Jesus fulfills all things

Okay, so I admit it. I often think about getting married, too often actually. I think about when I will meet him, who he will be and what he will he be like. Thoughts like this often consume my mind and many minds of others. And although it is good to be thinking and praying in advance for your future spouse, it should not consume our thoughts. Today the service at Cornerstone brought so much conviction and truth, it blew my mind(this happens every Sunday).

 It was brought to my attention how often I worship the gifts given, rather than of The Giver of the gifts. It’s idolatry. It’s sin. But how prone I am to thinking in this manner. Concerning marriage, I realize that one reason why I am looking forward to meeting the one and being married is because I expect some sort of satisfaction or fulfillment from him. I expect that when I get married that little spot inside of me that feels empty will finally be filled. But how wrong was my thinking…

 No man, no woman, no person will ever fill that emptiness. Only Christ will fully fill it and completely satisfy. Marriage is a gift and so is singleness, but I rarely see it as so. Oh how I pray that God will change my thoughts and view of himself and the gospel. If I continue to ever so anxiously wait for a spouse that God will give me rather than anxiously wait for the Savior who gives all the gifts, I will be continually disappointed. Jesus is everything, nothing needs to be added or taken away from him, he is complete and perfect. My future spouse is not everything, will never be everything and is not perfect. Why am I looking for comfort and fulfillment in a imperfect gift, instead of seeking and pursuing the Giver of every good gift. It’s obvious that my view of Jesus needs to be changed.

 So as I continually learn and grow in Christ, I will not seek happiness in worldly things. I’m praying that my heart, my mind and my focus will be inclined to Christ as he changes me for His glory. I pray that He will continually fulfill any emptiness I may feel and if he does bless me with the gift of marriage, my hope is that my marriage will display the gospel. How excited I am to be thinking in a different manner, a way of thinking I should of had all along. It has changed my whole day and I am excited to get a better glimpse of who Jesus really is.

If anyone is interested in hearing today's sermon or any other Cornerstone sermons, you can get them on Itunes. Just search Cornerstone Ohio podcast, the sermons usually take a couple of days to get put on.

Live as You Are Called

I need to remember who I am, who God has called me to be.


I am redeemed.


I am loved.


I am sanctified.


I am justified.


I am regenerated.


I have been made new.

Oh, how often I forget who I am and what has been done for me. I ever so easily get caught up in life, that I forget how I am called to live. My thoughts are focused on worldly matters, things that are useless, things that will soon vanish. I need to remember daily that my satisfaction is in Christ, not in worldly things to come.

 How different our lives would look if we would remember who we are in Christ and live like he has called us to.

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"Where you live, should not determine if you live."