Wholeness on Bended Knees

Join me today for 5 Minute Friday with The Gypsy Mama where we write for five minutes on a given topic.  No editing. No criticism.  No worry.  Today’s topic is: Wholeness

There are so many places we go in our quest for wholeness.

In our homes we look around and say, “No, not here.  Only if I had something bigger.  Grander.  Something that would turn heads and create awe.”

So we leave that place that was supposed to be a safe-haven of peace and go on our journey to find wholeness elsewhere.

We stop at the place that pays us money.  Money to get the things our house lacks.  But in the back of our minds we think to ourselves, “No, this can’t be it.  Does this really matter?  Is this really making a difference?  Will this last?”

So on we go to the next thing along the road.  The road’s getting long now, and the hills are getting high.  Maybe this is where it is.  Maybe this object, substance, person, mindset is where my wholeness will be found.  Except that they are really idols.  And no, I know, only temporarily will I find wholeness here.

So back I go to my original place and in that house that isn’t quite right I bend my knees until they touch the ground.  I cry out, cry out begging for something that will last, that will never change or go away.

And there it is: Wholeness – wrapped around the words to my Savior.

Comments

6 responses to “Wholeness on Bended Knees”

  1. Eileen Avatar
    Eileen

    Very nice. We often search for it in so many places. It leaves us feeling empty and unsatisfied. So thankful that He is everything we need!

  2. Jamie @ Six Bricks High Avatar
    Jamie @ Six Bricks High

    Oh I find myself there so often, searching after things to make me whole. I'm going back too, on bending knee to my Savior.

    Loved your 5 minute words today!

  3. *****Shelly***** Avatar
    *****Shelly*****

    So true…we search for fulfillment and wholeness in so many other things…when He is the only One who completes us. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Emily Kate Avatar
    Emily Kate

    Love your perspective and beautiful writing, happy I stumbled upon your lil blog!

  5. Keri Avatar
    Keri

    I have sought out wholeness in other things, other people, other places than in Him. I always come up empty, empty, empty. The only good thing is that it leaves me depsperate for Him and the wholeness that only He can bring.
    Random question…have you written any posts
    about how your husband's health has affected your marriage? I would love to read it, if you have, but am not sure how to search for that.

  6. bahava Avatar
    bahava

    So true….it's only when we stop looking for wholeness outside of God that we truly begin to see real wholeness. nothing missing, nothing broken.

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