Nothing Else

I always pictured my soul as a place in my body that is empty but longs to be filled, and I have tried to fill it with so many things. I have tried money, possessions, alcohol, drugs, friends, and all kinds of other stuff. What is funny (because it so true) about all of that, is that it seems like it will always make me so much happier. However after it (the newest, the high, etc) wears off I am right back where I was before the money, the car, the house, the alcohol, the pride, the whatever. With a soul that is empty but still longing to be filled. There is only one thing that can fill it because it was made to be filled by only one thing and that is Jesus Christ. Unfortunately I have had to be reminded of this fact numerous times in my life, and again today I was reminded of this fact by a song from Matthew West called Nothing Else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSuJBSum4Kc

Nothing Else Lyrics

I tried money

I got as much as I could

and I went to the store

And I bought it all

But it wasn't enough 'cause

I wanted some more

But my house was full

So I bought a bigger house

and filled it up

And there I was with all that stuff

And empty

Nothing else can take the place of You

It's true

Nothing else can take the place of You

I know it's true

Still I try friendship

I called everyone I knew

And invited them over for a party

They ate all the free food

And they told me how much they loved me

But when the food was gone

My friends were gone

And there I was all alone

And empty

Nothing else can take the place of You

Nothing else

Nothing else can take the place of You

I know it's true

So take the place

The place of you

And fill this space

The way you do

I'm tired of searching

Those days are through

So take the place

It's made for you