For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55: 8-9

When I was seven years old, I remember sitting in my room at the window and gazing into the sky; the stars were shining brightly and magnificently on that summer night. My question was straight to the point, though innocent and humble, "God, why did you make me and why are we here?” Those were deep thoughts and questions from such a little person right? I will admit that I was inquisitive about so many things, but these particular questions were very high on my list. Honestly, I can’t remember ever getting an answer; consequently as the years went by, I would pose the same questions. I can say that I have had many experiences where the Lord has shown Himself in order to allow me to see that He does exist. I know that you have experienced those times when you know that only God could have done some things for you.

Even when I reflect on the times of my personal visitations or even the times when I have still tried to meditate on who God really is, why He would make us and what is our purpose for being here, I still cannot comprehend God in all of His totality. I can however, marvel at all of His glory and all of His grace. I also realize that our thoughts, our ideas, and our views cannot compare or begin to understand, nor can we grasp His majestic greatness. If we closed our eyes and tried to imagine with our mind, the thoughts or the ways of God or even the Excellency of God, we could not envision nor capture it, just the very essence of His a glory. We are allowed to experience His goodness and His “awesomeness” in our lives and it is revealed in everything that see (a long drive down the coast, across the country or to the many wonders of the world, all prove this).

When I consider this, I also have to consider that God may not reveal His reasoning as to why, the how, or the what, however we must be mindful of the grace given and continue to seek Him so that He can reveal His purpose to us. God spent time and effort and put thought into orchestrating His desires into fruition; his writings to us was deliberate and lets me know that my question to God so many years ago is answered throughout the scriptures. God in all of His wonderfulness just wants to be glorified in and through us! And in turn others may see and desire to know Him in His fullness as well as being able to succeed in creatively putting into words what our heart holds about the God whom we loved and serve.

Bless God for David, Isaiah and so many of the prophets who had no idea how their words would comfort many in generations to come; they would never know Jesus, never know the One who came as man and would die for man. Today, I am so thankful that He considered me and my life even before I knew or could even understand at such a young age and my soul rejoices at the very thought that even though I have not been given all the specifics, I am still allowed to see His wonders and know whatever His plan was before the beginning, before the foundations of the earth, I can trust He knows what He's doing and why. I now consider and not question, how we have been given the allusion, a hint to the magnificence, not only in all the earth but in our lives because this glory, this magnificence is not to be compared to the glory that we will see!

Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10

When I revisit the first chapter of Genesis, I read how God said and it was; how He set and it was; how He created and it was; how God made and it was; how He called and it was; how God blessed and it was and then how He breathed and we were. This is a perfect reminder of just how magnificent and powerful God is. Does it not stand to reason that if He put that much thought into creation, how much more thought He put into us, His ultimate workmanship, created solely for His purpose? And because we are indeed a product of His workmanship, that we should do greater works (John 14:12)? I doubt seriously if God made or created anything that He did not have use or purpose for; all ordained of God, previously determined, predestined, and arranged beforehand.

When I think of us as His creation… I’m not really sure at what point we started putting limitations on God or why we don’t seek to cultivate our full potential in Him or not go forth utilizing the gifts and the talents He has placed in us for His glory and His purpose for our lives? I’m not sure if we can attribute it to the teaching or to the lack thereof, nonetheless it is of grave concern to me in this season that developing souls is not our main focal point. It saddens me when I think of our thought process and mindsets that most likely stem from a lack of study and a hunger for the Word, a lack of seeking God’s face for knowledge and understanding of His Word, as opposed to just taking what’s being said and heard at face value. Timothy tells us to “study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” This is the only way that you can be assured that what you hear is in agreement with the Spirit of God. You cannot discern what truth is, rightly divide or process what you don’t know for yourself. Let alone knowing what the Word says concerning our life.

We need to get back to finding out who we were created to be and our purpose in God’s plan. There is so much that God wants to do through us in order to show others His glory, so that they too can become that beacon of light He intended for them to be. Let’s begin to recognize and walk in our gifts, let’s use them as God intended, to bring Him glory. The gifts God has placed and birthed in us for Kingdom work and not self promotion or self glory. There are souls are at stake, we have to make full proof of our ministry… one reaching one or one reaching many through the gifts and talents that have been placed in us.

There is so much more that God intended for us to do, it’s simple and yet profound. It is essential we understand what He wants from us as an individual. The reason being is simply because it is His will for us and because we'll see how our purpose captures the essence of God’s overall plan. I'm sure God is grateful that He doesn't have this concern with all of His other creations because they are doing what they were purposed to do... only man... even the angels asked God, "what is man that you are mindful of him?" Personally, I'm thankful and we should all be that He is mindful and gracious to us in spite of us and that His mercies are new every morning.

So glad that I’ve been immersed in His rich mercy and embraced with His love. He took my dead live and made me alive and by no goodness of my own, He has allowed me to sit in heavenly places in Him (verse 12). Ordained me even before I knew me. I was His piece of creative artistry, his workmanship, created, formed, shaped, molded for good works unto Him! We can rejoice in knowing that this is our course of life, our journey … let’s not only walk in it but let’s tell others so they will also know they were of His divine intentions… created on purpose for purpose!

Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde