or even a combination of some of these. Author Mary Ann Froelich suggests that the miraculous exists, even for those who live with unchanged circumstances—those with “less than success” stories. She offers comfort, encouragement, and tangible survival tools for facing unchanged circumstances and fighting the despair that so often accompanies our pain.