If only...

~Ming's Thoughts~

"If only I knew what to do with my life, then I'd be happy."
Christian spin~~~
"If only I knew what God's calling was on my life, then I'd find complete satisfaction."

When we use statements, or if you're like me you may not say it but you think things like that, the underlying message is that if/when we figure it out the "If only..." we will find meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in it--whatever it may be.

I know, because sometimes I feel this way. Dozens of questions will run through my mind; If only I knew what God was going to do with my life. If only I knew if I was going to get married or be single. If only I knew if He'd called me to be a missionary. If only I knew what I should go to school for. If only I knew this. If only I knew that. If only...and on and on. It's enough to drive a person mad.

AND THEN--it's so obnoxious when I come across those people who have known what they want to do since they were two. [if you've always known what you wanted to do, please know I hold no hard feelings.] The people that couldn't imagine doing or pursuing anything else because they feel called to do it. They're life--or at least their plan for their life has a meaning and a purpose. Then there's indecisive me who just when she thinks she figured her life out--something comes up to ruin that facade.

Right now, I could go and say that you should only find your satisfaction in God and that I shouldn't need to know my calling to be satisfied or have purpose, but I'm not into saying stuff just to say it. So I've been thinking about it...(imagine that.=P) and while thinking about it-- came to the conclusion that although I may not need to know what I'm here for to be satisfied, it's pointless thinking about it; because I already know what I am here for==

I have been called by God to do something, and I have and will continue to find satisfaction in it---but it's not a matter of figuring out the "perfect"career, person, school, ect. No, it's not about that at all.

We do need to know---but we don't have to figure it out, we already know.

We're called to love God with every fiber of our being. And love people in an unexplainable way because we love God. We are called to-- love with an unconditional love, have joy all the time, have peace in the midst of the most trying circumstances, patience when we don't feel like it, kindness in everything we do, goodness in a sin saturated world, faith when all the odds are against us, gentleness, and self-control.

We know this, this is what gives our lives meaning and gives us purpose. So let's be satisfied, stop with the if only's, rest in the fact that we know what we are made for, and then do it.

Psalms 90:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Psalms 145:16
You open your hand;
you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
=)