Intentional Living

Have you ever been lost? I have gotten lost so many times that I have actually become good at getting unlost! I often take wrong turns, wrong exits and the wrong way. For many different reasons as well, sometimes I'm distracted, sometimes I'm talking, and sometimes the wrong way just seems and looks right. One time I dropped off a girl from church at her house and she gave me different directions back the freeway. It sounded easy enough so I thought I should try it. Over two hours later I found myself still driving around in circles and very quickly running out of gas. I usually have no problem stopping and asking for directions but it was a Sunday afternoon and no one was outside and there were no gas stations. I was trying not to panic yet I was running out of options and the feeling of desperation was starting to engulf me. I finally found someone mowing their lawn that was able to tell me how to get back to the freeway, after many prayers and searching, it was a great relief. The funny thing was, from where I was driving, I could see the freeway miles away down the hill, I just could not get there; no matter which road I took, I was still driving in circles. I think that we often "forget" what it feels to be "spiritually" lost and because we forget we have lost our sense of urgency to reach others for Christ. God has called each and every one of us to tell others about Jesus Christ, and has placed us in different life circumstances in which to fulfill his purpose for our lives whether we are stay-at-home moms, nurses, teachers, lawyers or bus drivers. We need to live our lives intentionally, remembering that we are on a mission, remembering that there are so many around us who are lost often seeking someone who can tell them how to get back to the freeway. Many are running out of gas and their time is short. There are many opportunities, we must be looking, seeking and be ready when they come. We can't let the busyness of life get in the way. As 1 Peter 3:15 reads, "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." And as Christ commanded in Matthew 28:19 when He said, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" How will they know, unless we go, how will they know, unless we tell them there is hope, and there is a God who loves them so much, that He sent his one and only Son to die for them in their place." We must live intentially.

"Everyday there are people,
From this land and this nation
Crying to a god who can't hear them
Dying for a god who can't save them.
How will they know?
That there's a God who knows their name
How will they know?
That Christ has made a way for them to be saved.
How will they know?
Unless we go."