So I know vampires are kind of out right now and mermaids are the new fad, but if you’ve been around for the last decade, then you probably took a bite out of the vampire trend. We’ve gone through "Vampire Diaries," "True Blood", and of course who could forget the ever so heart-pounding love story brought to us by the "Twilight Saga." Well if you have seen any of these or know anything about vampires you know they are always trying to suck us poor humans’ blood. But of course, there is always at least one mainstream “vegan” vampire who opts for a more humane dinner. They feel bad for killing humans so they restrict themselves to animals and blood bags stolen from hospitals.
One day while I was thinking about "Vampire Diaries" I couldn’t help but think about how the vampires reminded me of my walk with Christ. Like the “vegan” vampires, I often look to all of the other things around me to try and satisfy my craving for God but nothing ever fulfills it. I engage in worldly things, hoping it will give me joy or fill the emptiness and sometimes it feels like it does. The problem is that it never lasts. While I settle for a worldly diet, I’m neglecting my soul of what it is really craving, Jesus Christ.
John 14:6 says, “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’“ If there is one thing I have learned throughout my Christian walk, it is to listen to Jesus, because He is always right. I don’t often like to admit this to myself because that means admitting that I am wrong and if there is one thing I hate, it is being wrong. But sometimes I have to swallow my pride and give in to what my soul is calling out for.
I like to try and control my life and go for the things the world is throwing at me because what’s the harm in that if I’m not doing anything bad, right? Wrong! If what I choose to be doing is not glorifying to God, whether I think it is bad or not, it is damaging to my soul, my life, and my relationship with God. Just like the vampires trying to satisfy their craving for blood with animals, we as humans try to satisfy our craving for Jesus with worldly desires but it never fills the void.
Whether you’re trying to find your happiness in a significant other, a perfect body, or other worldly temptations, your cup will never be full -- no matter how much you try to put in it -- unless you allow Jesus to fill it first. Things of this world may seem fun and desirable at first, but they always come back to bite you. So the question is, are you neglecting your soul of what it truly desires or are you throwing away your pride and giving in to the blood of Jesus Christ?
