Ok, so I know it’s been 4 months since my last post. I’ve decided that I kept waiting for monumental events to post (like my original post), and that’s just not realistic. So, my goal is to post at least once a week about “normal” happenings in our house (although anyone with kids knows that there’s no such thing as normal!).
I am a person who is always looking for God’s purpose in whatever I am doing. I don’t ask “why” in order to question God’s direction in my life. Instead, I ask “why” in order to understand what I am supposed to be learning from what is happening to me and those around me. I know that God has a purpose for each and every one of us, as he promises in Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
In my quiet time (which I’ve been neglecting in recent months), I’ve just started reading the book of Esther. I felt led to read about a prominent woman of God, in hopes of picking up a few pointers. J Today, I found a verse that I felt directly relates to the idea of finding God’s purpose for whatever stage of life you are in.
Mordecai, Esther’s uncle, is asking her to go before the king (her hubby) in order to plead for the lives of her people, the Jews. Knowing that she could be killed for entering the king’s presence without being summoned, Queen Esther hesitates. Mordecai gives her a good old-fashioned pep talk about how her family may perish if she doesn’t help, but he finishes up his remarks with this sentence: “And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”
I believe that God has put each of us in situations that have a purpose, although it may sometimes be difficult to find the “why.” I’m not sure why you’re here today, but I have no doubt that God has brought you here for a specific purpose. I would encourage you to find it…
Thanks for the encouragement!!! I needed it today!