There’s a reason I am alone so much, but why? I feel set aside, in which state I WAS content, however, now I question what my purpose is? If I only have a few years or so left, what should I be doing?
I’m lonely without knowing who for. I have a close relationship with Jesus Christ, and as I once more realized during the recent drive to and from Atlanta, traveling with Jesus means I did not go alone.
If I feel compelled to do anything, creative or otherwise, I must question my motives. Is the purpose of the activity to bring glory to God our Creator or Jesus Christ as Savior, OR to showcase my gifts, or to justify my use of oxygen and other resources, or ????f
Reading posts on Facebook jogs my thinking.
If I died tomorrow, what would I regret leaving undone?
Does poor gas exchange capability in my lungs correlate to leaving a smaller carbon footprint?
Christians by and large believe in the concept of “destiny,” as do many others. However, I’ve heard two sermons on this topic today alone. Here are some random notes from Paul Scanlon’s sermon Sunday night.
This p.m., Pastor Paul Scanlon in the UK related a story about a piece of ear cartilage excised and used as graft material to reconstruct a man’s nose. The cartilage graft in the nose “remembers” that it was once part of the ear, thus continues to grow back into the shape it was as part of the ear. Every few years surgery is done to re-whittle or shape the graft back into the shape needed to support the nose. However, the cartilage never forgets its original shape, and continues to need the reminder of the surgeon’s scalpel.
Destiny is like that – it is our inner “true north,” our deepest peace, our happiest self, our real “shape.”
Jesus to Paul in the book of Acts: “Why are you kicking against the inevitable?” (or “destiny.”)
Am I kicking against my destiny? Is this the permissive will of God, or the perfect will of God?
Talked about Esther being made Queen, wife of Ahasuerus, not because of her beauty, but because of God’s favor – and how she was indeed brought to her position “for such a time as this.”
Randomness versus alignment (in term of magnetism) with atoms lined up.
Fall into the slipstream of God and creativity will flow.
What is it that I have forgotten to be? What in the world is my “shape?”
Remember this word: Gravitas. No, does not mean gravity. Per Wikipedia, Gravitas = Dignity, duty, seriousness.
In another vein, how grateful I am to see other sold-out believers in Jesus Christ worshiping their Savior in the U.K., China, South America, Australia, South Korea, Nigeria, India, South Africa, everywhere. Thank You, Great Lord Jesus, for so many, many brothers and sisters!
Tags: alone, creativity, destiny, motives
