It has been part of my son Jean-Luc's routine that in the morning after he's clean, being fed, sat in his cot watching all his favourite children songs and had his tummy time, he expects that I carry him all around the house - especially to the extension so he can look out to the garden and up to the sky for planes or birds. When we both looked out to the garden we saw pigeons feeding and two birds flying in the sky, I said in my heart that for our next house I long for a scenic view. Jean-Luc and I then looked up to the sky together hoping to see a plane but instead saw a big beautiful white foamy cross across the clear blue sky. What a beautiful reminder - Jesus is All We Need.
We can have the most beautiful house with the most awesome scenic view but with a lonely empty heart it is still meaningless. We can have just a small house and a small garden but with Christ Jesus in our heart we are the richest person in the world - we have Everything.
Sometimes we like to compare ourselves with others or set our standards and our dreams high thinking that when we achieve all these then we are happy and blessed but it's all a false picture driven by a materialistic, ambitious and unrealistic world.
In fact, we will only be happy when we have found eternal, unconditional love and peace. For those who are longing for love and peace I encourage you to receive love and peace itself that is Christ Jesus. God is love and He is called the Prince of Peace. Without Him in our hearts we will always be restless, searching and seeking. We will only be satisfied when we are united with God our maker in our hearts.
There are singles out there who admire the married while they don't realised that there are some married men and women who admire the singles too. We will never be contented if we start to covet after what others have. One thing for sure whether we are single or married, we can't live a fulfilling life without JESUS. He is all we need. People can fail us, our youthfulness and beauty don't last forever, money cannot buy us real and lasting happiness, exercise and eating healthily cannot guarantee we will be free from sickness and not die, career doesn’t mean you'll have it forever, marriage does't mean you have finally met someone who totally understands, loves and accepts you without differing or disagreeing with you in fact you will need to lay down yourself, sacrifice and humble yourself as it's no longer about you and your wants but "us" now.
As Jean-Luc and I looked up to the clear blue morning sky with a big cross, it is a clear reminder that it doesn't matter whether we have a big garden with a scenic view so I can be in awe of God's beautiful creation, but I can NOW rejoice, praise God and be grateful to Him as I look at my humble garden knowing that Jesus is in my heart and He is all I need. When I leave this world one day at a ripe old age, I will not be able to bring my achievements and material possessions with me but I will go willingly with no fear but peace in my heart knowing that I will be meeting my Saviour who is waiting to welcome me into His presence. He is the one I live for who loves and accepts me unconditionally. He is my peace, joy and everything that makes me happy and fulfilling.
Romans 5:8
But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
John 15:12&13
This is My (God) commandment, that you love one another as I loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he (Jesus) lay down his life for his friends.
1 Corinthians 8:5&6
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
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