I Designed You to Live

I designed you to live in union with Me. This union does not negate who you are; it actually makes you more fully yourself. When you try to live independently of Me, you experience emptiness and dissatisfaction. You may gain the whole world and yet lose everything that really counts.

Find fulfillment through living close to Me, yielding to My purposes for you. Though I may lead you along paths that feel alien to you, trust that I know what I am doing. If you follow Me wholeheartedly, you will discover facets of yourself that were previously hidden. I know you intimately—far better than you know yourself. In union with Me, you are complete. In closeness to Me, you are transformed more and more into the one I designed you to be.

“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”- MARK 8:36 

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.- PSALM 139:13–16 

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.- 2 CORINTHIANS 3:17-18

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Have you ever went to a new place and felt completely alone and worried, because you did not know where you were going next? Did you have God in your life? When we are apart from God we can feel empty and alone in any given situation. We could be in a room of crowded people and still feel like we are not connected to a single soul. We can have every material thing we think we need, but still feel like we need something else.

God designed us to have a connection with him. The only way we can fulfill our potential is to allow God to live within us. God is not trying to take over who we are, but instead give us the freedom to live our lives freely. When we trust in God and let Him lead our lives, He will transform it into something we could never dream. Yes it might be scary to move to a new location, start a new job, have a child/grandchild or simply age, but with God by our sides we do not have to worry. He will protect us down those darkly lit paths and His promise will shine though.

So next time you are feeling alone, remember you have someone by your side. Talk to God. He is always there and He knows you better than you know yourself, so let Him take control and lead your life journey.