The prodigal son took all the good things of life; his health, his life, his energy, his privilege, his freedom and his knowledge and spent them on pleasure, possessions, popularity and fame in an effort to find satisfaction. When you don't know your Father well or you don’t know who you truly are, you’ll abuse the Fathers love. The young man was stupid but not stubborn and eventually decided to return to the blessing of his father. So he left the far off country and made the long journey home to get things right with God and man.

In the far country there seems to be the freedom to enjoy harlots, parties, drugs and waste money but it is not home.  There is still want, there's still need and it ends badly; living a life like a pig, and eating food not fit for human consumption. When you’re hungry you’ll feed on husks but when you’re starving you’ll return home to your father. 2 Corinthians 5.21 says that when a man is in Christ, he finds all that he needs and becomes everything he can never become himself. The person that puts his faith in Christ as their Saviour becomes fully satisfied.

Friend, you can try your best to satisfy your hungry self, but you will realize satisfaction cannot be bought with money but can be found by returning home.