27. Whole

My 31 Free Writes for October play out like a serial love story in an old time magazine. It’s the saga of a young woman and how God leads her to the love of her life. Each day offers new developments in a romance only the Lord could write.

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She gazes deep into her beloved’s eyes. “You complete me.”

Music swells.

End credits roll.

It’s the stuff of movies but please don’t let this sentiment creep into real life.

There is one truth in this movie line though – every person is born with a missing piece.

No matter how wonderful your spouse is they can never fill the empty place in your heart. Asking another human being to occupy that place is a scenario destined for failure. It’s like repairing the foundation of a skyscraper with piles of hay and stubble. You may get it to last for a short time but in the end the relationship between the steel and stubble will breakdown, resulting in a horrific collapse.  The lack we feel in our hearts is designed singularly for our Creator God to fill.

Turning to panaceas like food, sex (real or fantasy), drugs, alcohol, etc., that promise to heal the ache deep within serve only to enslave us to our lusts. Only the Presence of Jehovah Jireh, our Provider satisfies to overflowing. Trust the Love of God to impart peace, joy and contentment that truly satisfies.

A godly marriage is committing a lifetime to loving and serving the other exclusively while we grow in our love and service to our Savior.
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Colossians 2:10 “And in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority.”

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