Whats really going on?

Have you ever felt like there is something looming? Something that your missing perhaps? Like, everyone is walking around knowing the whole picture but you? It's that movie that has so many levels of meanings that you feel like your constantly missing something, and your continually asking your friend, if..."they get what this means?"

I saw a movie like that recently, (that I'm not sure I'd recommend) but the story took place on one level, and by the end of the movie they were three levels deep into someones dreams. (not sure what they were smoking as they created that story line) but needless to say, it really made you think, and it made me constantly question, "am I missing something?"

The book of Isaiah is a bit like that my friends. Most of the time, I'm intensely confused, wondering, what does this prophesy mean? What is Isaiah really saying here? But what I am finding is this: One thing is said via Isaiah (but really from God) and years later, somehow, someway, what Isaiah said comes to pass, prophesy is fulfilled and God's word stands true.

Revelations is a lot like that as well. God tells us of many things to come, many signs to look for of the "coming of the age" but no real black and white answers..

I've often wondered, "why doesn't He just say it like it is? or "why not just say this plainly so we don't miss anything.." Well...He has said much of what we need to know quite plainly.

"I am the way the way the truth and life, no one comes to the Father except through me.." (John 14:6) one might think, "well that seems rather intolerant..!" But if there were many ways to the Father than the death on the cross and the ultimate penalty for sins would not have been needed, and if the ultimate penalty for sins was not needed than we would not be in such great need for the Savior to save us, and if we did not need the Savior to save us, then we would be self sufficient, and if we were self sufficient, then a little thing called "Grace" would not exist.

We friends, were saved by grace so that we could escape the trap of Hell. And here is where I get to my point...whats really going on here? Why are we here? I am not claiming to have answers to all of life's questions or to fill that great void you may feel. But what I can say, is yes, there is very much going on behind the scenes. Most of us would like to act like life is mainly about us, we are basically good people, and in the end, we live happy lives, and die fairly peaceful deaths. And for some, this may be the case, (at least the happy life, peaceful death scenario) but none of us are basically good and let me tell you why I can say this with such confidence.

If you had a choice that would benefit either you more, or your friend more, what choice would you make? You love chocolate, she loves peanut butter, and you can't mix the two choices. The server tells you to make the choice, and you know you hate peanut butter, what are you going to choose...? Chocolate right? Yeah, me too. We are at the core, selfish people, we are at the core, mostly focused on ourselves, and these are not qualities of a person who is "basically good."

Let me bring this home.

IN the end, we need a reason for living. If we are going to go on with any ounce of purpose each day we need to know why we are here, who we are living for and where we are going when we breath our last.

If you are here for say, your job, your family, your hobbies, your passions...and if you are living in such a way to fulfill those to the max, then the purpose of life, dies with us.

However, if we believe that there might be a greater purpose for our existence, perhaps, God sized purposes then our life takes on a different shade of color. Everything looks a little brighter when you know that even though you are simply "scrubbing toilets and changing diapers" you have an opportunity to do it in a way that is pleasing to God, and knowing full well, He rewards those who earnestly seek Him in all they do..? My toilet scrubbing just got a whole lot more important.

Why choose to believe there is more going on? Because this world is yucky. This world is full of pain, sin and trouble us. Each day holds something new to upset us does it not? (this is not me looking at the glass half empty, this is me facing reality)

But I can face trouble if I know there is something deeper going on, and God has a greater plan, perhaps three dream worlds deep...:)

(who knows how deep heaven is?)

My purpose is to be apart of His deeper purpose...His deeper plan. I am only flesh and blood on my own...easily conquered by death. But in Christ, I am a soul that lives on beyond this world. I know it sounds like some sort of a harry potter movie, but it's all written in the pages of Revelations. This world is full of sin, and that sin is inspired by Satan, acted on by our sinful natures at heart. And I want to claim there is more than midst the eye, more than what we can see so that there is more than what I know death brings in the physical sense.

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought with price, therefore, honor God with your body." ( 1 Corinthians 6:19,20)

Why that scripture? Because what we do here matters...it matters because it affects where we go...after.

I live today, in His strength, for His purposes so that I know when I die, I go where He is. To another place other than just the grave, saved by grace because I know I am basically not good, and He has a bigger plan for me here on earth other than just existence. SO if you run, run for Him, if you work, work for Him, if you die, die for Him...for in Him there is purpose beyond what you, beyond what I, see. Make sense? Sort of? Well, that's the way it should be. If we had it all figured out, than there would be no reason to seek, search and learn! But I know I am His, my body is His temple, and each step has more purpose because of that very fact. Do you agree? Is this where you are too? Give me feedback! Better yet, give HIM feedback! He's waiting to hear from you on this so that your life can take greater shape, greater purpose and have more depth than you could ever imagine!