LIVING FOR GOD™

"Be What You Wanna Be"

By Calvin and Lisa Wulf

    “God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.”  Romans 11:29 (NIV)

     They hop in the car as he tunes in the oldies station.  The radio speaker blares, “It’s your thing – do what you wanna do.”

     “I’ve always liked that song,” he smiled.  “But I have different words.  How about

‘It’s your life, be what you wanna be.’”

     “Yeah, that’s right,” his friend agreed.  “I've always known I could do just about anything I set my mind to.”

     Sound familiar?  We’re the do-your-own-thing generation.  Me, myself and I control our destiny.  We just love that quote, “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.”  There’s simply no limit to how far we can go.  But as another song says, “It ain’t necessarily so.”

     What’s the problem?  We’re told we can be successful in any task if we work hard enough.  But our faith says God has a plan for each of us.  So can we really “ be what we wanna be?” 

     God doesn’t give unlimited gifts for us to do whatever we want.  He has a specific lifetime vision for everyone.  We can force our way into a different picture.  We might even look successful.  But in God’s economy we really aren’t.

     So ponder this.  God’s plan for each of us also affects other people.  That’s because he often uses us to help others.  So if you don’t choose to follow his path for you, who else are you cheating besides yourself and God?

     Let’s switch to a new theme song.  Here’s how:

·        Pray about your life mission.  Does God really want you to be a brain surgeon?

·        Be open to others.  Do you sense God wanting to work through you?

·        Admit to God that you’ve been listening to “that song” again.  He’ll forgive you.

     So remember – life isn’t about me, myself and I.  It’s really about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Perhaps we need a lesson from the master himself.  Jesus always did what he saw the Father doing.  The Father initiated – the Son followed.  Let’s live by his example.

Copyright by Calvin and Lisa Wulf

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