Growing up in church all of my life I have seen God move in amazing ways, in my life and in the lives of close friends. Friends that I go to church with now and friends that I grew up with that now attend different churches. So many of these friends have been given amazing gifts from God...so much talent. They have long found their "calling" and are in some way fulfilling their purpose.
I have come to a point in my life where I want to be able to give back to Him in some small way. Because I know that no matter what, I can never give enough for all the amazing things that He has given me in my life. I think about how I have lived my life and how I am living my life now. I wonder if God will be really pleased with how I am spending my time on Earth. I try really hard to be a good Christian woman. I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't swear, I go to church, I teach my children about Christ, I pray to and love my God with all of my heart. But what really sets me a part? What extra 'thing' am I doing for HIM? When thinking of these questions and answers, I often wonder...am I really living my life FOR Him or just WITH Him?
"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
So what have I been called to do? I have always wondered what God has in store for me.
When I was younger, probably 15 or 16 years old an amazing man of God, Pastor Jeff Jacob, prayed over me one night in church and spoke to me words that have ran through my head randomly throughout the years. But have recently been a constant memory. He said, "Do not be content with where you are. Do not settle for second best."
I am not content with where I am and I do not want to settle for second best. So, I am on a mission. A mission to find my purpose, my calling, and to finally start living that out...living my life FOR Him.
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