Season 37, Episode 325

A week ago a dear friend asked me what I was doing to experience wholeness in this season of my life.

She went on to clarify that she meant, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally.

I had an initial response to the question when I thought it was something that was generic, but the follow up caused me to pause.

And although I had a lengthy answer for her my mind has continued to turn that question over and over again.

I know that I have been guilty of viewing wholeness as mainly a physical thing.

(Which has been a hard concept for me over the past few years.)

Grasping hold of wholeness when your body is constantly failing you at different twists and turns is an overwhelming process.

But when I reflect on the word now and connect it with blessings and miracles the Lord has given me I’ve come to realize a few things.

Despite my lack, I have always sat in complete wholeness with the Lord.

In the Lord’s kindness He has created areas of wholeness in spite of what may appear in the moment.

Wholeness in identity when comparison attempts to step in.

Wholeness in mental clarity when anxiety and depression tries to seep in slowly.

Wholeness in spirit when circumstances seem insurmountable.

Wholeness in relationships when everything dear seems to fade away.

Wholeness in the goodness of God when nothing makes sense.

Even as I lay on a bunk bed in the wilderness I’m learning to embrace and embody a new definition of wholeness.

A definition that still does not like the wilderness and outdoors but that embraces the multitude of ways in which the Lord teaches and heals.

I pray that wherever you may be, whatever you may be wrestling with, that you would be able to experience the wholeness that the Lord has for you. Even in your season of lack, want, need, or expectancy.