Each of us is born for a purpose, and we want our lives to matter. I don’t think it’s unique to only some of us; it’s a longing of every human being. – Garrett Gravesen
God has a dream and a plan for your life and mine. A perfect plan that brings honour and glory to him and blessing to us.
God’s dream is to make you like his Son Jesus. Matthew 5:48 says, “You are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” His dream for us is, he wants us to think like Jesus, to walk like Jesus, to love like Jesus. For some people, the way they live their daily lives is far from the dream and plan that God has for them.
God’s dream for you and I is that we would be more than people who are called “Christian”. His dream is that we would truly be disciples of Christ. On fire for the Lord, loving him, loving each other. Proclaiming by our words, our actions and our lifestyles. I am a child of God. I am loved. I am forgiven. I am set free from the burden of my sin.
The Word of God must be our guide to life and the Holy Spirit is the one who helps us in our daily walk. You are loved, you are valuable, you are precious, you are forgiven. God made you. You are his child. You are his masterpiece. Ephesians 2:10, “For we are God’s masterpiece.” He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
Accept the gifts, the strengths God has given you. Know what your weaknesses are, know where you experience difficulty, know where you fall short, but know God has a dream and a purpose for your life.
Whose purpose are you trying to fulfil in your life? Do you know your purpose?
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1–2
Written by Dr Charisse le Roux
