A read through the cemetery register for our graveyard is a revelation of the fragility and brevity of our lives. It is not
surprising that we don’t want to think much about the inevitable. What is
surprising is that we all act like we are here forever
and put off the
important issues of why we are here as though we could pick up those matters at
some convenient time.
All lives have purpose and none are simply random
statistics. We sing songs in Church promising God we will make our lives count
but somehow we don’t extend those ideas to the everyday reality. Most people
have no idea what God’s calling and purpose is for their life because they are caught-up
just surviving just like sheep.
Our calling is to live lives that give all the
credit and glory to God. Micah 6:8 sums it all up: “He has shown you oh man what is good, and what it is that the Lord requires of you; to act justly and to love
mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” If we can simply maintain these
principles we will find we have been walking in our calling and purpose.
Many people spend years searching and wondering what
their purpose is on this planet. This is simply because they don’t commit to
and focus on the things that lie before them. A ship that isn’t moving cannot
be steered. As we progress forward diligently we stumble across our purpose and
calling. Our destination is simply to fulfil. Great happiness results!
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