I get it, Lord.
Today, no matter what happens, is truly a wonderful day in my life. I received, clearly, the affirmation of my purpose today. I’m ever so fortunate that my dream and my goal just happens to be what God has planned for me.
Even before accepting Christ, before even accepting the existence of our one God, I’ve always said, I really don’t care to be another Steven Spielberg, I just want to make a living making movies. Anyone that knows me, knows that. I really don’t much care for Hollywood, but given the chance, I’d work in it. Ultimately, my dream has been fairly simple, considering its not-so-simplistic nature. I want to make movies and be able to provide for a family based on that income.
A couple things happened that led to this confirmation that God and I are on the same page. Last night while doing my nightly reading of “The Purpose Driven Life,” I realized I wasn’t giving God’s Word my all. I read it religiously (pun intended) and study it, through multiple translations, but I’ve been missing an important step. Reflection. And without reflecting on what I’ve read, I’ve often not applied it to my life. I feel this is a common failure in many Christians’ lives and how they handle His Word.
So last night I resolved to remedy that. I chose to really look at the very first verses I was given while taking my first steps in this walk with Christ.
Proverbs 3:5-6
(New King James Version)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths.
(The Message)
Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he’s the one who will keep you on track.
So, I reflected on those two verses, committed them to memory and set my mind on them completely. From there, I followed the paths of my study Bible and began digging deeper into these passages and how to accomplish the task of trusting “the Lord with all your heart”. The consensus was, to listen.
In prayer, myself included, most people don’t stop talking. They lay everything on God and just talk talk talk. But how can we expect God to answer if we don’t give Him a chance to get a word in edgewise? We have to listen! So that was that. I realized that all I ever did was flap my jaws at God and rarely gave Him a chance to guide me. So after opening my prayer with praise, the rest was pretty much, “Lord, you know my heart and my needs, and you know that my main concern is finding your purpose for me. If my dreams don’t befit Your plan, then take them away. But give me something!”
I didn’t expect such a quick response. I’m not going to go into details yet because I’m holding on to the belief that this is going to become one of those blessings that reaches so many beyond just myself. But, as He always does, He used the most unlikely of characters to deliver His message to me, an atheist friend of mine. Which basically was, “haven’t I made it clear already that we are on the same page?! I didn’t hand pick these talents for nothing!”
I haven’t even let it all sink in just yet. And, what it was that was brought to my attention may never come to fruition, but the blessing is knowing, without a doubt, what my purpose is. The test and the “fun” is getting others to realize it and making it happen. It’s not gonna be easy, but I’m already on the path.
Thank you, Lord, for giving me this affirmation on this day. I’ve asked and pleaded for it, but never surrendered it and allowed you to respond. Through the journey of trials and failures, You will get the glory. And in the victories and successes (no matter how big or small) You will get all the glory!! Thank you. Amen!
If you’re are struggling with something in your life and you’ve been praying about it but haven’t seen God move on it, then ask yourself, “have I given God the room to move?” Get into His Word, reflect and apply to your life. I’m in awe at this moment at how powerful those three things can be, at how graciously God gives when we truly abide in His Word. Jesus makes this promise, yet we so easily forget.
John 8:31 (New King James Version)
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
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