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Is
your life fulfilling
or is something missing?
Life is like a jig saw puzzle.
We work hard at trying to fit all the pieces of our life together:
Family, friends, job, finances, hobbies, spirituality and
leisure. Sometimes, we try to fit the wrong pieces into the
wrong places or the puzzle has empty spaces because of pieces
we fail to include. Empty spaces and misplaced pieces invariably
lead to an unfulfilled and incomplete life.
What is the answer?
There are two parts to the answer.
Part
1: The most important piece. There is a special
place in the very center of our lives. This piece is the most
important part of the puzzle of life. Unfortunately, many
people fail to recognize this missing piece or completely
deny that this piece is needed. Eventually, they try to fill
this space with lots of other pieces like entertainment, career,
relationships, sports, sex or drugs but there is only one
piece that really fits: God, more specifically, Jesus Christ.
Even a religious activity or spiritual experience won't fit
unless that activity or experience leads you to a vibrant
relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the "piece" that brings
true "peace".
How do I find that "piece"?
First, realize that God wants to have a relationship with
you.
I have come that they may have life and have it to the
full.
John 10:10b
Second, recognize your need for
forgiveness.
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
Third, realize that Jesus died
for you.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
Fourth, receive Jesus as your
Lord and Savior.
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and
believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you
will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe
and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess
and are saved.
Romans 10:9, 10
Part
2: The big picture When constructing a jig saw
puzzle, it helps to view the picture on the box. Having a
complete picture helps to reconstruct the incomplete pieces
of that same picture. Sometimes we try to construct our lives
without looking at a picture of what a complete, fulfilled
life looks like. Thankfully, God has the ability to see the
whole picture of our lives before it unfolds. If God has that
ability wouldn't it make sense that he would give us insight
into the "big picture"? He has, it's called the Bible and
it is a reference to constructing a complete, fulfilled life.
If you would like to receive
Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, please contact us at info@conerstonefreechurch.net.
We will send you a Bible and other information free of charge
and without obligation.
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