John 10:10 (New Living Translation)
10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
In my job I meet a lot of different people from different walks of life and its amazing what complete strangers will share with you. I met an elderly woman whose husband could possible be facing the last weeks of his life, yet that was not the man on her mind. When we were alone in my office, she shared with me, that although she loved her husband- - - - he was not the love of her life. She remembered this other mans name, how old he’d be today, and the last time they spoke. For whatever reason she did not marry that man, but she decided to settle for the man she did. After 50 years of marriage, she can’t let it go.
This story touched my heart because I just recently made the decision to not settle for anything less than what God had for me. It’s a beautiful thing to have a man/woman in our lives, but its draining when they are the wrong one. Life is too precious for us to just except whatever comes along the way. We have to exercise our common sense and patience to wait on the Lord. We have friendships/relationships that we know are only bringing us down, but we choose to stay out of fear of being alone.
As Christian’s we claim to be children of God, but we live like orphanages. We settle for the first job that calls because we don’t have faith enough that God is setting us up for something great. We settle on issues with our children, because we are afraid they will get mad at us. We settle on how we let people talk down to us or at us, because we don’t have the boldness to stand up for ourselves. We settle on the car we drive because it gets us from point A to point B. We settle for a man/woman in our live, because we feel like somebody is better than nobody.
We settle, and settle until we get set in situations, relationships, and circumstances that eat away at the core of who we are. We find ourselves unable to move forward and enjoy life to the fullest. If we learn to truly trust in God and wait on him to move, we will be able to experience abundant life and happiness.
Today let’s choose the Sheraton over the Super 8. Let’s realize that we are worth more than minimum wage and that we deserve more than someone’s minimal effort. If you’re a child of God, start living it today. Stand up for yourself, your savior, and your future. Americans have the Bill of Rights, Christians have the Word of God………….Know your rights and exercise them. You have the right to live in the castle if you’re a child of the KING………………
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