He'll Wait

One of the most common quandaries in the Christian life is the pursuit of one’s purpose. At some point, many of us find ourselves seeking to understand why we were made. We’ve been told that God made each of us for some great purpose and we’ve yet to discover our own opportunities for greatness.

We’ve been told that God made each of us and God doesn’t make mistakes.

So, what gives?

Why don’t we know what God made us to do?

Sure, the safe answer is universal – God made us to love Him and love others. That’s true. But to stop there might drain the hope out of the promises that we are created uniquely and wonderfully made.

Perhaps our perspective is causing our struggle. We tend to think that God “made” us rather than God “is making” us. Perhaps we are far from the image of God’s workmanship that He intends for greatness. Perhaps we are works in progress. Perhaps God is making us for something way beyond what we’re prepared to face.

Perhaps our everyday challenges, major setbacks, victories and defeats, job offers, rejections, celebrations, and cancellations are the chisel strikes forming us into the masterpiece the sculptor can see deep beneath our cracking or hardened edges.

Why is it taking so long?

Does taking longer imply a greater purpose?

Perhaps.

Or perhaps it indicates that we’re being less than cooperative with the process. Perhaps we’ve let unforgiveness, resentment, jealousy, laziness, ambition, pride, fear, pain, grief, our favorite sins… slow us down.

God won’t rush us.

He’s gentle and merciful.

He’ll wait.

But so will we.

While He waits for us to let go of what’s keeping us from reaching our potential, we’ll wait to understand the wonder and greatness of the unique purpose for which He’s making us.

Thanks for Reading,

John Crosby