A Mission That Truly Satisfies the Soul

I am currently reading through Desiring God by John Piper with a guy in Charis, and this week we are going over the chapter on Missions (The Battle Cry of Chrisitan Hedonism). Here is a quote Piper references from J. Campbell White from back in 1909:

Most men are not satisfied with the permanent output of their

lives. Nothing can wholly satisfy the life of Christ within his

followers except the adoption of Christ's purposes toward the

world he came to redeem. Fame, pleasure and riches are but

husks and ashes in contrast with the boundless and abiding

joy of working with God for the fulfillment of his eternal plans.

The men who are putting eveerying into Christ's undertaking are

getting out of life its sweetest and most priceless rewards.

What captured my attention was: "Nothing can wholly satsify the life of Christ within his followers except the adoption of Christ's purposes..." Please consider what mission you are on the next time you feel unfulfilled or bored with your life. Is your mission big enough to satisfy the life of Christ in you as a Christian?