I can’t get no

There’s been a lot rattling around in my mind lately, but this stupid song somehow got stuck during lunch:

I can’t get no satisfaction,
I can’t get no satisfaction.
‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can’t get no, I can’t get no.

Contrast that with…

Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
-Psalm 37:4

For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.  He gives us grace and glory.  The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.
-Psalm 84:11

He fills my life with good things.
-Psalm 103:5

And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things. These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need.
-Luke 12:29-31

…and I’m still perplexed.

All I can do is remember Jesus’ counsel to the Disciples…

“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You believe in God ; believe also in me.”
-John 14:1

…and appreciate this hymn:

(from Google Books)

Cling to the Crucified – Anonymous
[Music by Kevin Twit,  Recorded by Jeremy Casella]

Cling to the crucified, Jesus the Lamb who died
Cling to the crucified, Jesus the King
Cling to the crucified, Jesus the Lamb who died
Cling to the crucified, Jesus the King