Your Spouse CANNOT Make You Whole, and Here’s Why

God can and will complete you.

The emptiness we sometimes feel way down deep in our hearts comes from our sinful nature…the abandonment of God that Adam and Eve committed so long ago.

But, God did not abandon us.  He sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins.

God bridged the gap.

Only Jesus can fill the void in our heart.  Only Jesus can make us complete.

If you feel that you are lacking something in your heart, please don’t look to your spouse to fill it.  Yes, we need tremendous love and support from each other every day, and we should offer it every single day.

But, our spouse cannot complete us.  He or she doesn’t have the power to make us whole.  Jesus does.

As husbands and wives, we play an essential role in each other’s lives.  Who we marry is one of the most important decisions we can and will ever make.

However, our spouse cannot make us whole.

A spouse has the power to lift our spirits with encouragement or bring us down with harsh criticism.  He/she is our partner through the good times and bad times.  He/she is our shoulder to cry on, best person to make you laugh, and more.

But, he/she doesn’t have the power to fill a God-size void in our hearts.

And, this doesn’t make our marriages any less romantic or intimate.  I honestly find this to be good news because it places us on common ground, instead of hollow, glass pedestals.

As human beings, we are flawed and sometimes fickle, and when we don’t have a relationship with Jesus Christ, our void is magnified.

So, if you are trying to fill the void in your spouse’s heart, or if you are expecting your spouse to fill the role of God in your life, I encourage you to turn to God.  If you don’t know Him yet, try talking to Him.  You don’t have to use any special language or try to be someone that you are not.  Close your eyes and pray.

God made you.

He knows you.

He loves you, and when you fully surrender to Him and accept the amazing gift of forgiveness that God has given us through the death and resurrection of His one and only son, Jesus Christ, you will finally find the wholeness you have been searching for.

This doesn’t mean that you will never feel lonely or sad, but it does mean that you have a relationship with your Maker…the only One who knows how to truly heal your scars.  He is the One who can make you complete.

Luke 6:38

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

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