I’ve always heard the old adage “We all have a God-shaped hole in our hearts that only He can fill.” It’s one of those commonly spoken phrases that almost seems to lose its significance after awhile. I’ve always believed that all people have a sense that there is something greater than themselves. Someone that must be in charge of our lives and this crazy world we live in.
And then something happens that awakens this belief .
Those moments that make me realize how desperate some people really are without Jesus. How desperate we all are without Jesus.
How desperate we are, if left to ourselves, to cling to anything in this passing world that will bring us peace or hope or a sense of purpose.
We’re all searching for God. Even when we don’t realize it.
This past Halloween I dressed up as Tinkerbell. I went all out. I came to work completely decked out in all things Tinkerbell. I had a bright, shimmery green dress with the signature scalloped edges and glittery, gold tights. I even had “real” fairy dust that would create a perfect glitter star when dipped in the magical jar and pressed on the skin. But I didn’t stop there. As soon as I arrived to work and to get into true Tinkerbell character, I began to saunter around the room sprinkling fairy dust on anyone that would let me.
In the middle of all this, one of my co-workers came running over to me with huge, pleading eyes. She dropped to her knees and begged me to sprinkle her with my magic fairy dust. “I really need it. There’s something I’m really praying for” she said. And then I did what I usually do when faced with an uncomfortable situation. I giggled. I didn’t really think it was funny. I actually just didn’t know how to respond as the situation quickly unfolded.
And then my heart sank as I dipped my wand into the powerless fairy dust and held it over her head as it delicately fell onto her hair and skin, hoping that she wasn’t really serious.
That she didn’t really believe in the mystical power of some store-bought glitter wrapped in an attractive package. Hoping that her hope and faith wasn’t in this useless man-made product. But it was. 
Because she was grasping for anything. And here this was. Maybe this would bring her heart’s desires to pass. Why not?
I realized once again that people really will reach out for anything and everything that they can to fill the unmistakable void in their hearts. Some seek after relationships, some status. Some might fill the void with alcohol or drugs or money or education. The packages they are wrapped in are many. But they all prove false. They all leave us empty.
And on this day I realized some even hope and trust in fairy dust.
God, have mercy on us.
