Devotional Time with God

I am your creator. You were in my care even before you were born.

Isaiah 44:2

It’s mind boggling. It’s difficult to understand. I have a purpose before I was born! So who am I to argue with God?  Should I try to steer in my own direction, based on the thinking of the society, majority, or other worldly influences?  I think not!  So the question to consider:

I know that god uniquely created me. What areas of my personality, background, and physical appearance am I struggling to accept?

I struggled to accept that I was born in a poor family, at first. I struggled that my parents didn’t provide me with a strict discipline. I struggled that I’m a stubborn as a mule when it comes down to learning new things.

But God has turned all of that around. My family is now well off. I received the benefits of their hard work and I’m forever in grateful to my parents.  I know now that I have to learn new things to keep up, and not be left behind and go back to square one. At the same time, I realized God always have a plan for me and He’s always there at every step.

In the whole scheme of things, I don’t consider myself “lucky”.  I consider myself blessed!

I’m so blessed by my church and pastor Rick Warren for coming up with a new Bible study, based on the updated The Purpose Driven Life book.  It brings me back to focus on centering my life around God.  My life is created for His purpose and by His hands.  It’s as simple as that.

Everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him.

Colossians 1:16

The question to ponder:

In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God, not myself?

The advertising around me is all about profit. It’s all about being selfish. It’s all about making myself supposedly better than the next person. But this is a rat race, in a complicated maze with no exit.

Actually, there’s an exit, and it’s upwards: towards heaven. I have to leave all of this materialistic pursuits behind and store up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:20), instead. I can’t please myself enough to buy my way to heaven. I have to please my creator. I have to return to my God.