The only problem with life goals is that once you achieve them they aren't enough. Only Christ satisfies every longing-He is enough.

Think about the many times that you have tried and failed.. and tried and tried to fail again. We like to think of our lives as a balance, or weights upon a scale.

We want to believe that our placating penances are enough.

Alas, our lives look a little more ragged that we want to admit. Linearly, our life minutes are filled with holes. Every mistake, every action with a hidden motive, every deception— our lives, when placed next to our expectations, don’t hold water. We all know that. But we keep on distracting. We move on to the next goal. Where is the solution to be found? This leaves us with no other choice than to pretend. Excuse me while I change the subject...

Have you ever heard a player piano? My friends have one. I know I am delving into the annals of history—dusting off a machine that could be found in your Grandmother’s attic.

But bear with me.

In order for there to be music, a Player Piano needs a special type of punched out sheet music. It plays itself. If you look at the music, it does not make sense whatsoever. Yet, for all their beauty and potential they are not worth anything without the machine to play them. Otherwise they are mere

rolls on rolls of dots, lines, and notches.

Sometimes I feel like I am a roll of Player Piano music. I am sitting on the piano bench trying to push on the keys with my ragged, papery fingers. It just doesn’t work. But it try and try and try. I feel like I cannot comprehend the bigger purpose for which I am made. I am only sheet music. I truly believe God is our Player Piano. Listen: We cannot be used by other instruments or we are useless.

We all have experienced this feeling of uselessness during one minute or another.

When we strive in a wrong direction, we can feel the resistance.

The most beautiful part of this story is that God could have chosen to create a magnificent Solo piece. But for His love and mercy He chose a Duet --He asks you and I to join him to make a beautiful record. Christ picks us up off the piano bench and inserts us into God's sweet melody.

Let God take your record and play it. When you do, you will make the music you were designed for. You will have purpose, you will feel beautiful, and you will be SATISFIED.