Becoming Complete

Posted on May 2, 2024 by mitchteemley

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There’s a paradox in Jesus’ teachings:

Again and again he tells me

that what I want I must give.

But I don’t have it to give

because I am incomplete.

So what must I do?

I must let him invade me,

must let him live in me,

so that I may give

what I do not have to give.

And only then will I discover

that in the process of giving

I have received

what I did not have,

and have become

Complete.

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“For you have been made complete in Him.”

~Colossians 2:10

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18 Responses to Becoming Complete

  1. Anonymous says:
    May 2, 2024 at 12:26 pm

    Amen 🙏♥️

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  2. Willie Torres Jr. says:
    May 2, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    Amen 🙏♥️

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  3. peggywritesblog says:
    May 2, 2024 at 12:31 pm

    Beautiful!

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  4. Shirley Hobson Duncanson says:
    May 2, 2024 at 12:41 pm

    Thanks you. God has been busy completing God’s good work in you.

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  5. Piano girl says:
    May 2, 2024 at 1:54 pm

    “I must let him invade me,
    must let him live in me,
    so that I may give
    what I do not have to give.”
    ❤️ Beautiful reminder. Thank you

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  6. Carl D'Agostino says:
    May 2, 2024 at 2:21 pm

    None of us can be as complete as Christ. Redemption and service is in the becoming . If we can reflect glimpses of being complete in Christ such testimory is victory. Perhaps the value is in realizing we are incomplete without him.

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  7. Antique Works says:
    May 2, 2024 at 3:25 pm

    So helpful Mitch! Thank you.

    I go to my prayer closet daily to get what I need from our God.

    With Him on our side we can’t go wrong by asking and waiting on Him. God is faithful!

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  9. gpavants says:
    May 2, 2024 at 6:27 pm

    Mitch,

    Amen. Look up Laminin. It is the cell cohesion molecule of the body. Look what’s shaped like. Thanks, Gary

    Gary Avants Forbear Productions * *garyavants66@gmail.com garyavants66@gmail.com

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  10. Celebrate His Love says:
    May 2, 2024 at 8:54 pm

    Excellent… and AMEN! 👍🏻

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  11. Princess Himari says:
    May 2, 2024 at 9:10 pm

    Beautifully stated ✨

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  12. Abe Austin says:
    May 3, 2024 at 10:59 am

    that’s beautiful, Mitch. Well said!

    Reply

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