Take a look at my life:
I’ve got a loving family
The job of my dreams
The girlfriend I wanted
The truck that I longed for
The car I was looking for
The computer, the bike,
Apartment and time to hike
I’ve got the chance to serve others
like I’ve always wanted to
Close friends who care about me
And lots of things to do
But all that I feel is emptiness.
All that I have brings only emptiness.
Emptiness inside my heart
Emptiness that seems to stay
Emptiness that won’t go away
I have had the money to buy things
The power to control things
People under me, girls wanting me
I have had fame and acclaim,
Grades with no shame,
Honors, awards and recognition
There has to be more to life than this
Emptiness just can’t be
All there is to hope for
All there is to see
Something has to satisfy me more
Someone has to touch me to the core
Sometime I just want to feel real joy
Someday I want more than just a decoy
To feel love that I can’t get from another toy
I’ve been in the paper
… and even on TV
Everything’s been going my way
But I just want to say
That even though I have it all:
A healthy body nearly six feet tall
Languages and music
Communication skills
Creativity and leadership
A wallet full of bills
Contacts and intelligence
Connections and diligence
In the long run all these things
… bring only emptiness
But there IS hope and possibility
You see true joy doesn’t come from earthly things
There is a Source of Hope, the Source of Joy
His Name is Yahweh, the Almighty God
When our focus goes off ourselves
and turns to glorifying the King of Kings
that’s when we’ll find
the joy we seek
that’s when we’ll find
the means to meet our every need
that’s when we’ll find
true meaning.
And when this happens
There will be no more room
For the hollow in our hearts
When this happens
Our lives will be filled
To the brim with the One who heals
And there will be no more … emptiness
Our lives will have no place … for emptiness
© Lukas Westevy
2000