OUR PURPOSE INSIDE HIS PLAN

God has had a plan for each and every person throughout the history of the world, whether the person willingly stepped forward in faith to accomplish His will or unwittingly played a role to accomplish it.  It didn’t matter if it was the least likely shepherd boy or the king of a nation.  It is the same with each and every one of us.  God has a plan and already knows how we will respond to the circumstances in which He allows us to dwell.  If you ever had doubts about your part in accomplishing His purposes, the new series that Pastor Mark introduced this past Sunday should help us all understand our part in His great plan.  Some random thoughts about how all that works follows here.

When pondering what our part is in God’s great plan, the question is begged, what is controlling or directing your life?  It can be driven by any number of circumstances, values and/or emotions.  One thing to keep in mind is that this life is preparation for the next, the eternal one.   We are God’s ambassadors during our temporary time here.  Our job is to let Christ shine through us, so while we are in this world, we can’t be of this world.  Doing otherwise would explain a dissatisfaction with life on earth.  God designed us to seek happiness through Him and when we look for it elsewhere, we experience pain.  

Our life’s primary purpose is to bring Him glory.  He has honored us by providing the manifestation of His glory every day of our lives.  Refusing to bring glory to God is rebellion.  It is the sin that caused Satan’s fall, and mankind’s as well.  What are some ways we can we fulfill our place in this world by bringing God glory?  Worship, loving other believers, becoming like Christ, serving (using our gifts), and witnessing to others.  

When you think of it, your place in God’s grand plan for His creation is massive.  The purpose of your life is critically important!  This new series will help us all understand that and inspire us to action.