Monday Writing......10/10/16

Good morning,

The author of the Monday Devotional is Corinne Mustafa. The title is "Making an Impact." The theme is that everyone has her own calling in God's world. You may know from a very young age or you might get to the knowing as an older person. We just need to seek God, try to understand his calling, and be willing to accept it. Corinne wrote, "What do you think your God given mission is? I invite you to search your heart and see what God has for you.  As you do this, remember that you are not too old or too young to set out on the trip."

Have a marvelous Monday!

God bless

Corinne

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Monday Devotional

  "Making an Impact"  

When you read this sign it proclaims what our job in life should be...not in topic detail but rather a general outline of how to fit yourself into God's world.

The fact is that God has created us with a role in His creation. There are many ways we can step into this role. The job for anyone is to seek God and try to discern what He has for her to do.

It can be a work in progress. Some times people do not find out what their destiny is until they are much older. One secular example of this is Grandma Moses who started painting at the age of 78 and painted until her death at the age of 100. There are many examples of slowing arriving at a given place. Others know where they want to head when they are very young. Some time back I saw a program on TV spotlighting a young 15 year old who told her father that she wanted to be an astronaut and go to Mars when she was 3 years old.

The journey can end with a thought and a desire, and the route is chosen, or there can be a long journey with many side roads. In this case it could take years to find the right path. If we are unsure we need to observe and feel God's leading.

Whatever the outcome and the particulars we can be sure that God does have a plan for us. Whatever we end up becoming, we should poise ourselves to make an impact  in the world. Not many of us can be a Billy Graham or a Mother Theresa, people  who are known far and wide. Our "world" can be as small as our home, neighborhood, church or city. Everyone can look around and discover the action and scope of what we are called to.  We need to remember what is said in Scripture...

For we are co-workers in God’s service; 

you are God’s field, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:9

What do you think your God given mission is? I invite you to search your heart and see what God has for you.  As you do this, remember that you are not too old or too young to set out on the trip. The song below provides good food for thought about what is happening, as you work to find your place of usefulness to God in the world.

Written by

Corinne Mustafa

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you by the Devotional Writers 

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of Women's Focus Ministries.

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