by symbiote
Are you okay with the fact that every day you "do your thing" you might be missing what you were deep-down really made for? I'm not. I can't sit still, or stand around any more. I've got to do something.
What is life about? As Christians, our lives often mean no more than anyone else's. We want to have a little free time, a little peace of mind, and a little freedom. We want to get ahead of the curve, save a little more than we spend. We have allowed the everyday life and the need to provide for our family. I have been going to a job every day and doing well at it, but all the while, wondering if this is what my life is supposed to be for. A work horse, then I die? What kind of existence is that?
What is our fundamental purpose for being here? You may say, I don't care anymore why I am here, I just want to get the kids to bed and get some ice cream to sit down and watch Letterman. I just want to hang out on friday night with someone for dinner. What we don't realize, as I did for a long time, is that we think that once we get ahead in life and find that small slice of peace, things will be good enough that we might think about doing something. The truth is that you will never find that peace until you fulfill God's purpose for you.
Not to anger you, but finding God's will for your life is simple. It isn't easy, but it is simple. Oddly enough, he has given you talents, gifts, abilities, and the passion for something. Finding that something is the point and should be your first order of business. Bill Hybels (pastor of the Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago, IL) calls it Holy Discontent, or Divine Discontent. It is that Popeye moment, the thing that makes you scream, the thing that makes your blood boil and you just cannot stay silent. God's will is findable, if you're looking for it. That IF is the problem. When you want to know what you're about, you will search for it, until then it is impossible to find.
