Today’s post is brought to you by the letter P:  Purpose, Power, Peace, Praise, and PURPLE.  Yesterday I took some time to take care of myself and have a manicure and pedicure.  I was browsing through the colors and a bright purple bottle of nail polish caught my attention.  I turned over the bottle, and the name of the color was “Purple with a Purpose”.  I usually would not have purple nails, but I really loved the name of the color.  So I was thinking as I was sitting in the chair about purpose.  God has a purpose for everyone.  There has been a lot written about purpose by Christian writers in recent years.  You can visit any book seller’s store or web site and find several books on the topic.  On christianbook.com, I did a key word search for the word “purpose” and got over five thousand results!  So what is our purpose?  What does God’s word tell us about that?

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. -Romans 8:28

Jesus talked about his own purpose frequently.  He had purpose in his earthly ministry, but what is our purpose?  What meaning is there in our lives?  Do we get purpose out of our own self worth as the self help guides insist?  Too often, we derive meaning in life for what we do…how well we clean the house, care for the children and take care of our many responsibilities.  We also identify ourselves through our relationships as wife, mother, daughter, sister, etc.  There is one relationship and one position in life, though that can give our lives purpose, and that is our relationship with God through His son Jesus.  We can live for that relationship because it gives our lives meaning and purpose!

When we are living within God’s will and not our own, we become attuned to His power.  It is God’s strength that will carry us through the day and give us the peace to accomplish His goals for us.  Mom makes plans, but God is the author of the whole universe.  When we trust His purpose for our lives, we can live at peace.  Having peace is definitely something that the world is seeking today!  Talk with anyone you know, and they will tell you that the one thing that they want more than anything is peace of mind.  So, let’s just take a minute today to praise His name for that peace which surpasses all human understanding.

I’m going PURPLE:

• Praise Him for His
• Unending
• Righteousness,
• Peace and
• Love
• Eternally