Reflecting On Life
Are you grown and questioning all of your life decisions? Is your life not really how you though it would be? Do you regret a lot of the decisions you have made in the past?
If so, you’re definitely not alone. I promise you that a majority of people never envisioned the life they are living today. Some have a life that’s so much better than they could ever imagine and some feel like such failures. Dreams never reached reality or “life” got in the way of accomplishments.
I’ll be honest, at 52, I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. (LOL) I’ve wanted to be a Pharmacist, a Public Relations Executive, a Flight Attendant, etc. Guess what? I’ve never been any of those things. Does that make me a failure at my life? I don’t think so and I’ll explain why.
While we are waiting for God’s purpose for our life, He is behind the scenes orchestrating things we cannot begin to predict. Yes, admittedly, not all things that happen in our life we would want predicted because they are hard and hurtful. God doesn't major in the hard and want us there. Instead, he uses the hard to shape and. mold us into our best selves.
God is actively and lovingly arranging things in our lives to draw us closer to Him. He uses these circumstances to teach us and refine us. (Some us need more refining than others. It’s ME! I admit it! It’s ME!)
In 1 Corinthians 2:9 it says, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.” Does that give you hope? It does me. Why? Because all we have to do is love Him and we can wait with anticipation to see what works He will do in our lives.
This gives you permission to be courageous in your life because you know that loving the Lord will bring you every thing he has in store for you. Does it mean that you will be a millionaire? Probably not. But, it does mean that your life will be lived abundantly with His help.
So, your life doesn’t look like you thought it would. It doesn’t mean you can’t be proud of yourself for what you are because you are exactly where He wants you to be for this moment in time. If you believe in Him and love Him, you are far richer than anything or anyone on this earth. You have the hope of eternal life. YOU WERE WORTH DYING FOR!!!
I may never be a Pharmacist, Flight Attendant or Public Relations Executive, but I have a beautiful family that loves me, good friends, a wonderful church and the list goes on. I am blessed. I am ok with that and I feel like the richest woman in the world.