Ever wonder what you should be doing?
Fell like you have something "important" to do but never seem to do it?
Here are some words from Max Lucado that I have found encouraging...
"God never prefabs or mass-produces people. No slabdash shaping. "I make
all things new," he declares (Rev. 21:5) He didn't had you your granddad's bag or your aunt's life; he personally and deliberately packed you . . . .
You can do something no one else can do in a fashion no one else can do it. Exploring and extracting your uniqueness excites you, honors God, and expands his kingdom. So "make careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that."
Discover and deploy your knacks . . . . When you do the most what you do the best, you put a smile on God's face. What could be better than that?"
From Max Lucado's book, "Cure for the Common Life"
Why don't you start looking for what fires your heart and pleases the heart of God. Put your energy to this and see how he uses it to make your life feel like "new." You may be pleasantly surprised, that quirk you wondered about may be one of the building blocks God has put in place to bring all the pieces together and complete the picture of the path he has for you. Ask John The Baptist, you don't have to be traditional to be in God's will.
The mistake we can make is to think we have to do this for a living. You may get the opportunity, as I have had for the past 20+ years. Or you may be like me before that time, I worked in the retail industry for the first 16 years of using my gift for God.
In any case, today can be the first day of a renewal of energy for you. You can return to the things God has wired you for or maybe you can begin today to cultivate that special thing you can do to honor him for his grace to you.
Till the next time...
