Wholeness Is Possible

Wholeness Is Possible

wholeness is possibleLately, I have been contemplating on wholeness. It seems to be the goal for every person on earth. According to Victor Frankl meaninglessness in our lives is a hole, an emptiness, in our lives. Whenever there is a vacuum we rush to fill it with things. We keep on trying one thing after another – shopping, money, work, sex, drugs, entertainment, relationships, hobbies – but nothing fills the hole. But God.

Look at that man, bloated by self-importance—
   full of himself but soul-empty.
But the person in right standing before God
   through loyal and steady believing
   is fully alive, really alive.
(Habakuk 2:4, MSG,*)

There’s no way you can put yourself together, make yourself whole. But God is ready to do it if you ask. Making you holy and whole gives him joy.

You are not complete or whole without God. If you don’t want to be soul-empty, ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with God’s grace. Then you can learn to know what it means to be really alive.

God’s presence gives us meaning.
God’s power gives us energy.
God’s calling gives us purpose.

May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it! (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, MSG, emphasis added,*)

R.J. Stewart has said “Holy has the same root as wholly, it means complete. A man is not complete in spiritual stature if all his mind, heart, soul, and strength are not given to God.”

That’s the key to holiness and wholeness: surrendering our everything – spirit, soul, and body – to God day by day. We are never short-changed. Life with God is always better than what we could make of it on our own. Without God we could never experience wholeness. But with God it is possible. Do you want it?

 

Dear God,
Forgive us for seeking for wholeness
outside of you.
Grant us grace to cover our sins.
Heal us, Lord.
Make us whole and holy.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen

Q4U: How do you try to fill your emptiness? What is your recipe for wholeness?

Be blessed, my fellow pilgrim, as you embrace Christ for your wholeness!

* [As you might have noticed, I enjoy reading the Bible in different translations and love comparing them. I have started linking the Bible verses to Biblegateway.com so you can easily read (and compare) them in the different versions I’ve used while preparing each post.].

Image courtesy of Mari-Anna Stålnacke. Linking up today with Dance with Jesus, Faith-filled Fridays, Five Minute Friday.

5 thoughts on “Wholeness Is Possible

  1. ty, sis/HolySpirit! dwelling on the Holy/Whole~ness, too~His Spirit IS poured out so that we may walk in the fulness of being healed & delivered, Amen…The Rich Blessings of Christ Jesus Make it ALL Possible to really latch on & POSSESS What it IS that He has Already Won us, Given Freely to us<333 we set up idols when we don't Receive them/walk in them :((( #BeaUtifulGrace #Praying HAPPY FRIDAY BLESSINGS!!!

      1. AMEN, sis :))) He Makes merriment in our souls! His Garment of Praise & Thanks in our hearts IS a Very GOOD Life Giving, Blessed thing<333 Spirit Of GOD, Keep us JoyFilled! (((hugs)))

  2. Beautiful reminder of the truth that we can only be made whole in Christ. I seek fulfillment by achieving my goals too often and it is something I have to bring to the Lord all the time. There is nothing wrong with the goals I set but when I allow my day to be determined by hitting my goals or not — then there’s a problem!! #DanceWithJesus

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