“and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.”
Our culture tells us that life isn’t complete without another person. This concept is portrayed in most movies, songs, and TV shows you consume. Everyone says that the key to completion is to find someone who completes you.
As poetic as this sounds, this isn’t true or biblical. It is actually a lie from Satan. Searching for someone to “complete you” or be “your better half” is a futile pursuit. As a single Christian, you are not a half person until you are married. Getting married doesn’t make you complete. The pinnacle of human intimacy isn’t the union of marriage but union with Jesus.
When you become a Christian, you are made complete in Jesus.
Your worth and identity isn’t found in another person. Your worth and identity is found in Jesus. There is no need for you to be made “complete” through dating or marriage because you are made full in Jesus.
But doesn’t Jesus say that “two will become one?” Yes he does. In marriage the two will become one flesh. However, this isn’t an equation about addition but subtraction. Two halves aren’t coming together to make one whole. The miracle of marriage is that two wholes become one.
Simply put, you are not half of a person if you are single. You are made full through the fullness of Jesus. Your wholeness isn’t dependent on a person. It is dependent on the person of Jesus.
- Only Jesus gives you purpose.
- Only Jesus gives you a new identity.
- Only Jesus loves you unconditionally.
- Only Jesus will accept you.
- Only Jesus can bring you lasting joy.
You will never find completion outside of a relationship with Jesus. You will never lack fullness once you are in Christ – regardless of your relationship status.
Live It:
- Have you fallen into the lie that you are only complete when you are dating someone or married?
- Are you pursuing Jesus more than you are pursuing a person?
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Chase Snyder
Writer, Pastor
