...none upon earth...

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. Psalm 73:25


"The Lord is very jealous over any saint utterly abandoned to Him. He does not let that believer have any pleasures at all outside of Him." J. Guyon

Your immediate reaction to this quote may be "That's nonsense. God loves us so much he created many pleasures for us." Read closer... this is for the saint that is "utterly abandoned to Him." This does not include the on again, off again fellow. We know what the chicken offered to bring for breakfast as opposed to the pig. Ever wonder why the half-hearted are called chickens?

God formed us for Himself. This is no great revelation to the Believer. The Shorter Catechism #1 asks, "What is the chief end of man?" Answer: "Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever." (See Revelation 4:11) Understand this, man can and will find all fulfillment (yes redundant) in Him. If we do not, it is only because we have not really sought Him. If we seek fulfillment elsewhere, we not only commit spiritually adultery, we prove further we have not sought him. For if we seek him, we will find Him and that He is enough. He created us. He created us for Himself. Knowing us, He designed that He should be enough for us. My seeking pleasure in this world exposes my lack of closeness to Him.

If I examine myself and discover I am seeking "elsewhere" it is only because I am not seeking Him. If there is something missing, something I can not find to meet my "need"... there is something missing.