Jesus- Why I Desperately Need You the Most
Inside: It’s important to realize the reason why we can’t stuff this hole in us. I love Jesus- why I desperately need you the most, you can only fill my heart.
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In our yard, there’s this big hole in the ground. The kids dug it out a year ago and every time I cut the lawn, I hit it and it jars me against the steering wheel. We’ve tried to fill it multiple times. First, the kids tried sand, and then wood and finally rocks. The hole needed something more.
Each time we would have rain, the hole would return to its gaping nature. Finally, my husband filled it and compacted it with soil. The hole is no more and my body is happier when I cut the grass.
Many seasons come in my life where I crave something. I can’t put my finger on what it is exactly. I need Mexican food, or new clothes, maybe a Starbucks. After I’ve enjoyed it, I’m back to square one and the craving is still there.
How about you, what are you doing to appease the desire that needs filling?
Success, money or sex? Or how about trying to prove your worth through perfectionism, reputation or desirability?
Jesus Can Fill This Need
The problem with all of these “things” is that they run out too quickly and then we are back to the starting block.
We might think we need more friends to shoo away the loneliness, but they end up disappointing us. If we could only find Mr. Right, he’d make all our dreams come true. By the 2nd year of married life, we aren’t sure that even one dream is coming true.
It’s important to realize the reason why we can’t stuff this hole in us- we need Jesus. He is the only object that will fill and keep filling this heart hole up.
I’m only kidding myself if I think I don’t need Jesus. Share on XMy humanness likes to think I have the strength, ability, and the wisdom to just fill my heart with something else.
When life overwhelms me and I feel impatient, undone and unglued, I’m reminded that what I’ve been stuffing into this hole is wrong. Way wrong!
St. Augustine said We were made for You, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.
I can’t be filled unless I seek the One who fills me up unconditionally.
The truth is, I won’t be filled up to the brim until I am with Him in Heaven.
8 Reasons Why I Need Jesus:
- I can’t do this life alone. I need someone larger than life who is a stable force and gives me hope and wisdom to continue the journey.
- Change can’t happen on my own. I can try, but lasting change doesn’t happen apart from God.
- My purpose here is not to strive and accumulate, but to get more souls to Heaven. I can’t do this apart from the Holy Spirit.
- I need an eternal hope which doesn’t fizzle out but remains in the hard times. It is constant and never changes.
- Life is missing something, I feel it deep within me. Everything Earth-side runs out or disappoints.
- I need the assurance of a life after this human death; the promise of eternal life.
- In my humanness, I am sinful- immoral, selfish and incapable. I need a Savior.
- Jesus doesn’t need me to prove my worth to Him because I’m already accepted and worthy.
I don’t know about you, but this gives me relief because I know where to find the fill to my longing and restlessness. The problem is, it goes against my human nature. It requires intentional action and hard work to turn from sin’s desires to the Savior to fill the hole.
Sometimes God widens this hole because He wants me to desire Him more and more. When I feel empty in spite of my relationship with God, I need to remember He may be widening the gap to allow Himself to fill me more.
Fill me oh Lord!
How do We Let Jesus Fill the Hole
~Ask God to help fill us with desire for more of Him.
~Believe expectantly He will fill us.
~Trust Him, let go and let God.
~Spend time with Him
When I start to get the familiar restless feeling, I will remember that’s my cue to turn back to Jesus and ask Him to fill my longing. I won’t try to shove other things in the place where God is supposed to be.
As far as the hole in the yard, from now on when the kids dig a hole in the yard, I’ll tell them to put the dirt they dug out back in right away.
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Visiting from Tune in Thursday. I am so thankful you wrote this. So so true…. We totally cannot do this life on our own- I’m so very glad I have Jesus by me!
Erika- thank you! I’m glad you have Jesus too:)
“When I feel empty in spite of my relationship with God, I need to remember He may be widening the gap to allow Himself to fill me more.” — That’s an interesting insight, Julie. Hmm. I like that. 🙂 Thanks for sharing. Hope you and your family had a beautiful Easter celebration. ((xoxo))
Brenda- thank you for hosting and your encouragement:)
I can’t be filled until I seek and let the ONE who will fill me unconditionally! That is so good, God is the only one that can fill in the empty, lonely places and spaces.. I know that full well. This is such a good encouragement for us all. Just give me Jesus and then some more Jesus.
Thank you for linking up with #TuneInThursday today! I am so blessed to have you linking your posts as part of the community each Thursday.
Debbie- thank you for encouraging me!
Blessings!
I love your eight reasons why we need Jesus. I know we don’t need to prove ourselves to Jesus yet I catch myself so many times doing just that. Great reminder.
Maree- thank you! Have a great weekend!
Excellent, Julie! It is so true that only He can truly satisfy! It can be so easy to look for satisfaction in so many other places, but lived experience has proven to me over and over again that He is the One who completes me and fills me to the brim!
Pam- thank you! Yes He fills us completely!
Yes! I need Jesus most. More than anything. Such a great reminder
Heather- thank you for stopping!
Oh so true, Julie! And how often we forget that Jesus is enough… more than enough! Love that CS Lewis quote ? Thanks for sharing… stopping by from #FaithNFriends
Laura- Yes we forget, it seems like too simple a concept for our humanness, but hard to be intentional about. Thank you for stopping!
Love this Julie! Yes, I have experienced the “hole” and try to fill it with material things. It is best when filled with Jesus! Blessings sweet sista!
Kelsey- thank you! I hope you’re doing well!
“He may be widening the gap to allow Himself to fill me more.” I’ve never thought of it this way, but I suppose it makes sense. There is always more of Him to fill my emptiness. 🙂
Thanks Kelli for stopping by:)
Yes, yes, and YES! Love this Julie. Great truths about our God’given need for Christ!
I appreciate your encouragement Ginger!
Before salvation, I filled those holes with things that destroyed my soul. You’d think I’d learn my lesson after salvation… but there’s always that gaping hole you mentioned that never is filled until I bring it all to Him.
Thank you for sharing your heart, Julie.
(((Hugs)))
It’s so easy to stuff other things into that spot, isn’t it? We know God is the only one that fits there but we try other substitutes!
Julie, thanks for your post. So often we try to fill the yearning, that God placed in us so that we will strive to know Him and be in relationship with Him, with other things. And as you write, these things will never satisfy us for long because they are not Jesus. Only Jesus will completely satisfy our thirst. Thanks again.