Big Life

I used to think that a big life meant a perfect one - a picturesque family, riches and accolades, with a dash of adoring fans on top. 😉 When I would imagine it that way, I couldn’t find anything in me that would make me worthy of it. I can’t sing, I’m a passable dancer, I’m never going to win an Oscar, and the list goes on and on. How could I hope to live that big life?

Over time I’ve come to realize that big can and usually does mean full. Full of God, purpose, love, fun, joy...these all don’t depend on money or circumstances. You see, I needed to shift my perspective. I was looking at things that are all temporal. Sure, they sparkle and shine, but for how long?

God put a yearning in our hearts for the eternal, and until I could put my focus there I wasn’t ever going to feel like my life had become what it needed to be. God invites us to be a part of fulfilling His will in the earth; the lost coming to Him, healing and wholeness for the hurting, and helping others to find their calling. Now that, that’s BIG.

God hasn’t left any of us out of these plans. He’s got a role for each and everyone of us, and I am convinced it is so much more amazing than we ever imagined. “For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11-13‬ ‭

And with the worthy of this part, well, I deserve this big life because God says I do. He loves me as His child and wants these things for me. I think few things bring Him more joy than when His child wants to take His hand and live out His dreams for them.

But I have to grab hold! I have to claim this big life as my own. I have to decide that every day I will intentionally run after the things that will bring me the ultimate fulfillment. You are worthy of these things as well! Let’s decide today that we’ll grab on.

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