You Complete Me

“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” 2 Peter 1:3-4

There are few movie scenes that are as familiar as when Tom Cruise stands before Renee Zellweger in Jerry Maguire and proclaims that she completes him. It is the final ingredient missing in someone’s life that keeps us from true happiness. We all search for this completeness when in fact we already have everything we need to experience complete satisfaction for this life.

This passage is chopped full of information regarding our level of satisfaction in both life and God. In a world that offers its own definition of satisfaction we reach out for the lure every time always searching for that something or someone who will complete us. God tells us through this verse that whatever we face will be met head on triumphantly through His divine power. The way we access this precious power is through getting to know Him and becoming more mindful of His character, His love and His ways.

He will never force His power upon us but will wait until we pursue Him for a better understanding of who He is in our life. The scripture states that we may participate through choice and that only through this participation will we be able to escape the many evils of the world.

God desires to complete us with the same passion we desire to be completed. With both pursuing the same goal why is it so difficult for us to live our lives with a complete sense of satisfaction? Why do we constantly search for that missing piece of the puzzle? God is that missing piece and we will live a complete and victorious life when we decide to seek Him, know Him and trust Him for every “great and precious promise” He has held in reserve for us.