Purposeful Living

Psalms 57:2: “I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfil his purpose for me.”

During the lockdown, the quietness and the evolving world around me often forced me to be still and think. And I mean really think and question many things. What I am I doing? Am I living a purposeful life? Am I still on the right path? Is God still pleased with me? I even considered quitting my job and doing full-time volunteer work.

My prayers often revolve around asking God to lead me into His purpose for me and to keep me on the right path. When I pondered on this verse in Psalms though, I realized it’s not up to me to fulfil my purpose. That’s great news, since one of my biggest fears in life is to miss His purposes for me. Yet David is saying that the one responsible to ensure your purpose is fulfilled, is God Himself.

I found this beautiful quote by Jefferson Bethke: “I mean what if you knew that you are God’s poetry. You were created, because someone else was creative. See, long ago he picked up his eternal paint brush, dipped in his glory, placed you in his story and said, they will live for me.”

It’s been a relief to realize I don’t have to do much except to ensure that I am obeying God and following his Word and His voice, and that I am living for Him. He will do the rest!

He is the ultimate creative genius and He continues to mould your story, revealing purpose little by little like a seed growing slowly from obscurity to the full glory of a shady tree.

Since you are moulded in His image there is creativity flowing in your veins. God wants to unleash that creativity and remove any obstacles that is blocking the flow of those channels within your heart and soul. As the ways of the world changed over the course of this year and new ideas had to flow from adversity, God wants to open up the flow of divine creative life through us so that we can be a blessing to those in need around us.

So I realized I don’t have to quit my job to make an impact on people’s lives. Even if I often feel frustrated by the daily irritations, God has placed me there for a reason and as I open up my life to let Him flow through me, His purposes will be revealed. I just have to be patient and trust His timing.