What is my purpose?

We say goodbye, we close the doors behind us so to speak.  We acknowledge the challenging, the difficult, but we choose to look at the good, we choose to be thankful. 

And as we move from one phase to another, the question starts to plague us..... what is our purpose now?  That thing that defined us for so long, that was so much of who we were.  We left for what we believe were good reasons, reasons that honored the Lord, that would bring about spiritual health for our family, but so much of who we were was wrapped up in this circumstance of our life.

And so, thankfully, I am driven back to the Word, not back to my external works and what looks righteous, but to the One to whom my heart is laid bare.

And in Him is peace, and these incredibly comforting thoughts....

My purpose is simple.

To love the Lord with all my heart, mind, and strength

To love other people as myself.  

My purpose is not in an outward position, but in an inward position of the heart.  My purpose is not in an outward acknowledgement of leadership, but an acknowledgement of me serving others.

There is a peace, there is an realization that what the world counts as foolishness is wise in heavens eyes.

There is an acknowledgement that by these choices I am counting on the eternal, that in heaven the Lord who sees all, will truly see all, He will lay bear the intents of  my heart.

Oh Lord, may the eternal truly be something I live for, thank you for how it softens the blows and challenges of this world, because there is Someone who truly loves us and understands us.   

And until then, my purpose is simple, not easy, but simple.  Keep me focused on that.  I know my earthly tendency to focus on what is seen.  

Help me love.