"Always happy; never satisfied."
Only God is always happy and ever satisfied, at least for those who believe in the final atonement of Jesus Christ as Messiah for the Jews and all the nations of the world.
It is a worthy question to ponder: "How do we reconcile these tow Jewish ideals -- the ideal of always being happy with what we have with the ideal of 'never being satisfied'?"
I believe that this life is a gift in which we are ever happy and ever satisfied, but through the inner workings of the Holy Spirit:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ" (Ephesians 1:3)
And
"And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:" (Colossians 2:10)
And
"According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue" (2 Peter 1:3)
What then, is my job in the midst of all these blessings?
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10)
and
"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." (Philippians 2:12-13)
We are called to walk by faith in Him, and He in turn bears much fruit through us in our calm, steadfast, faithfulness!
I do not have to choose being happy to being satisfied, for one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is JOY! (cf Galatians 5:22-23)
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