THE DIVINE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES

THE DIVINE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES God intends for EACH of us To be something SPECIAL In this life APART from who or what We intend-on our own- For us to be BORN to be Destined to be SOMEONE SPECIAL in this life There is a DIVINE PURPOSE For each And everyone of our lives “ALL the ways of a man May be right In his own eyes BUT it is the Lord Who proves hearts” Proverbs 21:2 BEFORE my illness That began in January of 1977 And became chronic on June 13th, 1977- I spent a lot of time- SPENT a lot of energy Trying to get it “RIGHT” The right job-the right college- The right mate-the right car- We TRY and figure it all out But it is ONLY God-who makes things Work out-as they are intended We all have a DIVINE PURPOSE In our lives-and the most important thing Is to see that We are OBEDIENT to the Lord “MANY are the plans In a person's heart But it is the LORD'S PURPOSE That prevails” Proverbs 19:21 “And we KNOW That in all things God WORKS for the good Of those who LOVE him- Who have been called According to his purpose” Romans 8:28 The divine purpose For our lives Comes from God-AS HE INTENDS And it is only WHEN We are willing to let go Of our own ambition and dreams And material successes And put our lives In the CARE of God That we can experience The FREEDOM of living our lives As God intended “I will walk about In freedom For I have sought out Your precepts” Psalm 119:45 “Now the Lord Is the SPIRIT And where The Spirit of the Lord is There is freedom” 2 Corinthians 3:17 And ONCE we find Our freedom We can INVEST in our DIVINE PURPOSE And live courageously For EVERYTHING in our life Depends on it Dear Lord-we PRAY-that you help us FIND our TRUE CALLING AND PURPOSE In this life Robert P. Wallman September 19th, 2016 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Steve Givens