Have you ever thought of life as a river?
The Mississippi River in the American Midwest is a dandy example of humble beginnings. At its Minnesota headwaters, it’s less than three feet deep. It increases in size gradually as other streams feed into it. What if rocks and boulders get in the way? No matter. The river flows right around them. What if a forest gets in the way? No matter; it cuts right through the forest.
The law of gravity assures that the Mississippi will achieve its purpose to reach the Gulf of Mexico.
Now what if your life and mine flow with a pre-ordained purpose, say to praise and honor our creator? And if that creator is infinite good, then our lives, even though they may seem modest to us, carry that momentum of spiritual purpose to surge around would-be obstacles and to find their paths through unfamiliar forests. Goodness that originates in God flows unstoppably.
And there is a wonderful law of Life that guarantees our lives will realize their God-given intent – to honor God and to bless our fellow men. And nothing can stand in the way of that achievement. No sadness, no disappointments, no economic uncertainties, no accidents can obstruct the good God has for us to do. The thrust of our lives flows around whatever looms ahead as a hindrance. If a rock isn’t contributing to our God-given purpose, it gets left behind, unimportant and forgotten.
Making the most of each present moment on that river of life is what counts. We may wait out a storm in the safety of a shelter, but God doesn’t intend for us to sit tied up at the dock indefinitely. With renewed supplies and vision for our journey, we continue.
What opportunities await?
The Mississippi River in the American Midwest is a dandy example of humble beginnings. At its Minnesota headwaters, it’s less than three feet deep. It increases in size gradually as other streams feed into it. What if rocks and boulders get in the way? No matter. The river flows right around them. What if a forest gets in the way? No matter; it cuts right through the forest.
The law of gravity assures that the Mississippi will achieve its purpose to reach the Gulf of Mexico.
Now what if your life and mine flow with a pre-ordained purpose, say to praise and honor our creator? And if that creator is infinite good, then our lives, even though they may seem modest to us, carry that momentum of spiritual purpose to surge around would-be obstacles and to find their paths through unfamiliar forests. Goodness that originates in God flows unstoppably.
And there is a wonderful law of Life that guarantees our lives will realize their God-given intent – to honor God and to bless our fellow men. And nothing can stand in the way of that achievement. No sadness, no disappointments, no economic uncertainties, no accidents can obstruct the good God has for us to do. The thrust of our lives flows around whatever looms ahead as a hindrance. If a rock isn’t contributing to our God-given purpose, it gets left behind, unimportant and forgotten.
Making the most of each present moment on that river of life is what counts. We may wait out a storm in the safety of a shelter, but God doesn’t intend for us to sit tied up at the dock indefinitely. With renewed supplies and vision for our journey, we continue.
What opportunities await?
2 comments:
Love these inspiring words. Thanks for your uplifting sharings, really appreciate them so very much.
This reminds me of one of my joys in living by the Mighty Mississippi River - joy I can share more widely with visitors to our home.
It also reminds me of a website for "Living Lands and Waters" initiated by our neighbor four miles down stream. It's a successful effort to clean out trash that would hamper the river's usefulness - like cleaning out thoughts that have no business in our consciousness.
Like the changing river the group of volunteers that join in to help - whether they are living for a year or more on the barge or "day laborers" on shore - are never the same - their lives transformed in helping others. Now you can find them on the web sometimes in London or Paris or close to home.
Doris
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