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For in Christ all the fullness of the deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have

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been brought to fullness.

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Colossians chapter 2 verses 9 and 10 You have been brought to fullness.

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Not you will be, not you're on your way to, you have been, past tense, done.

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So what does that actually mean?

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It means that when God looks at you, he doesn't see someone incomplete.

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He sees someone who has been brought into the fullness of Christ.

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You have everything you need because you have him, his peace, his joy, his wisdom, his strength.

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Not just a portion, the fullness of the Godhead lives in Christ and you are in Christ.

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That means fullness is not your finishing line, it's your starting point.

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The completeness of Christ is not a destination that you someday arrive at, it's in you today,

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on the journey, in the circumstance, in the season of life you're in, at the level of

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spiritual maturity you're at right now.

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Okay, so if you're already full, then what is the point of growing?

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Why keep learning?

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Why keep pressing in?

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Why keep showing up in this community and watching these daily truths, right?

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Because growth in the kingdom is not about adding to what's missing.

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It's about discovering what's already there.

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Think of it this way, everything changed the moment you came into Christ, but your

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awareness of what changed is still catching up.

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Sanctification is not you becoming more complete, it's you becoming more aware of the completeness

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that's already yours.

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Every day you wake up to a little more of what's always been true about you.

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You may not feel full right now, you may feel empty, you may feel depleted and tired

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and running on fumes, but the evidence of your fullness in Christ is not on your current

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energy level.

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What Christ finished doesn't fluctuate with how you feel on a Tuesday.

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Your growth is about not earning more of him, it's about experiencing more of what you already

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have in him.