We tend to think that if Jesus Christ compels us to do something
and we are obedient to Him, He will lead us to great success. We should
never have the thought that our dreams of success are God’s purpose for
us. In fact, His purpose may be exactly the opposite. We have the idea
that God is leading us toward a particular end or a desired goal, but He
is not. The question of whether or not we arrive at a particular goal
is of little importance, and reaching it becomes merely an episode along
the way. What we see as only the process of reaching a particular end,
God sees as the goal itself.
What is my vision of God’s purpose for me? Whatever it may be, His purpose is for me to depend on Him and on His power now.
If I can stay calm, faithful, and unconfused while in the middle of the
turmoil of life, the goal of the purpose of God is being accomplished
in me. God is not working toward a particular finish— His purpose is the
process itself. What He desires for me is that I see “Him walking on
the sea” with no shore, no success, nor goal in sight, but simply having
the absolute certainty that everything is all right because I see “Him
walking on the sea” (Mark 6:49). It is the process, not the outcome, that is glorifying to God.
God’s training is for now, not later. His purpose is for this very
minute, not for sometime in the future. We have nothing to do with what
will follow our obedience, and we are wrong to concern ourselves with
it. What people call preparation, God sees as the goal itself.
God’s purpose is to enable me to see that He can walk on the storms
of my life right now. If we have a further goal in mind, we are not
paying enough attention to the present time. However, if we realize that
moment-by-moment obedience is the goal, then each moment as it comes is
precious.
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