In Search of Wholeness
God created us to be comfortable in our own skin. In spiritual terms, humans are designed to experience peace, joy, and contentment. Unfortunately, many people go through life feeling fragmented and empty. In John 4:7-30, Jesus talked with a Samaritan woman who was clearly feeling incomplete and disillusioned with the way her life had turned out. Attempting to fill her soul with human love, she had experienced many heartbreaking relationships and was presently involved in a sinful one. This woman had dipped her “bucket” repeatedly into the well of human love to get the acceptance that she hoped would make her whole, but each experience left her thirsty. Standing before Jesus, she was a broken soul and social outcast. The truth is that only a relationship with Jesus can make a person whole. From Him comes living water that quenches our thirst forever. (John 7:37-38) That means He meets our every need in this life. In a world marred by sin, we won't have a perfect existence, but through Christ we can expect to live with a sense of deep and lasting satisfaction.
