“I’m in the middle of the road with a flat tire.
Can you tell Dad to come and help me?”
My daughter was under the gun. She had given her landlord notice that she was moving out by the end of the month. Although she took a
few days off from work, she hadn’t finished as much as she anticipated. On her
last day off, as she rushed back and forth to the storage shed, a previously
patched tire decided to leave her stranded in the middle of the highway—with
three children in tow.
My wife and I hurried to her aid—not knowing
whether we could help. We both suffer from back injuries, and changing a tire
isn’t as easy as it once was—or even possible. I managed to loosen the lug nuts
but couldn’t figure out how to remove the jack (what happened to the good old
days when everything was simple).
Frustrated, my daughter called a cousin who is a
mechanic. Without effort, he removed the jack and changed the tire. When I
commented on how easy he made the job look, he said, “Everyone has a purpose.”
His was to help people with mechanical issues in their vehicles.
Paul reminds us that God has a purpose for us and
works to fulfill it.
Discovering God’s purpose is essential for living
the abundant life Jesus promises. God’s ultimate purpose is for everyone to
know his Son as their Savior. He works to fulfill that purpose by sending his
Spirit to convict people of their sins. He calls some into full-time mission
work to take his message of love to those who haven’t heard. He calls others
into full-time work to equip believers to do the same in their everyday worlds.
God wants us to know and experience his love,
draw closer to him, and then make his love known to the world. We were created
to have a relationship with our Creator.
We don’t have to be a career preacher or
missionary to share God’s plan with others. Living out God’s love in our
actions, attitudes, and words accomplishes his purpose. My cousin can do it as
a mechanic. So can the attendant at the office store, the teller at the bank,
and the CEO of a major organization. And so can you—wherever God places you.
Don’t wander through life wondering what your
purpose is. Live a purpose-driven life now.
Father, help me to live with purpose by making your
love known through my daily experiences.
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