"to have found God and to still pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."
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we're chasing our own dreams. our goals. our passions. ourselves. our identity. our meaning... the catcher word is, "our". Another word would be, "my". my dreams. my goals. myself...and so on. we are focused on ourselves. our own happiness, achievements and gains. we are proud in our accomplishments and the goals we dream of meeting. we seek for happiness from others, in the mentality that we deserve it from them. And if they don't meet it, cause like each of us we are sinful human beings chasing the same things as everyone else, we throw the towel at them and tell ourselves, and maybe others aswell, "I deserve better. I'm just going to chase my dreams and make my own happy kingdom through the big goals I have." So many of us are focused on what we are capable of building in our own lives, totally missing the point of our existence in this world. while all this is very important to have, we should be careful to not become self-centered. many believe they have everything in its right place, but some are blinded. Gods been teaching me lately that this life has nothing to do with me, finding myself, achieving anything or reaching any of my own goals. before you jump on my back, hear me out: this life is all, and I mean all, about Him. this life is His. we merely get to be a part of His story. everything is under His control and guiding: when we let this life be about Him. He has purpose for each of us. goals and achievements assigned to everyone of us to carry out. our identity has already been formed and we have no need to look any further for ourselves than at the foot of the cross. for our identity and who we are, is hidden in who He is. the Bible says in Jeremiah 1:5, that before you were formed in your mothers womb, He knew you, He sanctified you; and basically already had a mission in place for you. in 29:11, it says again about how God has a future planned just for you. in Ephesians 2:10, it says, "For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them." in other words, before you even existed yet, He knew you, sanctified you for a holy purpose, had a plan for you and all the means you would need to carry it out. God has plans, guidelines, standards and hopes for us. He wants us to prosper and do well. He wants us to grow and gain achievements, to push towards goals. but most of the time we let our own desires and wants overpower His ultimate dreams for our lives, and we lose true purpose and selfless service and surrender. we become self-focused and proud of our accomplishments forgetting that without His strength, we could do nothing. loosing the blessing of letting this life be His; running His race as His hands and feet on the earth. never forget that He is the giver of true wisdom and knowledge. It isn't just about being the smartest or the richest. it's about living out Gods desires for our lives, and not letting ourselves and our pride get in the way of Gods higher plans and dreams for each one of us. the famous verse found in Proverbs 3:6, gives us simple guidance in how we can chase Gods plans and dreams: "In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths." And the best thing about God is He never leads us down a path; He never asks us to do anything that He doesn't have provision for. and even if we've messed up, that doesn't mean we've wrecked God's plan. He is well aware that we will fail, and He is ready to use our failures for our good when we lay them down in His hands. any place you are at, God still has a plan and purpose for your life. you need only to run to Him, acknowledging who you are hid in Him and the identity He already has in place for you. "you will seek Me, and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." Chase after Gods heart with your whole heart. because of His unendingly deep love for you, He longs to fulfill His plans in you and your life. He knows that in a life hid in His heart that you will be happiest and the most fulfilled. let every part of your life be about Him and living out who and what He desires. It is a daily, moment by moment, laying down of yourself; letting His life be the life you live, His love, the love you give...let every breath you breath be wrapped up in His heavenly grace held within His heart.
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