Our Purpose

"All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.  Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established."  -Proverbs 13:20-21

This is the latest thing that God has showed me.  It is not always pleasant for God to shine light on the darkness in my life, but it 100% necessary.  For the first time in my walk with God, he has revealed to me what is going to allow me to experience true intimacy with him.  Here is a statement that caused me to weep.  There is no greater thing in this life than allowing God to build me up for a purpose, and being used for that purpose.  When I heard this I cried, and I am not a bit ashamed to admit it.  I know in today's culture we are supposed to harden out hearts, and there is little Love and compassion shown.  It is even hard to show real Love and compassion in our own families.  Without God there is no true Love.  I believe that with all my heart. That is something that I have experienced throughout my walk with God.  I have never felt like this, loved like this, and was able to forgive people who had hurt me in my life without the grace of god.

"I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; it is melted within my chest." Psalms 22:14

My heart was hardened before I met Jesus.  Even when I first decided to follow Christ, my perception was all wrong on what his will was for my life.  It is not just about me, it is about what God can do through me.  God's desires are now my desires, and when I read his word I take that to heart.  They used to be just words to me, and now the Holy Spirit have turned them into words that plant desires in my heart that are pleasing to God, and allow me to experience God in ways that I can't put into words.  My perception of what it meant to follow Christ was all twisted.  I thought it was just about going to church, living a life without sin, no premarital sex, drunkedness, and ultimately just being weird.  That is how a Christian caught up in the man-altered way of following Christ made it seem like.  I have met few Christians who really are 100% committed to living a life that carries out God's purpose for them.  People take that verse out of context.  "Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established"  It is not commit your works to the Lord and YOUR plans will be established.  If you really commit your works to the Lord then his plans for your life will be established.  I believe the creator of the universes plans for your life are far greater than anything that we could think of ourselves.  In our culture it is about having swag, being financially stable, having a nice home, having a great spouse, a family, and acheiving some respectable accomplishments.  I am not saying all this is wrong, but thats not what living is all about.  After this life when you are face to face with Jesus, and he asks you did you do all you could do to advance my kingdom?  What are you going to say?  If you are only worried about your own salvation, your own life, and the people directly in it then you are not experiencing God, and ultimately you are turning away people from Jesus beause Jesus calls us to do so much more.

I am saying this because I am done living a comfortable life.  I am done living a life chasing dreams that in no way show God's glory.   When I do something from here on out I will do it to advance God's kingdom.  I will live a biblical life, and that doesn't stop at living a righteouss one.  It starts there.  God can do great things through me and anyone else who is willing to allow him to work through you.  At the end of my life I want it to be known that I was different, and that it wasn't great in the World's eyes, but it was great in God's eyes.  Don't kill yourself trying to live a life pleasing everyone because you can't do it.  You can live a life that can please God and oh man is that a life worth living.  I can't wait to see what God has in store for me and for anyone else who commits to him.  I am so grateful for the grace he has showed me.  For showing me Love.  For showing me how to live.  For giving me a life that has meaning.  We have an amazing God.  Don't miss out on all that he can offer you.  

Lord thank you for your grace.  I pray that you will give me the courage to stand apart, and to spread your love.  I want your desires to be mine, and I really want to know your will for my life.  I want to live a life that reflects the presence of an infinite God living inside me.  The greatest thing I can do in this life Lord is to have you build me up for a purpose and to be used for that purpose.  Lord use me.  Thank you for giving me life.   Amen 

May your plans be established,

Matt

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