The Point part 4
God's Word (Jesus, love) is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. In fact, He IS the path (or the Way). But here's where I find a lot of people are at: They want to know SPECIFICALLY what God has for them, or, "What does God want me to do?". And listen, I know that God has a specific purpose for everybody. He made you special. And He made you specially... you. But I can't tell you what your individual, specific purpose is. That's for you to find out. I've heard it said like this, "The two most important days of your life are when you are born... and when you find out why." And I agree. I've spent a lot of time "wandering around in the wilderness," my dad calls it. Trying to figure it all out. And I can tell you from experience that you can bang your head against the wall trying to figure it all out... but all you'll end up with is a headache. See, God doesn't want us to (or expect us to) figure it all out. He reveals Himself to us (and in us and through us and as us) and all He wants us to do is receive it and release it. Now let me hit my verse for today: "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" (Matthew 6:21). And let me tell you what the point is: Follow your heart. If love never fails--and believe you me, love never fails!--then following your heart will never lead you wrong. But you have to understand the nature of love (which is why I wrote a Rant series about that very thing a little while ago). Because if you think your treasure is something you don't have that you need to get... and if you think following your heart is the way to get that thing that you don't have... then you've missed the point. Love isn't about getting. It's about giving. It's about sharing what you've got. The greatest treasure in the world is the GIFT of God which is eternal life, which is knowing the Father in the context of your true identity as His beloved Son in whom He is well pleased. I'm telling you... we are already blessed with all Spiritual blessings and we have already been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. Jesus did it all so we could get it all. And now, on this side of the cross, we have it all because we have HIM! We have His Spirit--our love receptor--and we know and believe the love of Christ. So while I can't tell you your specific purpose, I can tell you all of mankind's purpose: To be loved by the Father and to love Him back by loving each other with that same love. That's why we're here. That's our EPIC (Eternal Purpose In Christ) destiny. That's the point. But specifically... again, follow your heart. Because really it's God's heart beating in your chest. Beating with love. And that thing you do that puts your heart at peace--for me it's writing, for you it might be teaching, or singing, or playing music, or computers, or sports, or whatever--that's your treasure. Your talent IS your treasure. Where your treasure, is where your heart is. That thing that makes you... you. That's the thing you need to be doing. That's the point of YOUR life. And when you do that thing, that's when you're the most alive. That's when you're most glorifying to God. That's when you're the most... you. And that's the point. Don't try to be someone else. Just be yourself!