As with most superhero stories, there is something physically different about the hero that allows him to take on his newfound powers and be the superhero he was designed to be. On the most basic level there is something inside of the superhero that needs to be awakened to bring to life the powers they will use to save the world. For some it's bombardment by gamma rays. For others it is a scientific anomaly such as a radioactive spider or a super soldier serum. And for others, like the Flash, it is a bolt of lightning and an explosion at a scientific research facility that gives them their powers. On the inside though there was the beginnings of a superhero long before they came into contact with their superpower catalyst.
Every person whoever lived has had something similar inside of them. Some suppress it and say it isn't there. Others accept it and allow it to impact their life in an unbelievable, superhero-type way. A man named Blaise Pascal, who lived more than 300 years ago, described this interior "thing" best. He said, and I paraphrase, there is a God-shaped vacuum inside human heart that can only be filled by God. This Christian philosopher shared in modern terms what the Bible has told us for more than 2,000 years. There is a longing in the human heart for God that can only be satisfied by God. In Acts 17:27 (NIV), Paul puts it this way, that God created man in such a way "that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us." God designed us with an internal GPS pointing us toward Him. Ecclesiastes 3:11(NIV), written by the wisest man ever, King Solomon, says "He has also set eternity in the hearts of men." So not only has God placed a desire in us to pursue Him but also a desire to spend eternity with Him.
The best thing any of us can do is to give in to our internal, God-given desire and pursue Him. We ought to first pursue Him through a relationship through Jesus Christ (you can learn more about doing this here). Once you've started to pursue Him through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then pursue Him daily. Spend time in prayer and converse with Him. Read and study His Word so you know what He expects of you and what He wants to teach you. Also, spend time worshiping and serving Him as you grow in your relationship with Him. As you do, you'll find the God-shaped hole in your spiritual heart filled by Him and you won't need to fill it with the meaningless things of this life that will leave you empty spiritually. So choose today to fill that longing inside of you. Either through starting a relationship with Christ or by practicing the spiritual disciplines that are necessary to fill that God-shaped hole in your spiritual heart.
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