C.S. Lewis needs little help from me:
If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased. (The Weight of Glory, p.26)
What about you? Of course you will argue all to the contrary, that you have big dreams and lustful desires for many things that are far out of reach, especially financially. Yet, that’s part of Lewis’ point—those things never satisfy. Or, as Jesus implied, you can obtain the entire world and yet still lose your soul….and deep in the heart, you will know it—everyone always does. Something isn’t yet right.
The need is Jesus. Walking in His ways is the most difficult, most challenging and yet most rewarding quest you can ever undertake. Everything else, whatever kingdom you think you are trying to create, will pale in comparison.
Don’t be “far too easily pleased.”