Only God can fill the empty gaps in our hearts!
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Every good and perfect gift is from Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of above coming down from the father of above coming down from the father of heavenly lights who does not change like heavenly lights who does not change like heavenly lights who does not change like the shifting shadows. Now I want you to the shifting shadows. Now I want you to the shifting shadows. Now I want you to notice two words in there. Every good notice two words in there. Every good notice two words in there. Every good and perfect gift. So God gives good and perfect gift. So God gives good and perfect gift. So God gives good gifts and God gives perfect gifts. gifts and God gives perfect gifts. gifts and God gives perfect gifts. Perfect gifts are gifts like salvation. Perfect gifts are gifts like salvation. Perfect gifts are gifts like salvation. A gift that you can't earn but only A gift that you can't earn but only A gift that you can't earn but only receive the forgiveness that comes, the receive the forgiveness that comes, the receive the forgiveness that comes, the promise of eternal life. Perfect gift of promise of eternal life. Perfect gift of promise of eternal life. Perfect gift of the Holy Spirit that comes and lives the Holy Spirit that comes and lives the Holy Spirit that comes and lives inside of those who believe in Jesus. A inside of those who believe in Jesus. A inside of those who believe in Jesus. A good gift is marriage. A good gift is good gift is marriage. A good gift is good gift is marriage. A good gift is parenting. Your children are a good parenting. Your children are a good parenting. Your children are a good blessing from the Lord, but they're not blessing from the Lord, but they're not blessing from the Lord, but they're not perfect blessings. And often times we perfect blessings. And often times we perfect blessings. And often times we can put on a marriage or on children the can put on a marriage or on children the can put on a marriage or on children the weight of expectation that they were not weight of expectation that they were not weight of expectation that they were not designed to carry. So if you get married designed to carry. So if you get married designed to carry. So if you get married thinking that all of a sudden marriage thinking that all of a sudden marriage thinking that all of a sudden marriage is going to be the thing that fulfills is going to be the thing that fulfills is going to be the thing that fulfills you and makes you happy, you're going to you and makes you happy, you're going to you and makes you happy, you're going to be miserable. You have to find your be miserable. You have to find your be miserable. You have to find your completion and your fulfillment in God completion and your fulfillment in God completion and your fulfillment in God first. So holiness is the goal. first. So holiness is the goal. first. So holiness is the goal. Happiness is a byproduct.
Summary
This sermon highlights that all good and perfect gifts come from a unchanging God, referencing salvation, the Holy Spirit, marriage, and children as examples. It concludes that while earthly gifts like marriage and children are good, they are not perfect, and true fulfillment and happiness are found in God, with holiness being the ultimate goal and happiness a resulting byproduct.