YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE

Hello Friends,

Our purpose in this life is to let our light shine. God has give us a great blessing through his forgiveness and through his word. He has sacrificed His son, and in doing so, has created a way for us to be saved.

Whether you believe in the God of Jacob or not, we all know deep down that we have been set up to succeed in life. In my last post I spoke of how important it is for us to find the best in life. To briefly touch on that topic, I'll say this. If we look for negativity and darkness in this world, then we will surely find it. But, this can also be reversed. If we condition our mind to see the good in life, then it will surely come out. To return to the subject of success, we need to realize that we have all it takes to succeed in this life. We have an unlimited amount of resources to better ourselves mentally, physically, and spiritually. And if you want to improve relationally, then simply work on the previous three areas and they will in turn improve the latter.

Now that we agree that we have more than it takes to succeed, I'd like to mention a verse that states what we are to do with this gift. The gift I speak of is not only success in this life, but also the hope for a future beyond the present. The verse is as follows - "for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light." Ephesians 5:8.

A lamp is considered a light, and when we turn it on it is meant to shine. With this thought in mind, why is it that so many of us choose to hide our light? Is it because we are nervous? Maybe it is because we don't take the time out of our busy schedules to give the creator recognition for all of the things we are blessed with on a daily basis.

We must constantly feed this light with the word of God, but also with pure positivity. I have a friend who claims he gets the most joy out of life by dancing. He now wants to start a dance studio as a means to share the one thing that's given him peace throughout his life. I admire that. I also have a co-worker who can light up a room simply by smiling. This is truly amazing. We must continue feeding this kind of positivity with more positivity, and we must be more than willing to share it.

It is a great thing when we can help others and help ourselves by letting our light shine. Please remember, just as a fire needs wood to stay burning, we need to always add to our light in order to maintain it, and to properly disperse it.

God Bless!

HOW TO ENJOY LIFE

How do you enjoy life?
This question is a rather easy one to answer; by making a conscious decision to enjoy it.

See, all too often we get caught up in the challenges of our daily lives. So caught up in fact, that we neglect to notice all of the good things going on everyday. If we simply decide to be more happy, and to have fun in what we're doing, then we will be much happier and much less distracted by the negativity in the world.

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

I have to ask, do you think it will benefit you to worry?  I have been guilty of worry and dread in the past, and I believe we all have been, but we should do our best to maintain a positive attitude in times of adversity. This thought was recently reinforced in my mind; Christ died for us, and therefore we truly have nothing to worry about. Like the awesome verse says - "If God is for us, who can be against us." Romans 8:1. 

It goes without saying, but there are so many wonderful things we have to be thankful for, salvation being one of them. So I believe that to live a fulfilling life with smiles and laughter we need to make the choice to ignore what's wrong with the world, and to recognize and embrace all the blessings that we are given everyday.

I thought I'd keep it brief today, but you get the point. The good in life is a lot like the stars in the sky; the more you look, the more you find. Please keep this in mind.

God Bless!