Becoming The Person God Wants 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all . . . are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit When you begin to align your goals with Gods goals and your desires with Gods desires, you will rid your life of a lot of anger, anxiety and depression. The homemaker who wants a happy, harmonious family is expressing a godly desire, but she cannot guarantee that it will happen. So shed better not base her identity and sense of worth on it or she will be a basket case of anger or resentment toward her sometimes less-than-harmonious family. Instead she could decide, Im going to be the wife and mother God wants me to be. Thats a great goal! Is it impossible or uncertain? No, because its also Gods goal for her and nothing is impossible with God. Who can block her goal? Shes the only one who can. As long as she cooperates with Gods goal for her, her success is assured. But what if my husband has a mid-life crisis or my kids rebel? she may object. Problems like that arent blocking her goal of being the wife and mother God wants her to be, but they will put her goal to a serious test. If her husband ever needs a godly wife, and if her children ever need a godly mother, its in times of trouble. Family difficulties are merely new opportunities for her to fulfill her goal of being the woman God wants her to be. The pastor whose worth is based on his goal to win his community for Christ, have the best youth ministry in town, or increase giving to missions by 50 percent is headed for a fall. These are worthwhile desires, but they are poor goals by which to determine his worth because they can be blocked by people or circumstances. Rather he could say, Im going to be the pastor God wants me to be. Thats a great goal because nothing can block him from achieving it. Gods basic goal for your life is character development: becoming the person God wants you to be. Because its a godly goal, no one can block it except you. Prayer: Lord, I want to be the person You called me to be today. Thank You that by Your grace I can be that person. In JESUS Name. Amen. Neil Anderson
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 09:07:59 +0000
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