I think one of the hardest things to do is give up the 'created things' of this world in order to be closer to God because our society puts so much emphasis on material things and instant gratification. But, as I have discovered the hard way, these things ultimately don't make people happy. So when I found this passage in The Imitation of Christ, it really spoke to me:
"Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, that they may shine upon the earth; for I am as earth that is empty and void till Thou enlighten me.
Pour forth Thy grace from above, water my heart with the dew of Heaven; send down the waters of devotion to wash the face of this earth, to bring forth good and perfect fruit.
Lift up my mind, oppressed wtih the load of sins, and raise my whole desires towards heavenly things, that, having tasted the sweetness of the happiness above, I may have no pleasure in thinking of the things of the earth.
Draw me away and deliver me from all unstable comfort of creatures; for no created thing can fully quiet and satisfy my desires.
Join me to Thyself by an inseparable bond of love; for Thou alone canst satisfy the lover, and without Thee all other things are frivolous."
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