Selwyn asks us, all a question – and, it’s an appropriate question to ask as we near the end of this issue.
“Are you aware at the moment of something going on in your life that is bigger than your personal agenda – that you are being caught up in a bigger story?”
Now and then, we need to take – what’s called a ‘helicopter view’ of our situation. That is, to rise above our own personal viewpoint and to look at the bigger picture – to see where we are, in relationship to other people, and the wider environment. We are approaching the end of Selwyn’s examination of the amazing truth that we are all part of God’s story. If we remain focused on ourselves and our own agenda the risk is that we will remain blind to our role in His story – a role that’s in progress – every day of our lives.
We should be aware, that before Jesus created time, He had you and me in mind. He carefully planned, when you would be born and when you will die – He prepared good works for you to do. He has purposefully bought the paths of you and other people, together, at specific points in time. He has written a script and even if we don’t know it – all our steps, all our twists and turns – are known by Jesus – nothing, is a surprise to God. Consequently, we should live each day, full of the expectation that what we do for anyone; or, what we write or say, has a purpose that was defined, before time began.
I feel that we will be given many opportunities to serve God and to bring Him glory. Sadly, we will miss some of these opportunities – often, because we are so inwardly focused on our own agenda; our own self-interests. However, His purposes will not go unfulfilled because these good works will be handed to others, these arrangements were put in place a long, time ago. Yet, we will have to admit, when we are called to provide an account of our lives – that we failed to ‘perform our given roles’; because of our self-inflicted blindness.
What’s your answer to Selwyn’s question?
Don’t sigh – sing!
Selwyn asks us, all a question – and, it’s an appropriate question to ask as we near the end of this issue.
“Are you aware at the moment of something going on in your life that is bigger than your personal agenda – that you are being caught up in a bigger story?”
Now and then, we need to take – what’s called a ‘helicopter view’ of our situation. That is, to rise above our own personal viewpoint and to look at the bigger picture – to see where we are, in relationship to other people, and the wider environment. We are approaching the end of Selwyn’s examination of the amazing truth that we are all part of God’s story. If we remain focused on ourselves and our own agenda the risk is that we will remain blind to our role in His story – a role that’s in progress – every day of our lives.
We should be aware, that before Jesus created time, He had you and me in mind. He carefully planned, when you would be born and when you will die – He prepared good works for you to do. He has purposefully bought the paths of you and other people, together, at specific points in time. He has written a script and even if we don’t know it – all our steps, all our twists and turns – are known by Jesus – nothing, is a surprise to God. Consequently, we should live each day, full of the expectation that what we do for anyone; or, what we write or say, has a purpose that was defined, before time began.
I feel that we will be given many opportunities to serve God and to bring Him glory. Sadly, we will miss some of these opportunities – often, because we are so inwardly focused on our own agenda; our own self-interests. However, His purposes will not go unfulfilled because these good works will be handed to others, these arrangements were put in place a long, time ago. Yet, we will have to admit, when we are called to provide an account of our lives – that we failed to ‘perform our given roles’; because of our self-inflicted blindness.
What’s your answer to Selwyn’s question?