Every morning I go out and sit in the side yard of our compound. I sit in the grass and look at the beauty around me. Today God really shone through this time. He spoke to me and made me realize my purpose in life. I always knew it in my head, but never my heart. Here is my journal entry for this morning...

  

   Everything on this earth: trees, waves, birds, flowers, rain, sky, ocean, ect, their sole purpose is to show God's glory. They shout of God's beauty and soverignty. As I sit here, looking at His splendor, I think it finally has sunk in. They HAVE to shout of God's love and beauty. Just like the rest of the earth, our sole purpose is to glorify our Creator. His purpose is not to be rich or famous. All my life, I felt like my purpose was to be a wife and a mom. This belief was wrong. That is no purpose at all. God might choose to work through those things, but titles and even relationships alone are not purpose. Truth is that if you aren't glorifying God, then you aren't fulfilling your purpose here on earth.

                

                                 You make everything glorious

                                           And I am yours

                                    What does that make me?

                                                                  -David Crowder Band

 

   In Waking the Dead by John Eldredge, he talks about our original glory before the fall of man. That our glory was more beautiful than anything that has ever taken away your breath in nature. We were the crown of Creation. We were made in the image of our Creator. We were more beautiful than a sunset! We sung of God's glory everywhere, but then sin came and chipped away at that glory. Throughout the ages we get farther and farther from it. Another truth is that once we have accepted Jesus as our Savior, I believe that we get that beauty back. I believe with all my heart that God looks as me (man) as the most beautiful thing in creation. And even when I still sin or run after idols, he sticks by my side and longs for me. Sunsets are not enough for Him.  He desires us. He desires me. That alone wants me to shout His praise! Why don't I start glorifying Him with my life and fufill the purpose He has for me. I don't have to fear for the things of this life. I don't have to worry about where I am supposed to go. If I am glorifying Him, then I'm going on the right path and He will never lead us astray.

Bwana Asifewe (Praise the Lord)!