Relationships 101

Dr. Les Parrott came to speak at our church today. He was incredible.
He spoke about relationships, and how, if you're not emotionally healthy when you enter into a relationship, that relationship is doomed to fail, because a relationship is only as healthy as its unhealthiest member.

Wise words.

He also talked about how "Hollywood Wisdom" gives us such silliness as the line from Jerry McGuire ("you complete me") and instead of thinking this is romantic, we should really be aware that the only relationship that can TRULY complete each one of us is a personal relationship with God, our Creator. In fact, that's the way God designed us. That's why we all have this little gnawing "Is this IT?" question mark floating around over our heads until we come into relationship with God. He designed us this way.

Anyway, I thought Parrott's talk was brilliant. He quoted liberally from Ephesians 3 and 4 (using Eugene Peterson's "The Message" translation). I always love listening to a well educated, forward-thinking intellectual, who also happens to be a passionate follower of Christ.

So cool.