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What is my
purpose?
To live
without purpose is to die.
I must have
a purpose for doing a thing or it becomes a useless task, worse than a drudgery,
wasted effort, meaningless.
And I can’t
live in a state of meaninglessness – it makes me physically sick, exhausted,
depressed.
So, in all
my efforts that I must do I look for meaning. Purpose. Reality. Identity.
Like
climbing a mountain so I can see clearly the view from the top.
Because
reality is where I am on solid ground, where I anchor … my strength.
But if that
anchor shifts or my solid ground quakes and crumbles, my reality disappears. I
lose myself. Then I must go through the pain of searching and grasping for yet
another reality.
When Jesus
is my purpose, I am finished searching. If I feel my strength give way or my
reality fading, I know my feet are in the wrong place. They are not on the
Solid Rock. They have somehow slipped off. I look for Him and find Him and gain
strength, peace, purpose.
Jesus is my
Reality.
Jesus is my Purpose.
I can see my
life from the top.
That
boyfriend in high school was never my strength. That career was never my
identity. That house was never my purpose.
Ever since I
gave my life to Him it has always been
Jesus.
FMF
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Hi Rachel, I am so grateful we have purpose in and through Jesus. Every day, even in the ordinary and mundane tasks, I often find there was purpose beyond the immediate, and that encourages my heart, filling it with joy. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteAmen! Yes, even in little ways we can bless people ... even if they never know it. Having purpose in Jesus means I don't have to worry about competition, performance, success or fame ... So. Much. Peace. Thank you for visiting!
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ReplyDeleteThis is truly our faith - that we root our lives in Him.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
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To rely on our own strength tends to lead on a path to chaos with no sense of where you're really going. Jesus is our compass. He gives us the correct direction, and our purpose.
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Yes, amen to that. I was following after all the stuff I thought I was supposed to do ... so much time wasted when I could have been looking to Jesus.
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It is not my mansion,
ReplyDeletenor even, now, my Rolls,
nor closets full of fashion
that would my meaning hold.
The bling, oh, yeah, is really cool,
and I am stylin' fine,
but I would truly be a fool
to say all this is mine.
Sure, it's stuff I can afford,
but all of it's on loan
from a dude I call the Lord,
and that knowledge sets the tone
to see that life of joyous plenty
is founded in humility.
Nice. Thank you so much. Wonderful poem!
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