“Do not conform to the
pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will
is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2, NIV).
You love God with all your
heart, mind, body, and soul. You live a surrendered and obedient
life–one that seeks to
please and honor the Lord. You seek Him everyday through prayer and
the Word. You seek His intimacy because without it you are lost. You
pray for others because if you don't, you will fail them and Him. You
are available when He needs you, and you reach out to those who need
help. He gives you what to say when you need the words, and He is
able to direct your steps. You constantly seek to be closer to Him,
and to be renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit. You belong to Him,
and yet in your mind you are struggling to discover His great purpose
for your life.
You have longed for a
great purpose in your life that brings passion to your soul. You have
cried out to God to know His perfect will. You know that if you are
in His will, you shall be fulfilled. So you have struggled to
discover it. In your seeking, perhaps you have missed the fact that
smaller purposes can make up a greater one. Perhaps smaller
opportunities that God has sent your way have been overlooked in the
search for that great purpose, and with that overlooked opportunity,
you have missed the passion and fulfillment you have sought.
Being renewed in your mind
means being changed in the way that you think. Think differently
about the little things that you do each day for Him. Don't believe
that you have failed Him because you haven't perceived a great
purpose. Live each day with expectancy that you shall be used by God
that day. Ask Him for opportunities to be used, and you shall
receive. Discover the purpose of your day that brings glory to His
name. Make yourself available with a joyful spirit. Discover your
passion in what has been given for you to do now. With a yielded
heart of surrender and a mind to receive the direction of His Spirit,
you can test and approve each opportunity that a day presents. Set
your hand to the plow for the day and plow your purpose. You can
“commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your
plans” (Proverbs 16:3. NIV). You shall be in His will–His
good, pleasing, and perfect will.
Remember that God does not
consider any service as being small. If you seek and serve Him
faithfully in what you consider the small things, you will one day
learn just how big they really are. You shall know that you have
found the great, passionate, and perfect will of God for your life.
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