For a Purpose

 

            When I shared my desk tour with you a few days ago, I showed you this beautiful piece of wall art Lynnette gifted me several years ago. I love it and have always kept it close to my desk so I can see (and hopefully absorb) the words of truth.

            I used to think purpose was a singular event. I thought I would grow up and become a teacher, marry a pastor, have two children, run a women’s ministry, and do all of that every day until I was really old and died. I thought I had one purpose per facet of life, and I would latch onto that purpose early and do it over and over again for the rest of my life.

            I’ve come to learn that purpose is a compound event that continues for a lifetime.

            The jobs I work, no matter how few or plentiful they are throughout a lifetime, are places of purpose.

            The congregations with which I worship, also no matter how few or plentiful, are places of purpose.

            The relationships I have, regardless of how long they last or how they originate in my life, are places of purpose.

            The hobbies, extracurricular activities, and interested I pursue are places of purpose.

            All these pieces of life are part of an intricate weaving that accomplish a greater purpose than I will ever know on this earth. They may accomplish a greater purpose than I ever know period. Who knows how much of this life God will allow us to see and comprehend, even in eternity?

            Maybe you feel like your world has been small and your experiences have been few, and because of that, you haven’t accomplished the purposes you hoped to say you had. Maybe you feel like your world has changed so much and so often, you weren’t able to secure roots and accomplished purposes of longevity.

            I have come to believe God is not limited by any of that. Your world is not so small that He can’t use you for great things. Your world hasn’t changed so fast or often that He can’t use you for great things.

            You’re here ON purpose and FOR a purpose. What joy we can find in that if we allow the truth to steep in our souls.