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Psa 4:6  Why is everyone hungry for more? "More, more," they say. "More, more." I have 
God's more-than-enough, 
Psa 4:7  More joy in one ordinary day Than they get in all their shopping sprees. 
Psa 4:8  At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back 
together. 

Just one potato chip wouldn't be enough. That old commercial insisted that 
you couldn't possibly be satisfied with just one chip. I don't know if the marketing 
had anything to do with it, but I remember times in my single, early adult years 
putting away a whole regular size bag of chips, along with some pork and beans, in 
one sitting. There was just something about the salty taste of a chip along with a glass 
of cold milk that begged for more. 
Apparently there is built into this human frame that we've been given by God, 
a propensity to return to those things that have gratified in the past with a drive and 
passion for more. A cherished memory is the times when our children were just 
learning to talk and wobble about. I would provide them with a horsy ride, a push in 
the swing, or some other activity that gave them a thrill and prompted them to cry 
out, "again", or, "more", each time it came to an end. Just one time would not suffice 
at all. 
There is an experience in various activities and substances available to us 
throughout our life, from these early childhood experiences on, that touches this 
"gotta have more" part of us. Our personalities, druthers, pursuits, habits, purposes, 
occupations, relationships, addictions, hobbies, entertainment, character, etc are 
formed by what we have been drawn back to with an insistence for "more". While 
some of these things that gratify are of great value and worth, it tends to be more 
frequent that those things that cry out the loudest are the ones that are destructive in 
some way and never seem to be satisfied. Certain substances bring such a thrill that 
just one experience of their "high" demands a subsequent life of service to "again" 
with them. Certain relationships, while bringing joy for the moment, become a part 
of a cycle of frustration, disappointment, and rejection. Always crying out for "more", 
there is never true satisfaction or trust in where that relationship might really end 
up, fearing the consequences and never fully satisfied or at rest. Even those things 
that are obviously "virtuous"- pursuits of occupation, position, wealth, possessions, 
and status can, in all their legitimacy, become a passion that is never fully satisfied. 
Caught in the current of needing more, there is an accompanying desperation, with 
that "more" never being enough. 
To this dilemma comes the "More" that is enough from the start. While the 
very first taste brings a high like no other, there is a satisfaction with this thrill that 
leaves one desiring more, but never fearing the consequences. With each experience 
is both the sense that another one must come, and yet this one, at this moment, is 
more than enough to satisfy. An interesting thing about the demands of any "more"-
they can be displaced and replaced by other, more dominant and substantial 
demands. This is where the entrance of this "More than enough" brings light and 
hope to those who have been stuck in the insistence of a destructive "more". As the 
experience of this greater "More" becomes more frequent and more satisfying, it 
begins to displace those other demands that could have never been enough. Also, this 
"More" can begin to be a part of any other gratifying experience, bringing His 
"enough" to every part of life where He is given full access. 
While I couldn't resist the cry from that next chip in the bag, there was a 
consequence in too much giving in to it that could be felt in the stomach right away. 
In heeding its cry over a long period of time, there was also evidence in the way the 
stomach began to look from the outside. Discomfort would surely come where joy 
had been promised and experienced for the moment. In Christ, however, yielding to 
the cry from deep within for more of Him never has a negative result. A moment, an 
hour, a day, week, month, and year, all the way through a lifetime of knowing the joy 
He brings yields only a fully assembled life of complete satisfaction. Sleep is sweet 
and rest complete where the taste of Him remains. 


8/30/05