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Colossians 2:9-10 NKJV For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

I John 4:17 NKJV Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

These scriptures take ourselves, our performance, our thoughts, and our behaviors completely out of the equation. It has everything to do with Jesus and what He accomplished on our behalf on the cross. God sees us like we’re Jesus Christ Himself. 

By being in Him (in Christ Jesus), we are complete and perfected and as Christ is, so are we right now. This means we’re lacking nothing. We may want to be more passionate for the things of God or want our behavior to improve, but that’s looking at ourselves independent of Christ. In Christ, there is no more areas to improve and nothing more we can do to earn God’s acceptance.

Does that mean we just sit back and do what we feel because God sees us like Christ? Absolutely not. Being complete and perfected in Him only applies to our born-again spirits. Romans 12:2 lets us know our minds need to be renewed. So, there’s still some effort on our parts, but our efforts aren’t earning God’s approval. Our efforts are from a place of gratitude knowing that we’ve been accepted by God.

Stop thinking you’ve got a long way to go or you’re not holy enough. If you’ve made Jesus Christ Lord, you’re complete and perfected in God’s eyes.

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