You were born for God’s purposes and until you accept this fact, life will not have much meaning to you. You may ask why I start today’s thoughts so abruptly, but the truth of the matter is, I want to cut right to the chase.
Life is a journey, and not always an easy one. I have always admired Oswald Chamber’s willingness to speak straight to the heart, no matter how deep he must go. Sometimes that means lightly stepping on toes to get there. But let’s face it, we don’t always hear what we want to whether it is in our personal family, workplace, career, ambitions and goals; often things don’t turn out like we’d always wanted or planned them to. You may not have ever considered what God’s purposes might be for you. Do you believe God even has a purpose for your life? Do you believe God even cares?
One of my favorite scriptures is found in the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you, plans of peace and not of harm; plans to give you a future and a hope.” If you can grasp the idea that God, the creator of the universe, has a plan for your life - how different you’ll begin to see everything around you including those things within.
Our lives do have meaning and this meaning has a profound effect on the world in which we live in and the people we interact with. Whether we believe this fact or not, it is true. God was there when we were formed in our Mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13-16), you were considered, created and cared for by the One in Whom all things have their very being. Think about it, what a concept! Since we were created by God, we are to find our purpose in Him as well. Life is not all about us, it is about His purpose for us (Colossians 1:16). Living for God is what life is all about.
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