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| A Way to Wholeness | | Joni and Friends Daily Devotional
A Way to Wholeness
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10
I remember when Ken and I welcomed twenty-six of his high school students for a Graduation Day barbeque. A sunny day... the aroma of burgers sizzling on the grill... the sounds of kids laughing and throwing Frisbees. It was a great time to connect with these young people.
I asked one girl, "So... what does the summer hold for you?" She responded, "I want to work on becoming more whole, more fulfilled, more myself." She thinks it will all come together when she finds a boyfriend. She said, "I just know there's somebody out there who matches the other side of me, someone who is my perfect complement." I stifled a giggle, and then replied, "A lot of us are seeking that. We're looking for that person or that situation in life which will make us feel complete." I then proceeded to gently explain what really does make us complete: God.
Life isn't going to get completely fixed. We're never going to experience wholeness this side of eternity. Someone once said, "In worshiping God we realize we were never created to be whole. What we were created to enjoy is fellowship with God, who alone is whole and complete. Nowhere in the Bible are we told that God wants to give us wholeness. What God wants to give us is himself."
This is good news for each of those students who left our barbeque, many of them thinking seriously about the insights Ken and I shared. This is also good news for you, if, today, you are struggling with feeling incomplete in your marriage or restless with where you live. And it is great news if you are looking for something beyond romance or riches, aching to be whole and complete. There is an answer, and there is a complement that makes us whole. His name is Jesus.
Father, help me to fill those aching, empty places in my soul with more and more of you.
| | Davidwayne Lackey 06/12/2012 23:59 | |
Amen. Lord Jesus today I pray for all the DAB Dabbers that you "fill those aching, empty places in my soul with more and more of you"
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