The Best Place To Be - Where God Is

Pain does not look worse than when it is in the eyes of a mother who believes that she and her husband have ruined the life of their daughter by a decision they thought was wonderful at the time they made it. It is a decision that any other Nigerian parent who was financially comfortable would make concerning their child's education but she is so sad today because it appears to have boomeranged and she feels even worse because they did not involve God in making the decision though they are believers, they just did what other parents did and they did it with all the best intention in the world. I definitely think she was being too hard on herself but such is the bane of parents who do not know who they are as a result of which they do what every other parent is doing. Unfortunately, the consequences may be grievous both to the children and the parents who will as of a must, feel the pain of their children. The time has come for believers to prove that Jesus is truly Lord in our lives as we make Him a part of every decision we make with the awareness that He made each person different and to fulfil a different purpose.

 

Romans 12: 2 “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of the world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think”

 

Making Him a part of our decision making is not just noting His opinion but actually giving consideration to it; we must give consideration to it such that it becomes a major deciding factor for what we finally elect to do. There is no doubt that we do not exist in a vacuum so that one would always note what is going on around us and the truth is they are not all bad. Sometimes some of the things happening are great things we can also learn from but we must take advantage of the great privilege we enjoy as children of the most High God who have the right to tap into the wisdom of God. This is a privilege that the world would not readily have and so it is understandable that they often feel the need to do what others are doing. God made us all differently and uses all of our differences for His purpose and if we would turn to Him to guide us as we make these decisions that can steer the course of our lives, then we would truly blossom as the people that He ordained for us to be. We can only truly be the blessing that we were made to be, when we are who we have been made to be.

Romans 12: 4 – 6 “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. In His grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well.”

Just being who God made one to be goes a long way to determining whether or not one will fulfill destiny or live a fulfilled life. To a large extent, it could also affect the lives of those you make decisions for. It is indeed, very liberating to discover and be that person that God made you to be. That is true success. Some people even insist that it is the sure way to make a lot of money because you will then do what makes you happy. The power to live a fulfilled life is therefore, something God puts in your hands; if you choose not to exercise it, it will be your fault.  The reality is that we can also not be that person until we make God a major player in our decision making. This is not as complicated as it may sound. Making Him a major player in our decision making is being fully guided by His word wherein His mind is revealed.

Romans 12: 3b “Don’t think you are better than who you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves by the faith God has given us.

The challenge though is the fact that His word remains a mystery to everyone that is not saved so that they do not understand it and one cannot be guided by what they do not understand. Meanwhile, they seem to make most of the decisions in this world we live in so that all around us are expressions of their decisions which one can easily get attracted to. However, as believers we are allowed to understand the wisdom of God and empowered to yield to it. The word of God has transforming power and is able to shape and re-shape anyone that yields to it. A believer that allows God to be revealed in and through them will be shocked at who they become which is actually who you were born to be. Salvation gives us the right to fully unfold. It is a journey, this walk with Christ; a journey that transforms one as they build on their relationship with Christ. It is our journey to fulfilment of purpose. Many of us live a lie. We are not who God made us to be which makes us susceptible to the constantly changing life the unbelievers live. This is not who we are. God is looking for a people through whom He will display His manifold wisdom.