Complete

Psalm 50; Psalm [59, 60] or 19, 46;
Deuteronomy 9:23-10:5; Hebrews 4:1-10
John 3:16-21

Deut 9:27 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people, their wickedness and their sin.

And God did overlook the stubbornness of his people and sent his Son Jesus not to condemn the world but to save the world.

Yet most of us still feel less than fully loved, lacking in something, noticing where Jesus' love that is meant to save the world still leaves places that seem unredeemed. We're dissatisfied with what is in front of us. We're looking for something that completes us and for many Christians, unsure the happiness we have in Christ is any fuller than the happiness of those who are not in Christ. Like the Israelites in the wilderness we grumble because we recognize things that are not complete...

I find the places of discontent and incompleness to be places where God is calling me into something greater. I'm left with a decision to make. What will I do with places where reality doesn't reach the fullness of the redemption for which I hope? Will I allow God to make the place of discontent a positive place of redemption? If so, how? On my own? With Other's help? With God?

A couple questions seeking your comments:
Is dissatisfaction with our circumstances the same as dissatisfaction with God?
What is something that takes more than you to redeem and bring to completion?