For such a time as this

All sin is rooted in selfeshness, that I will conceed. But I also believe good seed is often corrupted and thus brings forth bad fruit. Often times natural God given desires are spoiled by the allowence of sin in our life.

For example the God given desire to grow is often spoiled by disscontetnt bringing forth the fruit of bitterness for our current situation. Single people want a mate, couples want a family, families was independance, and so on. And while it is true that like Paul the Apostle we should learn to be content in whatever state we find ourselves in; there is a big difference between contentment and apathy.

We were created as creatures who mature, develop, and grow and should embrace our lives as such. We must realize that to be satisfied in one's current state is a good thing and to seek the Lords will as to what is next is essential. And while what we think we should be doing is not necesessarily the will of the Lord , it also not his will for us to be idle. He has given each of us a task and a calling to fulfil.

The grass may not be greener on the other side but you can never truly know until you walk over and check it out, or council with someone who has. The Lord wills none to perish but for all to have life and life more abundantly. If our lives were meant to be stagnant cloths on the masters workbench surely it would be greater to perish.

Our greatest call may be to the secret quiet palces in God, or like Enoch our call may be to simply know Him. But our call is never to just sit and wait for the will of the Lord to fall in our laps. Sometimes we will walk on the water and other times we will ride in the boat but we must alway head for the other shore.

j.