Years ago, around our kitchen table, a small child interrupted our lives when she discussed her personal life. The words were extraordinarily different than what we were used to hearing.
My mom and dad don't want me because they are busy.
My Grandpa and Grandma are deciding if they want me to live with them.
I knew her words were true. Her parents were immersed in their personal difficulties and her grandparents were retired from their jobs, busy traveling. The little girl perceived herself to be an interruption. Her experiences formed a message that she was unnecessary.
We are created with the need to connect with one another, knowing we belong. We are completed by the presence of Christ to serve others, knowing we make a difference. God planned us to be fully engaged with life living with maximum purpose.
In the ancient days, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Ephesians explaining the way to live with maximum purpose. He wrote about the diversity of God’s gifts, given to those who follow Christ. Accordingly, followers are to use their specific God-given gift(s) to serve others as part of Christ's body. Living with maximum purpose occurs through being fully engaged and functioning as part of the body of Christ . . . hands, feet, heart . . .
Live with maximum purpose.
Use your unique gift(s) from God today.
Bring value to someone—refuse to let anyone think they are an interruption.
Celebrate being a vital part of Christ’s message to the world in words, attitude, and action—as His body.
Learning with you to live with maximum purpose,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)
