Do You Like Where You Are?

Were you ever asked the question “What do you want to do with your life?” Maybe you were in high school and you were at a fork in the road – college or no college.  Whatever the choices, often times we make those type of decisions as if they were ours to make and our faith – God – really had little to do with it.  In a way, that is correct.  It is not so important what we do as it is – Who we do it for.  The thing to remember is that there are Biblical principles for the way we live, love and work.  (Colossians 3:23) “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters”   As a Christian, there is never a time when you don’t belong to God.  There is never a time when you should set your spiritual nature aside and entertain your old nature and the world.  Not even if you work for a boss you don’t like or in a place where you would prefer not to be.  (Ephesians 6:7-8) “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people”  Maybe you don’t like where you work but you need the money.  Every day you go to work dreading it.  Or maybe you have decided that, in order to survive, you need to be like the people you work with when you work with them.  It is not true, that is you old nature talking to you. There is never a time when you don’t belong to God.  

We are to let our light shine, especially in the dark places.  The place you work needs light just as much as any place else on earth.  If you are doing something you enjoy – that’s great – but maybe you aren’t.  Don’t let your circumstances steal your joy.  You are a foreigner in this world – ever since the day you were born again.  Your life should be a reflection of the God you serve. Maybe, just maybe, you are right where God wants you to be.  I will share this again – I have been asked if I liked serving in disaster areas.  It is very hard – physically, emotionally, relationally, and even spiritually.  I thought about the question and answered, “No one has ever asked me if I liked being here. There is nothing better than being in the center of God’s will for your life. Geography has nothing to do with it. [and I might add, neither do circumstances.] So I don’t like being here -  I love being here because this is exactly where God wants me to be.” So where does God have you?  Are you resentful or is your light shining brightly in the midst of it?  CHARLEY