Many people in our current society are perplexed. They are searching for answers that they have no life-experience from which to draw the answer. Some of them abandon their search, and others employ a counselor or life coach to teach them what they do not understand.
One of the best “Life Coaching” experiences we can ever use is to procure our answers from God’s Word – from both the Bible and from the Holy Spirit who moves into our spirit at the moment that we turn away from our sinful lifestyle and ask Jesus to be our eternal Savior.
Our conversion and commitment to Him are the doors that open this valuable reservoir for us. These sources give us wisdom for living on every subject about which we can ever wonder. They enable us to prioritize our views on relationships, financial success, managing emotions, career opportunities, life choices, etc.
God had perfect plans for our life before He ever formed us in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139). Living within the parameters of His will is not restrictive but protective, and insures our ultimate, fulfillment and success in this life and the next. Abiding in the center of His will for us is the happiest place on earth.
God’s viewpoint is usually opposite to the wisdom of this world. He tells us to rejoice in tribulation, to be content with weakness, to welcome insults and persecution and tragedies, etc. (2 Corinthians 12:10). This is why most people reject these truths: they do not make any human sense.
However, our strength actually comes from our weakness, because we place our complete trust in God and not in our human resources (Psalm 37:4-5). Ultimately, we rejoice when we see God’s hand in our life, working out everything for our ultimate good (Romans 8:28; 1 Peter 4:13).
Prayer:
Father God, remind us to keep a journal of the goodness that You shower our life with every single moment of our time on this earth. We can develop times of centered communion with You each moment of our day, because fulfillment only comes through our deepening relationship with You.
Teach us that these victories will strengthen our joy and peace, as they give us concrete reminders of Your all-consuming love for us. Increase our passion for You, our patience in waiting on Your timing in our life, and our compassion for those that You bring into our life. Thank You for helping us to hone our listening skills so that others know that we truly care about them.
Thought for the Day:
The deeper and more intimate our relationship is with God, the more joy we experience in our soul and in our daily walk with Him (Matthew 22:37); as we yoke up with Christ in us, His burden is light and easy, because He helps us to walk victoriously through all of life’s circumstances.
-Matthew 11:30; 1 Corinthians 15:57; John 17:3
