So what is your missing puzzle piece in life? What is the one thing that you want that you believe will make you entirely happy? Is it a career, a friendship, a relationship, etc? Well I'd have to say that mine would be marriage. I'm definitely a hopeless romantic and for as long as I can remember all I've ever dreamed about is my future and finding that one and only guy, that guy that will be my rock, my knight in shining armor. I always thought that marriage is the one thing that will make me happy because it's something that I've always wanted for so long. However, over the past week, I've realized that I don't have to have a relationship or a marriage to make me happy. All I have to have is my Lord, Jesus Christ. He's spoken to me a lot this past week and I've definitely been listening.
Because of that I've been able to completely give myself over to Him. I've been able to finally break my alabaster box at His feet. With that, I've even been able to give my past relationship completely over to Him. I've been able to accept the things that He has put not only me, but also the guy I was with, through. I've been able to wipe the slate clean from the things that I've experienced over the past year, and it's a great feeling! I don't know if he knows this or not, but just as God is able to forgive me for my mistakes and my past, I've been able to fully forgive the man in my past relationship ("Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Colossians 3:13). We have a very forgiving God and I need to learn to love as God loves us, whether it's something from my past, the present, or even the future.
I've come to realize that lately I've relied on others to feel good about myself and that I've always tried to find someone or something to fill that missing void. I no longer have to do that though because Jesus has been my missing puzzle piece. Although I've been a Christian for many years, I've never had the relationship with Christ that we are called to have as Christians. I now have that! I know that no matter what happens in my life, I'll be able to make it because I've decided to put God first in all that I do, and I know that he would never give me something that I couldn't handle. I've been able to realize how blessed I am, and I'm so thankful for the blessings that He has given me. With that, I know that I don't have to have a romantic relationship to feel complete. Having my relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important relationship that I could ever have. And I know that God has that man out there for me that believes the same... that he doesn't have to have a woman to make him complete, but that when we are given to each other, it is a gift from God.
"When two 'incomplete' singles get married, their union will not make them complete. Their marriage will be simply two 'incomplete' people trying to find completeness in one another. Only when they understand that their fullness is found in a relationship with Jesus will they ever begin to complement one another. They can never complete one another. You were not created to complete one another, but to complement. " - Lady in Waiting
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That quote really hit me, as well, when I first read the book, and is a great reminder of where Jesus fits into my life and where a man will one day fit as well. I am so glad that you have been able to realize that your completion and your satisfaction are in Jesus Christ. It's something that I still daily struggle with, and I have to continually be reminded, but it's so true, and when I have my times when I am complete in Him I have so much more joy as opposed to the times I am looking for it in someone else (guy for romance or girl as a friend) or in something else (school, achievements, etc.).
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