“We tend to think that if Jesus Christ compels us to do something and we are obedient to Him, He will lead us to great success. We should never have the thought that our dreams of success are God’s purpose for us. In fact, His purpose may be exactly the opposite. We have the idea that God is leading us toward a particular end or a desired goal, but He is not. The question of whether or not we arrive at a particular goal is of little importance, and reaching it becomes merely an episode along the way. What we see as only the process of reaching a particular end, God sees as the goal itself.
What is my
vision of God’s purpose for me? Whatever
it may be, His purpose is for me to depend on Him and on His power now.
If I can stay calm, faithful, and unconfused while in the middle of the
turmoil of life, the goal of the purpose of God is being accomplished in
me. God is not working toward a
particular finish-His purpose is the process itself. What He desires for me is that I see ‘Him
walking on the sea’ with no shore, no success, nor goal in sight, but simply
having the absolute certainty that everything is alright because I see ‘Him
walking on the sea’ (Mark 6: 49). It is
the process, not the outcome, that is glorifying to God.
God’s
training is for now, not later. His
purpose is for this very minute, not for sometime in the future. We have nothing to do with what will follow
our obedience, and we are wrong to concern ourselves with it. What people call preparation, God sees as the
goal itself.
God’s
purpose is to enable me to see that He can walk on the storms of my life right
now. If we have a further goal in mind,
we are not paying enough attention to the present time. However, if we realize that moment-by-moment
obedience is the goal, then each moment as it comes is precious.” (Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, July 28)
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