Our Purposes, God's Purposes

For we are His making, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them. - Ephesians 2:10

Whenever we struggle against God's plans, we suffer. When we resist God's calling, our efforts bear little fruit. Our best strategy, therefore, is to seek God's wisdom and to follow Him wherever He chooses to lead. When we do so, we are blessed.

When we align ourselves with God's purposes, we avail ourselves of His power and His peace. But how can we know precisely what God's intentions are? The answer, of course, is that even the most well-intentioned believers face periods of uncertainty and doubt about direction of their lives. So, too, will you.

When you arrive at one of life's inevitable crossroads, that is precisely the moment when you should turn your thoughts and prayers toward God. When you do, He will make Himself known to you in a time and manner of His choosing.

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Prayer from the Blogger:
Heavenly Father,
When we are at a crossroad in our life and we don't know what to do, please Lord give us direction as only You can. Help us to rely on You, even when we don't understand.
Amen

Digging Deeper:
Read the following passage -

Ephesians 2:1-10

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

From Death to Life

2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins ² in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens,^[a] the spirit now working in the disobedient.^{[b] 3} We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also. ⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,^{[c] 5} made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace! ⁶ Together with Christ Jesus He also raised us up and seated us in the heavens, ⁷ so that in the coming ages He might display the immeasurable riches of His grace through His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift— ⁹ not from works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰ For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

Challenge:
Trust God and follow His lead (even when it doesn't make sense, or runs the risk of putting you out there).