I was getting settled in my chair so I could write a few more devotionals for next week, and I had a myriad of thoughts parading through my mind. Nothing in particular. Just that random soup of thoughts.
Suddenly, I saw a spark inside my chest. It looked like a tiny flame. Then I heard, “You are the gift inside.” It felt true, but I thought, isn’t Holy Spirit the gift inside of me? I inquired of the Lord, “Was this thought from You?” Then I heard, “Yes. The real gift of life is discovering what I created your spark to set fire to. Knowing what you are really on the earth to do and be. Most don’t even begin to know. Many don’t care, but I will hunt you down with your purpose. You won’t miss it. Just look for the spark.”
I’m reminded of one of my favorite hymns, Pass It On. Part of it says, it only takes a spark to get a fire going. And soon all those around can warm up in the glowing. That’s how it is with God’s love, once you’ve experienced it, you’ll spread His love to everyone. You’ll want to pass it on.
Wow. I just love the way God communicates. I had no idea where I was going with that song until I typed the words, then suddenly, more of the vision and word from above made sense.
The point of discovering the gift God has placed inside of each of us, isn’t for our own fame and accolades, it’s because when we use our “spark” it catches others on fire too. It inevitably spreads God’s love to the world.
I am not searching for my purpose so I can be something. I am searching out what God wants to do with my life, so I don’t waste what He’s given me.
I personally think it would be awful to get to heaven and discover that I had missed a whole bunch of opportunities. I’m suddenly remembering that earlier this morning I had asked God to pursue me with any opportunities that I’d missed the first go around.
Wow. I’m stunned.
I had completely forgotten about that, now I see that God has been woven into my entire internal conversation this morning. He has been wanting to speak to me.
Friend, you were created with a purpose and for a purpose. Why not discover what that is? Don’t you want to know what was on God’s mind when He wrote the book of your life before you were even born? I do. I hope you do too.
It’s time to stop living life on autopilot and start living with intention. We take back territory and build a legacy for generations to come by living intentionally.
Since I started stepping back and evaluating, literally, everything…I’ve discovered we do so many things just because it’s what we’ve always done. Or it’s how our families did it. Or it’s what school taught us was important, and so on.
I don’t want to live that life.
I want to live life holding hands with Jesus as He guides and directs my every step, encounter, circumstance…all of it. I don’t want to breathe one breath without being aware of Him. I’m in love. I’m also in awe. And I’m also humbled by the fear of the Lord to the place where I must fulfill His purpose for me.
I keep remembering the parable of the talents. That’s how I see us and our purposes. I don’t want to bury it. I don’t want to waste it. I want to spend it and watch it grow and bring God a great return for His investment in my life. Don’t you?
Today, I encourage you to connect with God in a deeper way. Ask Him to reveal to you, what He created you to do. Ask Him, “What is my purpose?” Then, believe what He tells you. And ask Him to begin to lead you into it.
It will change your life.
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in Your book. Every moment was laid out before a singe day had passed. Psalm 139:13-16
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bad of silver to the last- dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip. The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work an earned two more. But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money. Matthew 25:14-18 (I encourage you to grab a Bible and read the rest of this story)
365 Days in the Presence 