“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” –Jeremiah 29:11-13

Go back with me to a place that is in your past. It is either a place you enjoyed or didn’t care for. It might have been recent or it might have been a long time ago. Do you know what place I am talking about yet? High School. Now why go back to high school you ask. Well, it’s because I want to drag up horrible memories and make you ponder every decision you have ever made. Okay, just kidding, but I do want to talk about some of those classes that you had to take that didn’t seem very beneficial to you. What classes did you take that just seemed pointless? Not just the fun pointless like bowling or lifetime wellness, but the classes that had nothing to do with the job that you wanted to pursue.

            For me that was my higher level science and math classes. I didn’t mind taking them because the topics were pretty interesting but I did always find myself asking “What good is this class for me? When will I ever use this again?” And other than a few wins and losses in Trivia Crack® that knowledge hasn’t really come in handy to this point in my life. It’s just that church work doesn’t take an exact science with formula’s and chemical tables, although that would make for one pretty awesome children’s message. It also doesn’t have a lot to do with trigonometry either. There are no mathematical cosigns or tangents that are dealt with on a daily basis. It just doesn’t happen and I’m sure that some of you have the same problem with other classes that you have taken in comparison to your jobs.

            In the same vain, I want to ask you another question. Where do you find your purpose in life? Why are you on this planet and what are you doing with your time here? I think that this is a question that plagues society as a whole today. People are living lives but don’t see a purpose in what they are doing. Others find their purpose in climbing the success ladder, or being put in charge of the big project at work. Most of which is for the purpose of improving or growing self.

            For those of you who are Christians and those of you seeking a purpose in your life I’ve got good news. The purpose and plan for your life have already been laid out for you. You just have to realize what they are. My devotion with my wife last night helped me to see it in a much clearer way. I will paraphrase author Chris Tiegreen when I say this but, the purpose of our lives is share Christ’s story and resurrection with others so that they can come to know the great news and saving power of Christ. That’s it and the best part is that it doesn’t require us to be missionaries or go to the lost jungles of whoknowswhere. You are put in the place you are in right now to be that messenger of Christ to the people you come in contact on a daily and weekly basis. There’s nothing fancy about it. So use where and who you are to spread what and who Christ is!

Question of the day: What/who are you living for? 

“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” –John F Kennedy