Purpose?
What is my purpose? At the age of 24 this is still a struggle for me. So many people have great testimonies and are called to do amazing things and I am sitting here wondering when is it going to be my turn, or is a normal life what I am destine for. Now mind you I try to do my best to live for God every day in the job that I have and when I am at home, but I don't know if I am fulfilling my purpose. I want God to use me, but then I look inward and wonder am I making that request a hard one for Him to fulfill. Is my heart hardened to his nudgings or is my mind to stubborn and scared to open up to the possibilities that he has in front of me. I have a feeling like I am stuck in this place, a good place, but a place I'm anxious to move on from. I assume that I am not alone in this endeavor and that like me there are many other Christians out there that are struggling with the same thing. I know ultimately that my purpose as a follower of Christ is to try to draw as many people towards Him as I can through whatever means and opportunity necessary. I just wonder if those opportunities will always be ordinary every day opportunities or if I am destine to do more for the kingdom. Maybe I am just letting my jealousy take hold of me in that I am envious of people who have left it all behind to go be missionaries, although I have never felt lead to do that permanently. I keep praying for chances and opportunities to witness and then feel like I fail when they arise, maybe I am not ready or knowledgeable enough yet to be called to something greater. Mostly, what I think though, is that maybe, matter of fact most definitely, that I am hoping for a great story to leave behind, when what I should be focusing on is a story that leads people to Jesus. How do I want to be remembered? That is a tough questions to answer, but what ever life brings to me and puts me through I hope that people remember me as someone who loved her Lord and savior and would do anything to share that love with others. I think mostly that I should pray for bravery and to be keen to the words of the Holy Spirit. That way when times arise, no matter how small or ordinary I think they are, I will be able to take full advantage of them. As followers of Christ we all have the same goal, to lead others to Christ, to make more disciples. Even the smallest or most ordinary of those moments that results in one more for the Kingdom is a victory. I guess some people are given huge visions and some people are given simpler task, but all with the same end goal in mind. I guess my point is that I need to be content with the moments I get and trust that God knows best. Plus, like a puzzle all those little moments or pieces eventually make a huge complete picture. So here's to the journey of completing my masterpiece one moment at a time.
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