{"id":12278,"date":"2020-04-21T05:33:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T10:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=12278"},"modified":"2020-04-21T05:33:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T10:33:20","slug":"our-all-wise-know-it-all-has-a-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=12278","title":{"rendered":"Our All-Wise Know-It-All has a Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have loved watching you moms and dads and your children forge through your, what seems to be, perpetual at-home time together. I’ve passed by families going on walks together. I\u2019ve seen FB photos of you having family meals together and, I\u2019ve heard you saying: \u201cI\u2019m going to miss this!\u201d I\u2019ve seen you being home school facilitators, and, latest news is you’re going to get to supervise through to the end of the school year! Maybe that’s more than you bargained for — but you’re surviving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time will pass and I pray that you look back on it as a life-changing time that will give you fond memories and many lessons learned, in spite of it being some of the most challenging and even disappointing times. I pray that your new value system of family meals together, playing games together and caring for each other and others, along with the tenacity, perseverance and fortitude you\u2019ve acquired, to be your new non-negotiables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We might consider these times to be a \u201chands-on seminar\u201d by our Lord. He wants us to know \u201cI have a purpose in mind\u201d. And it\u2019s verified in James 1: \u201cConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We mamas know the pain of childbirth. Oh, but it\u2019s so worth it to hold that little bundle-of-purpose in our arms. We\u2019ve heard it said \u201cNo pain \u2013 no gain!\u201d There is so much gain that we will have had from these times of isolation and confinement if we but realize God always has a purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seriously, I’m speaking from firsthand experience. Out of the toughest times of our lives, when my sweetheart was diagnosed with terminal cancer, God had a purpose already planned for me. I had a choice. To waller in self-pity or to allow God to use that season as preparation time in my life. That latter option is what compelled me to start blogging, and from Facebook’s notice to me yesterday — it has now been 10 years of blogging. Our greatest tests turned out to be my daily testimony to others. God had a purpose for me way past my husband’s life on this earth. I knew God wanted me to bring His light to the darkness on social media and I promised to blog 365 days a year with a 6 am post goal each and every day. I am driven with a passion for this mission. My passion is telling a lost and hurting world about the love, mercy and grace of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m pulling out one of my favorite scriptures. Romans 8:28 \u201cFor ALL things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His PURPOSES.\u201d Did you get that? HIS purposes! He is on purpose, with a purpose in mind. So, if we but take deep breaths, we\u2019ll weather this season with new purpose right here in the middle or end of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter did. Remember what a coward he was? He denied even knowing Christ. Tough season for him and the other disciples. Everything they staked their lives on ended up in their leader\u2019s demise. Oh, but God had a purpose. The PURPOSE rose from the grave and ascended to heaven. The PURPOSE was to radically transform lives so we can live for eternity with THE PURPOSE. The coward, Peter, turned into a vibrant, Holy Spirit-filled, preaching machine after Pentecost. His first message brought in over 3,000 people to Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if God\u2019s purpose is packaged in temporary pain and inconvenience? What if we understand that God\u2019s purposes are always right on. What if we yield to our divine \u201cKnow-it-All\u201d and surrender to His ways without whining and complaining? We should follow James\u2019 words to \u201cCount it ALL joy\u201d \u2013 because a creative idea, a witty invention, a new way of solving problems, and a family bond is created that will never be broken. What if we hold tight and watch God do what He does best? He is our God and Father of PURPOSE, and Father knows best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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