Have you ever felt like you were missing something? Like your phone, for example. You leave the store and reach your hand into your pocket to grab your phone, only it's not there. You get this sinking feeling in your stomach and you feel like you're going to throw up. At least that's what it's been like in my experience. Then you get into the car and realize that you left it on your seat when you went into the store. It's a bad feeling when we realize we're missing something we know we should have. There's one really important thing that so many of you are missing, but you don't even realize it. Or maybe you do realize it, but you don't want to do anything about it. Maybe it's because you're worried about what other people will think, or maybe you just "don't have time" to find what you're missing. You might have already figured out what missing thing I'm talking about but just in case you haven't, I'm talking about Jesus. When you realize you're missing something that's important to you, like your phone, wallet, or keys, you do everything you can to find it. But when you're missing the most important thing you could ever have, a relationship with Jesus Christ, you don't do anything to find it. There's another perspective to look at. What if you don't know what you're missing? You might know that you are missing something, but you can't figure out what it is until you need it. Like the time my family and I went on a camping trip and most of the food we brought was canned. We got to the campground and my mom said that she felt like she had forgotten something, but she couldn't think of what it was. She figured it out that night when we were ready to eat dinner. She had forgotten the can opener (but I had seen it on the kitchen counter before we left and put it in one of our bags, I just didn't tell her until she started freaking out a little bit). You don't know what you're missing, you just know that you don't feel like you have anyone who loves you, or you're always depressed, or you can't find a reason to live. Maybe you keep getting into relationships with different guys because you're trying to find someone or something to fill that hole inside. But I'm here to tell you that the hole inside of you isn't a one size fits all hole. The only thing that could fit into that hole is Jesus. Nothing more and nothing less. He truly loves and cares about you. I mean, He was a perfect man who died a sinner's death, just for you. Nothing else in this world could truly satisfy the space in your life made for Jesus and Jesus alone. Isaiah 58:11 says [And the Lord will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire...]. Jesus is always waiting for you to find Him. He's standing there with His arms spread wide just waiting for you to figure out that he's the one you've been missing. He'll never turn you down and He'll always love you and be there for you. You don't have to have that sinking feeling in your stomach anymore. Jesus is the one you're missing. He's waiting for you to find Him.
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