He Holds Our Lives Together

Col 1:17
(Amplified)
17And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together).
(NIV)
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
(WEY)
And HE IS before all things and in and through Him the universe is a harmonious whole.

Rev 4:11
(KJV)
11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they
are and were created.

Today I was reminded that God wants us just the way we are. When He came down from heaven to earth, He came for a lost, crying and sighing humanity. In fact, Jesus was drawn to those who realized their broken state -- those that realized that they needed Him and were honest enough to come just as they were. On the other hand, Jesus could not minister to those who had a high moral opinion of themselves. Sometimes we judge others and ourselves based on our own finite means of perception. It is however safe to postulate, that in God's eyes -- the One who sees everything as they really are -- we are all messed up in
ourselves!

Have you noticed that when you try to 'be better' or 'do better' as a person, you suddenly feel empty, hollow and discontented? That's because you stopped depending on the Lord, and tried to be someone else to try to please the Lord.

But God wants us to come to Him just as we are -- weaknesses and all. When we do, we rely on Him. That's when we find peace and harmony in our lives. Psychologists have described this as feeling 'actualised'.

When you come to God just as you are -- and depend on Him -- you find the reason for your existence. For you see, you were created for the Lord and in Him, your whole life is held together -- you stop falling apart!

It is also written in the Bible that 'Unless the Lord builds the house, they that labour, labour in vain'. When you try to do something with your life apart from the Lord, it is a hollow endeavour. This is true with any endeavour, whether it is trying to get rich, or doing charity, or pusuing human relationships -- it won't satisfy you. And sometimes these pursuits actually take a toll on you.

Is your life 'falling apart'? Then come to Jesus as you are and depend on Him as you are. Let Him change you and love you into the person He wants you to be! He will hold your life together with His person!