You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. -1 Corinthians 6:20

Whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, you must do all for the glory of God. -1 Corinthians 10:31

You are the light of the world - like a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see. Don’t hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly father.” -Matthew 5:14-16

Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come to worship him. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him. The world is firmly established and cannot be shaken.” -1 Chronicles 16:29

I know God’s purpose for your life. :)

Whoa, before you freak out, stick with me. What I’m writing about tonight is difficult, because it’s something I’m still struggling with, learning about and praying about. It’s a little hard to share, honestly.

Now that we are at home, life is “settling down” and things are going well, I’ve been asking God what His purpose is for us. To be perfectly honest, not always in a “nice, seeking His will” kind of way. I won’t say I’ve been mad at God, I’ve just been feeling sort of like - what in the world are you doing, and what in the world do you want me to do with this?

This conversation with God has happened over several “things” in my life, but the biggie, the one that hurts the most and the one I really have been thinking about, is starting a family. Nate and I had planned to start thinking about having children about a year after we got married. Obviously, that was not possible. Now, before my mom reads this and flips out, I’m not saying that it’s never going to happen. I know God can do great things and work all kinds of miracles. But the way things are right now, it’s just not even a possibility, and won’t be for a while probably. I was starting to really despair over this - several of my friends have just had little ones, and my extreme happiness and joy for them has been tinged with a bit of sadness.

So, a few days ago, driving down the road I was really thinking about this and sort of asking God why he had taken this away from us. Nate has always LOVED kids and they are crazy about him. The one thing in life he really had a yearning for was to be a dad. I’ve never been much of a “maternal” person but never thought the option just wouldn’t be there. So anyway, I was praying about this, asking God to give me guidance about this, or peace or or something. God reminded me about a sermon I heard about our purpose in life.

God has a plan and a purpose for everyone. I still don’t really know what my plan or purpose is. But, God has told us that we all have one ultimate purpose. To glorify Him. No matter what situation God has put us in, where we are in our life, we are supposed to give him glory with every step we take and everything we do. Even when we have no clue what God is doing in our lives or with our lives, we should give him praise and glory that He deserves. I have a long way to go with this one, so don’t use me as an example! Let’s work on it together?

Love in Him,

Genie Alice

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