When I finally realized what my purpose in life was I was so excited! I had waited all my life to understand who God wanted me to be and do while I was on this earth. Year after year, I worked and went about my daily life struggles just like everyone else and just summed it all up to this is all there is.
But since God has a bigger and better plan for my life I was overwhelmed with emotion when it all started to click! Yay, but not so fast, I haven’t been able to work fully in my purpose just yet. Bills have to be paid, responsibilities taken care of; and I can’t just skip to the loo my darling off into purpose land.
However, in the meantime, I have been praying and listening to the instructions of God to catapult me into my purpose full-time. I am not just sitting here waiting and complaining (well I admit sometimes I do), but God has been so wonderful to teach me things in everyday life and my walk with Him that is preparing me for my transition into my destiny.
I have worked for a large insurance company for 20 years, 10 of those years I have been doing the same job. Even though most jobs have left me feeling under challenged and unmotivated after like 2 years, this one has kept me going. Truly it is the people that I interact with each day that makes it all worthwhile. If I didn’t have them I would probably grow into a dust ball in the corner of my desk and roll away at around age 65!
Today God proved to me that even though this is not my life’s purpose, but in the meantime I can use the skills, technology, and oh yes the many wonderful people that I get to meet everyday for my ministry. I could go on for days telling you story after story about how wonderful some of the relationships have been through my job. There have been times when I was feeling low and client’s would come in (some I knew, some I didn’t) and they would end up ministering to me about the goodness of the Lord! Now talk about God sending angels to meet your needs! He has never failed.
Hmmm, that just might be my next book. . .Angels in Our Midst (don’t steal my idea)!
Anyway, I just want to encourage you that where you are today is not where you will always have to be, but in the meantime do your best to find the opportunity in whatever you are doing to add to you destiny. Try to find that spark of opportunity in your everyday life.
I read a post this evening from a high school friend that has been suffering with cancer and she said and I quote; “The goal is to live a full, productive life even with all that ambiguity. No matter what happens, whether the cancer never flares up again or whether you die, the important thing is that the days that you have had you will have lived.” – Sherry Smith Luttrell Sherry’s words speak volume to me and hopefully to you to live your life every blessed second of it with zeal and purpose!
Seize the new opportunity and new grace with every new day!
The Butterfly Journey ~ Lisa
