WHERE IS YOUR LIFE GOING?

Yet it is in him that God gives a full and complete expression of himself (within the physical limits that he set himself in Christ). Moreover, your own completeness is only realized in him, who is the authority over all authorities, and the supreme power over all powers (Col. 2:9-10 Ph).

If we want to live a complete and whole life, we must live it under God’s authority.  Live it under His management.  Play life according to His rules.  Follow His instructions for living and relating.  Let Him be in control.  Let Him be in the lead.

How does this benefit you?  When you choose to live life under God’s authority, you get moved along the timeline of His purpose.  What does His purpose do in your life?  His purpose completes your life.  We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but God’s purpose prevails (Prov. 19:21 Mes).  If you want a life with purpose that lasts and completes you, you’ve got to get on track with God’s purpose, because His purpose succeeds.

Author, Martin Amis, in his comparison of life to a steam engine train, wrote:  “Sometimes I feel that life is passing me by, not slowly either, but with ropes of steam and spark-spattered wheels and a hoarse roar of power or terror. It's passing, yet I'm the one who's doing all the moving. I'm not the station, I'm not the stop: I'm the train. I'm the train.”

You’re on a timeline and you’re going somewhere in the end.  Make the best use of your time, despite all the difficulties of these days. Don’t be vague but firmly grasp what you know to be the will of God (Eph. 5:16-17 Ph).