You’re not waiting in a breakthrough you’re already one
You're Not Waiting on a Breakthrough, You Already Have One
"And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power." Colossians 2:10 (KJV)
Today I want to talk about something almost every believer has said at some point.
"I'm waiting on my breakthrough."
I've said it.
You've probably said it.
And the heart behind it is real.
You're in a tough season.
You're struggling.
You're believing God for something to shift.
And you're holding on, trusting that if you just keep going, the breakthrough is coming.
I'm not here to take that hope away from you.
But I want to show you something that might change how you see it.
What if the breakthrough you've been waiting for already happened?
Read that verse again.
"And ye are complete in him."
Complete.
Not almost complete.
Not "complete once you get through this season."
Complete.
Right now.
In Him.
The Greek word here is peplērōmenoi.
It means to be filled up.
To be made full.
To lack nothing.
It's in the perfect tense.
A completed action with ongoing results.
You are already full. You already lack nothing in Christ.
So if you're complete in Him, what exactly are you waiting for?
I know that sounds almost too simple.
And I know your circumstances might be screaming the opposite right now.
The bills are still there.
The relationship is still broken.
The struggle is still heavy.
I'm not dismissing any of that.
Your pain is real.
But here's what I learned the hard way.
I was so focused on the breakthrough I thought was coming that I missed the one that already came.
I kept praying for God to change my situation.
"Break through, God. Do something. Move something. Open a door."
And I was sincere.
My heart was genuine.
But I was asking God to do something He already did.
At the cross, Jesus broke through every barrier between you and God.
Sin. Dealt with.
Death. Defeated.
The veil that kept you from His presence was torn from top to bottom.
That was the breakthrough.
The breakthrough isn't something you're waiting for. It's something you're standing in.
The reason this matters is because "waiting on a breakthrough" can quietly become another form of the transactional.
"If I just pray hard enough, fast long enough, the breakthrough will come."
That's still putting the weight on your effort.
That's still treating God like a vending machine that just hasn't dispensed yet.
And it keeps you stuck.
Because you're living in anticipation of something future instead of resting in something finished.
"It is finished."
John 19:30 (KJV)
Three words.
Jesus said them on the cross.
Not "it is started."
Finished.
If it's finished, what are you waiting for?
I'm not saying God doesn't move in your circumstances.
He does.
I'm not saying things won't change.
They might.
But your completeness in Christ is not dependent on your circumstances changing.
You are complete right now.
In the middle of the mess.
In the middle of the struggle.
Completeness is not a destination you arrive at when life gets better. It's a position you already hold because of Jesus.
Think about it like this.
Imagine someone handed you a check for a million dollars.
It's signed.
It's real.
It's yours.
But instead of cashing it, you stand outside the bank every day saying, "I'm believing for my financial breakthrough."
The breakthrough is in your hand.
You just haven't looked down yet.
That's what so many believers are doing spiritually.
The fullness of Christ is already theirs.
Colossians 2:10 says so.
But they're standing outside the bank praying for something they already possess.
You don't need God to do a new thing. You need to see the thing He already did.
And I want to be gentle here.
Because I know how many of you have been taught to "believe for your breakthrough."
The people who taught you that probably meant well.
And the perseverance behind it is beautiful.
But when "waiting on a breakthrough" becomes a way of saying "what Jesus did isn't enough yet," that's where it shifts.
What Jesus did IS the breakthrough.
His death.
His burial.
His resurrection.
That's the door.
And it's already open.
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Hebrews 4:16 (KJV)
Come boldly.
Not "wait outside until you're worthy."
Come boldly.
Right now.
To the throne of grace.
Because the breakthrough, the access, the completeness, it's already yours.
You don't need a breakthrough. You need to believe the one you already have.
Step 1: If you've been "waiting on a breakthrough," ask yourself, "What am I actually waiting for?"
If the answer is a change in circumstances, that's understandable.
But your completeness in Christ is not on hold until your situation improves.
You are complete right now.
Step 2: Don't say, "I'm still waiting on God to come through for me."
Say, "God already came through for me at the cross. My circumstances may not have caught up yet, but my position in Christ is already settled."
Step 3: Speak truth out loud:
"Colossians 2:10 says I am complete in Him. I lack nothing in Christ. I stop waiting for what's already been given and I start walking in the fullness that's already mine."
PRAYER:
Father God, I've been waiting for a breakthrough that already happened. I was so focused on what I wanted You to do next that I forgot what You already did. You broke through every barrier at the cross. All of it. Finished. I am complete in You right now. Not when my bills get paid. Not when my circumstances change. Right now. Forgive me for living like Your sacrifice wasn't enough. It was. It is. Today I stop standing outside the bank and I start walking in the fullness You already gave me. Thank You for a breakthrough I didn't earn and could never deserve. I receive it today. In Jesus Name, Amen.