I am only Complete in Jesus
Colossians 2:10
People strive to be the best.
They want to go to the best schools, have the best careers, drive the best
cars, live in the best neighborhoods, and be the best spouse and parent. We
tend to fix our eyes on the goal of being the best. I believe our motivations
in life are off. We have forgotten who we are called to be. In life, no matter
how hard you try, no matter how successful you are in your career and home, you
will never be complete without an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. Colossians
2:10 tells us that we cannot be complete apart from Him. “So you also are
complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and
authority” (NLT). We can only be fulfilled in our lives when we have an
intimate relationship with our Creator. We cannot be our best apart from
Christ.
We are to fix our eyes on
Jesus, not societal successes (Hebrews 12). I am not saying we are not to
strive to be successful in our careers, and in our homes. Of course, we are.
However, we cannot be complete in life apart from Christ. Living our lives
without Jesus will make it impossible to fulfill our identity. The full
potential of every human cannot be fulfilled unless they become a New Creation.
Striving to be our best without having the intimate relationship with our
Creator that was lost in the Garden of Eden is futile. Our relationship with
Him has to be restored. We must fix our eyes on Jesus.
When we have a healthy,
intimate relationship with Jesus, we have the ability to be our best. Jesus is
the One, who will initiate and sustain our faith. We just have to run the race
of life, with Jesus as our Trainer, Sustainer, and Deliverer. Only Jesus can
fulfill our potential. Only through Jesus can we be satisfied in life. Only
through Jesus can we be our best.
“Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip
off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us
up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by
keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.
Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame.
Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the
hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give
up” (Hebrews 12:1-3, NLT).
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