Got That Swiss Cheese Hole-iness?

I'm not much of a country music fan, but now and then I get some interesting ideas from their music and lyrics. The other day, I heard a tune with these words: "I've got a whole lot of holes in my life. If you could stack them all together, you could fall in them forever."

Sounds a bit like me. Sometimes my life is shot through with holes. Holes of inconsistency...holes that remind me of my mistakes and sins...holes that make what should be smooth‑sailing into a mighty bumpy life's ride.

And the "fall" is there. The Bible reminds me of a mighty "fall" that mankind took back in the days of our beginning, and which each of us continues to take. But that is part of our life, and that is part and parcel of our sinfulness, and our humanness. We are not perfect. But my Christian faith tells me that God sent Jesus into the world to take my hole‑iness and give me wholeness.

Living with Jesus in your life is a step not only towards holiness, but completeness. Thank God, I don't have to be perfect, but I do have to be open to receive the wholeness He offers.