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    for thought and motivation for a tuesday

    another nice day here.... gunna go get some firewood.


    God’s Purpose or Mine?
    By Oswald Chambers

    He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side… —Mark 6:45

    We tend to think that if Jesus Christ compels us to do something and we are obedient to Him, He will lead us to great success. We should never have the thought that our dreams of success are God’s purpose for us. In fact, His purpose may be exactly the opposite. We have the idea that God is leading us toward a particular end or a desired goal, but He is not. The question of whether or not we arrive at a particular goal is of little importance, and reaching it becomes merely an episode along the way. What we see as only the process of reaching a particular end, God sees as the goal itself.

    What is my vision of God’s purpose for me? Whatever it may be, His purpose is for me to depend on Him and on His power now. If I can stay calm, faithful, and unconfused while in the middle of the turmoil of life, the goal of the purpose of God is being accomplished in me. God is not working toward a particular finish— His purpose is the process itself. What He desires for me is that I see “Him walking on the sea” with no shore, no success, nor goal in sight, but simply having the absolute certainty that everything is all right because I see “Him walking on the sea” (Mark 6:49). It is the process, not the outcome, that is glorifying to God.

    God’s training is for now, not later. His purpose is for this very minute, not for sometime in the future. We have nothing to do with what will follow our obedience, and we are wrong to concern ourselves with it. What people call preparation, God sees as the goal itself.

    God’s purpose is to enable me to see that He can walk on the storms of my life right now. If we have a further goal in mind, we are not paying enough attention to the present time. However, if we realize that moment-by-moment obedience is the goal, then each moment as it comes is precious.

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    Amen!

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    And that is true no matter where we are in our lives - in preparation for a profession, in the profession, in 'retirement', it is always being aware of the now that is important. When I was in grad school I was one of the guys (about six of us) who hung out for an hour or so AM at a Dunkin Donuts. While I am not an MD nor was I in med school I was able to tell one of the guys that he needed to see his MD - high thyroid level was my suspicion. I was right and his MD took care of it. Well, at my recommendation he found an MD who took care of it. He was a relatively young guy who didn't think anything could go wrong.
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