Be Purposeful

Sometimes, I have no idea what to write on here!!! To be honest, most of my thoughts these days are on child-raising or spiritual things and most people don't want to hear anything on either of those! However, I am still going to be me and share with you something that the Lord laid on my heart this week.

Most people know that I've fallen for Facebook. I like it very much. It helps me be involved in others lives. I was not very good at that before FB. A hermit would have best described me. But, a hermit is not what I want to be. FB keeps me watching others and not me...I like that!

A friend that I grew up with posted something (on FB) about struggling and I just felt led to ask more, so I did- in an email. It turns out she needed someone to talk to about the things going on in her life. I should mention that before FB I had no contact with her, hadn't talked to her since my senior yr. of high school. I was so happy to hear from her, see her family, know that she is well, and walking with the Lord. After a several emails, we have been able to communicate about all the things going on in and around her. Pretty much what we arrived at is, that sometimes we feel so helpless as people around us struggle and we wonder where is God in all of this suffering.

Then I came across this scripture in Colossians, chapter 2, verse 6- "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness." At the time, the part that talks about being strengthened in the faith we were taught was very meaningful to the situation, so I passed it on to my good friend, hoping it encouraged her as much as it did me. Ever since then, I have been "chewing" on this verse.

Several things come to mind when I read this verse, but one that stuck with me for several days was....

Continue to live in him. It must be something that we purposefully do- live in him. It is not going to happen naturally. Our natural self forgets about God as we go on with daily life, not because we don't love God, but because we are human. We want to go our own way and do things our way. What a lesson for us all! There are plenty of FB "friends" that have not continually chosen to live in him, and there are some that have, but I am glad that I have a way to be apart of all their lives.

I want to do things God's way, not my own, but I must be purposeful about seeking Him in order for that to be accomplished.

I hope this challenges you as much as it challenged me this week.

Be purposeful.