WE GOT GAPS...

So, back in the day, when I was a lot younger, there were the ROCKY movies starring Sylvester Stallone. In the first movie Rocky meets the love of his life, Adrianne. When asked why he loved her so much Rocky's response is "She's got gaps and I got gaps, but together we got no more gaps." I used to think that was a rather profound observation, especially for Rocky and in some ways it is true - we all have gaps. It's Biblical in the fact the Bible states that the church is a body with Christ as the head. (Ephesians 5:23) And in Romans 12:4-5, "For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, though in Christ, we as many, form one body..." each of us has a special function and are gifted differently and that gift should be used for His glory. So in other words our "gaps" are part of His plan for His people.

Where it becomes complicated is when our worldly concept of being complete takes over. I cannot tell you how many times I've heard a young woman say, "He completes me." The essence of this statement is true - we all have an innate desire to be complete because God placed that desire within us. The problem is, we aren't supposed to be looking to another person to complete us but rather we should be looking to God. Believe me, it took me a while to grasp this concept but it is something worth understanding.

The beauty in being complete in Christ is it takes the pressure off our spouse (whether married or someday-to-be married.) It is not God's intention for your husband to complete you. "God saved you by His grace when you believed...we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago." Ephesians 2:8&10

Our accomplishments IN CHRIST can be multiplied by a spouse that compliments our gifts and talents. If we are determined that the man we marry should complete us we are looking for something that will never be and when we are married we will be disappointed by his shortcomings.

So, yes, "we got gaps" and that's okay! God made us that way. But if we focus on our Creator and trust in Him to complete us, we will not be hung up on finding a guy who will. This is why it's so important to deepen our relationship with Christ and KNOW HIM. For HE will make you complete and fill in those gaps!