God Himself said it is not good for the man to be on his own. I have to admit there are times when I feel lonely. I miss my children, I miss the closeness of a relationship with someone special and I miss friends who have gone off somewhere over the summer or have simply moved on to bigger and better things. As I was pondering this just this morning I kept telling myself that Jesus is always with me, always available and always faithful, loving, constant etc. He said "never will I leave you, never will I forsake you!" It got me thinking again about Jesus being enough and the conclusion I came to is this. Even if I was in a any sort of relationship, even if I was with my family or friends or a lover would that be enough? Would that be completely satisfying and would that meet all my needs in every way all the time? The answer is a resounding "no!" because only Jesus is enough. If I really knew that Jesus is the answer to everything and was living in the fullness of relationship with Him, I would not need to look to others for fulfillment. Learning to be content in all circumstances is vital to our security, soundness of mind, stillness of heart, health of our bodies and well-being of our soul. Paul says in Philippians that he learned to be content (through Christ) in all circumstances and out of that contentment he was able to do all things.
As much as people do their best and have your best will at heart, they cannot, and I cannot, meet the needs that only God can but when I learn that in HIM I can do all things, any relationship outside of Jesus would just be enhanced because I am content in Him. People will let us down even unintentionally because we are all flawed, but when your life is taken up with Him, all things work together for good and all mistakes can be rectified and all failing is forgiven and not taken into account. That frees us to love one another freely and liberally knowing that He has forgiven us and continues to love us freely and liberally.
Learning to be content in all circumstances, giving thanks in all circumstances, rejoicing in all circumstances knowing who it is who loves us is vital.
Jesus is enough and I for one need to know that deep in my heart and when that is established nothing can stand against me and everything starts to work for me, the blessing comes to me, relationships come to me, friendships come to me, love comes to me. Be still and know that He is enough.
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