Day 1: Thinking About My Purpose

Question: In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God, not myself?


Its hard. We live in such a materialistic world. Wants, desires, needs. Everything comes back to what you have, what you want, what someone else has, and how much more can you get. However, I have now been able to realize with the assistance of my best friend and some Gospel music, that whatever I need, God WILL provide it. He knows my desires and what is for me, He will give to me. The deeper and harder picture to understand is that what I want and when I want it and whether God deems is for me, is not my choosing. When He feels is the right time for me to have it, that is when I will be able to get it. I won't have to be stressed, feel overwhelmed, confused, or upset about it. I will be grateful for what I have now, because I am blessed beyond measure. I have the necessities to live. Food, clothes, shelter, and water. Anything else that I have, is in abundance and I have so much more than others. I am grateful to have a healthy and happy son, who loves me. I haven't been as nice to him as I should. I get frustrated and angry, when I should be loving all the time.

The billboards, commercials, print advertisement, online advertisements, they are around us daily. I want a BMW X5, but my Honda Accord is working just fine and getting me to point A and point B. I want a house, but living at my mom's house is helping me save my money so that I can have one of my own.

I am working towards a better me, a better person, a better mother. God is providing everything that I need. Everything that He has for me, He will give to me. Be patient. Let Go and Let God! It will ALL be OK! All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord!