One of the more destructive threats to the human soul and the purposes for which God created and redeemed us is boredom. We were not made for boredom. Our hearts are hardwired by God for delight and discovery and ever-increasing joy and satisfaction in all that God is for us in Jesus and in all that God has created and does. This is why boredom is the devil’s delight. It is his playground. He takes pleasure in launching his assault against the souls of those who find nothing to excite and fascinate their hearts and minds. Boredom renders the human soul increasingly vulnerable to Satan’s promise of pleasure and satisfaction in whatever sinful endeavors he believes will most readily entice us. Therefore, to be consistently satisfied in God — to find the deepest possible joy in knowing him, loving him, beholding his beauty, and trusting his promises — is our greatest defense against “deceitful desires” (Ephesians 4:22), those desires that regularly promise to provide us with what our enemy insists can alone bring us happiness. Such desires are deceitful because through them Satan lies to us. He misleads and dupes us into thinking that yielding to them and following his promptings will overcome the boredom that we all so deeply despise and from which we all so desperately long to be free. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app