Monday, September 29, 2014

Where are we Going Again?

This one is written for all of my friends, the ones that find themselves in seasons where they often find themselves asking the Lord, "So, where am I going again?" Perhaps it's just my personality and the way that I function, but I find it hard to give of myself, my time and my energy if I don't see the bigger picture and purpose. If I don't see how this is having a positive effect, or how it is taking me to where I want to get to at times it could be tempting to feel like I am doing nothing 'of value.'

But the fact is that we are not on the way to a perfected destination; to a perfect place, job, ministry, or personality. Rather we are on a journey towards a person, and His name is Jesus. He longs for us to be as close as possible to Him, with no space in between. I guarantee that if we live our lives with our pursuit being solely towards Him, we will live a life that is full. A life that is beautiful and accomplishes more than we ever could with our best energy in pursuit of 'all that he has for us.' Tell me, how can we know what he has for us, if we are not pursuing him relentlessly?

This way of thinking has revolutionized my life. I have always been a destination person. I felt, when I was in high school that my life would be so much better when I got done, graduated and moved on. I felt that when I was in college that once I was married that I would feel a sense of fulfillment, and deeper joy. I felt that once I was out of college, if I would find a job where I was actually using my skill set and getting paid well then I would know that I was on the right track. I felt like once I was in Redding my life would make so much more sense and I would know where I was going with every plan and purpose mapped out.

That's just silly, I know, but how many of us live like this? We ask little kids, 'what do you want to be when you grow up?' I love this because I am a huge fan of dreaming and dreamers, I have not met a bigger one. But I never, ever want to put any pursuit or any dream above the simple dream of pursuing Him at any cost, and the desire to be as close to Him as possible. He accomplished everything on the cross, and did so so that He could dwell within us. But it is still our choice daily to pursue Him in all that we do and to realize that as we do that, we are doing the most valuable thing that there is.

And as we pursue Him, we watch as our dreams come true. We watch as things click into alignment for us in ways we'd never expect and watch as we stop underestimating His power in us and through us. I wonder how many of us are in seasons that frustrate us simply because our focus is totally wrong?

I have decided that for the rest of my life, He is my ultimate pursuit. This has refocused me, humbled me, made me repent, and made me come alive in a completely new way. We are on a journey toward a person do not allow any dream or circumstance to overtake that awareness.

All else will fade away. He will remain.

L

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