“Become all that God intended you to be. Love Him. Love People. Love the
life you’ve been given.”
This quote sits by my bed so I see it
all day – the
words I want to live by. And while I could write volumes about each little part
of each sentence, the word that continuously jumps out at me is “intended.”
God has an intention for me. My
life here is not random.
Soak that in a minute. You aren’t here just to get through life. You’re not even here to succeed with your plans in life.
No… you’re here to fulfill what He has intended for you.
It changes things, doesn’t it?
I find myself looking at every
moment and opportunity differently. Life isn’t about
what I am in the mood for or what can fit into my day. Life is about being open
to what He may need from me and what He has intended for me to notice. I’m here to keep my eyes and heart open enough to be
aware of the moments in which He has intended for me to act.
Do you know what else it made
me realize? That if He has intentions for my life, and has seen all that has
happened and will happen, then I don’t
have to worry about how I’ll make it
through.
I am a survivor. Not because I
am strong or willful or unique. I am a survivor because God has intentions for
me, and as long as I am here on this earth I have a job left to do. He saw that
I would be sick, He saw that I would be devastated, He saw that I would feel
weak, but He put me in this life because He also saw I would fulfill what He
intended.
All I have to do is remember
that this life isn’t about me… it’s about
His intentions for me. If I trust Him with all of it, past – present - future, then He
will make sure I am in the right position to fulfill all He intended.
Oh, and according to the life
verse my friend helped me choose, I plan on doing it with joy.
“I
will take joy.”
{Habakkuk 3:18}
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