Monday... Yes, I do and you do too.

I am retired as the world calls retired but God is not done with me yet.

I came across a very important word as I was reading from David's Psalm 57 this morning. He writes in verses 1 & 2 (NLT), "Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by."

David was hiding in a cave from King Saul who wanted to kill him so this was a great way to start this Psalm. I need mercy, I need protection, I need a place to hide until the danger passes by. And we could also pray that prayer, can't we?

But he goes on, "I cry out to God Most High, who will fulfill his purpose for me." And there is the word and it is a very life fulfilling word. The word is purpose. I have a purpose and so do you. Even while in this cave, David could pray with confidence, even in the midst of what we have been and are going through can pray with confidence because God is going to fulfill His purpose for me and for you.

He has created each one of us with a purpose in mind and He is going to do all He can to fulfill that purpose. Pandemic doesn't mess up His purpose, retirement doesn't mess up His purpose, sickness, loss of job, inflation, high gas prices, high food costs, bad health, troubled marriage, our kids going astray, living in a cave doesn't waylay God in fulfilling His purpose.

Now we can. But I don't want to live His purpose can waylay what God wants to do through me but even in that He will keep at. He brings so much into our lives to get us back on track. No matter what is happening in our lives God is using it to fulfill His purpose. And that gives me confidence.

Verses 2 & 3 in The MESSAGE says, "I call out to High God, the God who holds me together. He sends orders from heaven and saves me, he humiliates those who kick me around. God delivers generous love, he makes good on his word."

Isn't that great? He holds me together and He delivers generous love and He makes good on His word. So why in the world would we go it alone without God? We don't! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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