Every bit of life that is not lived with God is wasted. Everything we do gains its meaning from being done with God. It not what we do and achieve that matters in life. It is who we are with on the journey that matters most. Not only does God give meaning to all that we do but he expands our capacities to do everything better. So, don’t live without God. Say with Moses, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here” (Exodus 33:15). Don’t waste time trying to win God’s favour. Begin with God’s favour by accepting the gift of forgiveness given through Jesus Christ. Don’t try to make a life for yourself. God has already made a life for you. He has made a pathway for you. All you need to do is walk in it and not depart from it. God’s path is where you will flourish. It is where all your potential will come to fruition and the image of God will emerge in you. Too often we run ahead with life and then take breaks to check in with God or ask God to bless us in what we are doing. In our busy schedules we struggle to find time for God or even the space of mind to think about God. No wonder we are so stressed. It is because we labour at making our own pathway in life rather than walking the path that God has laid out for us. This may not mean a change of circumstances for you, but it does involve a change of priorities and perspective.
Choose life.
Read Deuteronomy 30
