Ephesians 4:1-2

Ephesians 4:1-2  

 

“I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.  Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”  Ephesians 4:1-2  

 

Recently, I was in a very serious car accident with a dear friend.  A casual observer of the event would have guessed that both of us would have been seriously injured.  We were driving down a road to spend the evening celebrating her birthday.  Suddenly, life changed in a moment when a car ran a red light across our path.  As our car catapulted towards a light pole and up into the median, I remember wondering how we would survive.  It seemed at that moment that the hand of God reached down and moved my car just a few inches so that we could safely fly past the light pole.  We came to rest in the grassy median.  As I turned to check on my friend, I realized by the grace of God that we were both okay.  We were slightly bruised and definitely in shock, but we were fine!  We both joked that God must not be finished with us yet. 

 

I was reminded of the verse in Philippians 1:6:  “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”  Since the accident, I have had moments where I have contemplated my purpose and reflected on the important things in life.  God has used this moment in life to remind me of His purpose for me.  He has reminded me to “live a life worthy of the calling I have received.”  God has called each of us to a very specific purpose.  We only have a few very brief years to complete the work that He hopes for us to do.  I hope that it won’t take a car accident to remind you of God’s purpose for your life.  Seek the Lord.  Ask Him to clearly define His purpose for you.  Don’t waste another minute because life is too short.  What difference have you made in the world today?

 

Posted by Melissa Ewing, Minister of Early Childhood