Psalm 130:5
King James Version
5 I wait for the Lord,
my soul doth wait,
and in his word do I hope.
Is the world whole?
It's not.
It's broken.
How can we say that?
If the world was whole, there would be peace.
Everyone would believe in JESUS.
Everyone would love GOD.
Everyone would listen to SPIRIT.
But it is a broken world.
To each his own.
Following the dictates of Satan.
Refusing to believe in the LORD JESUS.
Intellect rules.
Wealth rules.
The elite rule.
Beauty rules.
Business rules.
Money rules.
The poor are forgotten.
The world makes no room for CHRIST.
Only self, I, me, mine.
Why the world is broken:
Colossians 2:8
King James Version
8 Beware lest any man spoil you
through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ.
Only JESUS can fix it:
Colossians 2:9-10
King James Version
9 For in him dwelleth
all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10 And ye are complete in him,
which is the head of all principality
and power:
Man's broken systems cannot fix the broken world.
Our minds are not whole.
Our hearts are not whole.
Our spirits are not whole.
Our intentions are not whole.
Our vision is not whole.
We all have holes in our spirit, which allow evil to step in.
We need to have the mind of CHRIST.
1 Corinthians 2:16
King James Version
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord,
that he may instruct him?
but we have the mind of Christ.
With all the fame, fortune, and face, why aren't people happy?
Why do they continue to aspire for more?
Why do industries, and professions, continue to spawn more industries, and professions?
It has become one big, money-making machine.
A never-ending cycle of discontent.
And destruction.
Perpetual vanity.
With no one getting the wiser.
With no one getting better.
With no one getting happier.
Are families whole?
Are individuals whole?
Are psychologists whole?
Are psychiatrists whole?
Are physicians whole?
Are their families whole?
Are the richest men, and women, whole?
Or do they have holes in their hearts?
Are they all truly happy?
Being whole means you have peace.
You have love, joy, and contentment.
Your heart is filled with GOD's WORD.
You are nourished by SPIRIT.
You know what to do each moment.
You know the right thoughts to think.
You know the right words to say.
You know the right things to do.
You know the right work to do.
And they always conform to GOD's WILL.
That's what really makes you happy.
There are no guessing games.
You know things, for certain.
That it is ALL for GOD, and others.
Never for self.
The world is not whole because it refuses to accept that.
At every point, and turn, it refuses to obey GOD.
Joy comes from being born again.
Joy comes from knowing GOD's will.
Joy comes from knowing your purpose in life.
Joy comes from knowing your work pleases the LORD.
Joy comes from total obedience to GOD.
Happiness at work makes you feel whole.
Because you know your work has true purpose.
That you haven't sold your soul, for ambition.
The whole person will never sell his soul.
Not for any price.
Not for any reward.
Not for any person.
Mark 8:36
King James Version
36 For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul?
What good is success, if you lose direction?
Or if you've lost self?
Or lost your precious family?
Or your faithful friends?
Outward success will merely be a "pyrrhic victory".
An empty sense of victory.
Which is no victory at all.
"A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ ⓘ PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat."
-- Wikipedia
But this I can tell you, for certain.
When GOD makes you born again, you will be whole.
You will know how to live, love, work, serve, and exist.
Your life will have true meaning, in the deepest sense of the word.
That's actually what people are looking for.
"Meaning."
Many rich, and famous, people have empty lives.
Sad lives.
Lonely lives.
Painful lives.
Chaotic lives.
Lives full of betrayal.
They sit at long tables, lording it over others.
They have meals at long tables, with all the stiff formality.
And yet another family can be eating the simplest meal elsewhere.
In a forgotten part of the world.
Having much joy, ribbing, and laughter.
Not glued to gadgets.
Not shutting out each other.
Not anxious to leave the table.
But having real laughter among themselves.
They do not look for what's not there.
They make do, with what's available.
They thank GOD for everything.
The children are taught about GOD.
They are taught values, and principles.
They are taught GOD's commands.
They are taught timeless principles for life.
They have sure, strong, steady foundations to live on.
And they teach the same to their kids.
If they do decide to have families.
Which normally, they would.
Your wholeness springs from what you focus on.
If you focus on JESUS, He will fill your whole universe.
If you focus on what the world thinks you should have, you will feel empty.
Nothing will ever be enough, or satisfactory.
Only JESUS can fill your whole heart with happiness.
Only He can give you the fulfillment you seek.
Only He can give you peace, love, joy, and contentment.
And yes, only He can give you GOD.
But the world continues about its orbit.
Going around in circles, but not really getting anywhere.
While true believers can't get enough of His WORD.
I know what I speak of.
SPIRIT and I have 106 blogs we share with you.
And yet, I've probably barely scraped the surface of GOD's TRUTH.
Not that I mind, for GOD is patient, merciful, kind, and loving.
He knows I'll get there.
By my little efforts each day, I'll get there.
It's in the doing; not just the speaking.
James 1:22
King James Version
22 But be ye doers of the word,
and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
My life may be a fragile "bubble".
I'm here one day, then gone the next.
But in that moment I'm around, my wholeness relies on JESUS.
My SAVIOR.
My LORD.
My LOVE.
My LIFE.
My EVERYTHING.
Colossians 3:1-2
King James Version
3 If ye then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above,
not on things on the earth.
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