Do you ever wonder what your purpose is here on earth? The older I have gotten, the more I keep asking this question of myself. Once you have retired from whatever profession you chose, it’s important to find things that extend that purpose, make it come alive even if only from a different direction. In the purpose God has given us, He never throws us away after we’ve completed out goals in life. He never disqualifies us from those purposes. Everyone of us is important, every road a new direction, every tired muscle that needs rest, and every position we find difficult to handle. He finds the perfect time on that path for us to grow.
Use this perfectly timed hope to keep moving forward and resist feeling inferior or useless. These things might stop you from doing what God wants you to do for yourself, for your family, and for others in the world. God will never let you move too fast or too slow in your efforts to follow Him closely. God’s plans for you are good, and He is glorified in your trust and love. Follow where He leads you, and you will have an abundant life, a blessing to you and the world.
Drawing on the picture that David wrote in Psalm 139: 1-5 (KJV), I have received the hope I need to follow His paths and to know that He will never mislead me. The mountains I climb will be small, and the streams I cross will be soothing to my feet. My life will be good, and nothing will stop me from seeking His kingdom. “O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compasseth my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.” Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Anna Hartt
