The Pursuit of Wholeness

In the pursuit of wholeness, we must reach within to rediscover who we are and align ourselves with our God given purpose and calling. This, many fail to do and instead chase after other people’s notions about who they are or ought to be. The unfortunate result of this is the identity crisis many in our society are experiencing. The television series “Obsessed with the Kardashians” is a prime example of how confused some of us are about our identity.

Emulating others can of course be beneficial, if what we are emulating is their good moral disposition, excellent work ethic, their noteworthy values or other admirable qualities. But we must be careful not to fall into the error of idolizing other humans or living their lives instead of ours.

This generation has unfortunately taken celebrity worship to the extreme. Is it any surprise our obsession with fame, beauty and money? A lack of a proper self-concept or orientation leads to a lifestyle of imitation and limitation. We can only go so far in life copying others. But if we walk in our God given purpose, the possibilities of what we can achieve are endless. Like those celebrities we may end up making a lot of money or we may not. But we should also note that money is not the source of lasting joy. Have we ever wondered why many celebrities with all their fame and money engage in self-destructive habits, including drug abuse and suicide?

That’s because there still exists a void, a hollowness within them that money or fame cannot fill. If this proves nothing else, it attests that money is not everything! So instead of chasing after the wind, let us instead pursue purpose. This is after all the reason for existence. We must find our original intent.

However, we cannot discern purpose without reaching within to unearth what has been placed deep inside of us by the Creator. We humans are after all spirits. The human is a triune entity with a spirit, soul and body. We often forget who we are. Captured by what we see in the physical realm, we govern our lives based on the limits of our intellect. Only a few of us ever dig further within to uncover what truly is the will of God for our lives.

Thus I cannot discuss wholeness without discussing spirituality. When that word come up, we often conjure images of bald monks in orange robes, meditation, yoga and praying in a temple. Not realizing how close and familiar that word ought to be to us. Our spirituality, the quality of being concerned with our inner life is everything!

But we often ignore the spirit realm, failing to acknowledge that the seen world is subjected to the unseen. The spiritual realm, although hidden from the physical eye controls everything in the visible world.

There is so much depth to this subject that cannot be covered in a single blog post. But I’ll leave you with this. In order to be a truly whole human being, in lack of nothing, we must reconnect with our inner man, which we can only do through a communion with God, the Giver of life.

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