After writing Chips and Soda I got to thinking about how often people tell others what God wants them to do. I remember years back when a well meaning Christian lady told me I was supposed to quit my job and become a preacher. Another time an evangelist told me that I should become an evangelist. People also told me that I should not pursue a degree in engineering.
Today’s thought is; stop settling for the chips and soda of someone else’s dream for your life and focus on God’s plan for your life.
I have come to realize a very simple fact: God designed each person to be unique. He made no duplicates. Each of us has a unique purpose by our Creator’s very design. I cannot do what God designed you to do, and you cannot do what God designed me, or any other person, to do.
Deep in our soul is a longing and a dream, placed there by God Himself. That longing calls us to be something and to do something significant. I believe that longing is always something huge, something that we could never accomplish on our own. That longing and that dream require us to come into a relationship with our Creator in order for the dream to become a reality. The dream can only become a reality when our Creator and Designer becomes our focus, because the dream will ultimately bring credit not to us but to our Creator. That dream will scare you half to death because, although you would love to do it, you can’t see how it could ever happen. It is simply too much, it is too big, for you.
That’s the point! You must have God for the dream to become reality! And you must let go of doing what you can do on your own and learn to trust almighty God to make the impossible a reality. It’s called becoming a person of faith!
Hebrews 11:6 tells us that without faith we cannot please God. Mark 8:35 tells us that if we try to life our lives for our own gratification we will be miserable. But if we will live our lives for the glory of Jesus we will find real meaning and fulfillment. Joshua 1:8 tells us that if we want to be prosperous and successful we must read and obey God’s Word. Matthew 6:33 tells us if we will make God’s purposes our focus we will find real fulfillment and satisfaction.
So here is the challenge. If we are going to find what we really want in life we are going to have to change our focus from simple pleasures, possessions, and prestige to living out the purpose for which our Designed and Creator made us. It’s too big for us to accomplish on our own. That’s the point! We must get to know our Creator, learn to trust Him and trust His plans for our lives, and then step out of our comfort zone to accomplish the impossible dream He has put in our soul. In Luke 18:27 Jesus told us that things which are impossible with people are possible with God.
Will you attempt the impossible? Will you live for something really big? Will you let go of doing things your way and live out the dream that is in your soul? Will you tap into the full potential God gave you to accomplish something really significant for His glory, and in the process find the purpose for your life?
Well, will you? If so, what are you waiting for?
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