“ He is the inventor, we are only the machine. He is the painter, we are only the picture” – C.S. Lewis
Oh, how true this quote is and yet how often we get to thinking we are self-made. Often, I get in my mind what I want to make of myself.
In my 20’s, I wanted to be a successful college graduate, but those plans fell by the wayside when I met and married my husband. Then in my 30’s, I was going to be a successful executive recruiter. I realized that dream for awhile, but ultimately decided it wasn’t for me. Now, in my forties, I want to write to make a difference in others. Will this desire also pass off the scene? I do not know. But one thing I do know, my joy is more complete and my sense of self is greater when I make every effort to key into what Jesus created me to be.
And what is that?
It will take a lifetime for me to fully discover it, but one thing I do know, Jesus is all about souls. I try to very hard to make everything I do about souls too. Loving them, extending friendship, sharing Biblical truths.
All of my goals now are first put through the filter of Christ’s great commission to ‘go ye therefore and teach all nations’. I believe if what I set out to do in life compliments God’s great agenda, then I am at least fulfilling part of what the Great Inventor planned for me.
“…Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.” (Matthew 6:33)