Finding God's Will and Heart's Desire
In my senior year of college my roommate invited me to a meeting of the church in Seattle where her parents lived. I had been saved for three years and had attended numerous denominations throughout Washington State. I thought I was being invited to just another group, another service. To my great surprise I noticed there was depth in the Word of God being spoken, the Lord's presence was there and I was intensely drawn to the Lord Himself in the meeting and even for weeks afterwards.
During that period I signed a teaching contract in Spokane and moved there. In the fall of 1970 the Lord further opened my eyes to see His eternal purpose as revealed in the Bible and I gladly consecrated myself to Christ and His practical purpose, the building up of the church. Every meeting I've ever attended has always had the Lord's presence, the riches of Christ ministered, and the flow of the Spirit in the Body. The Lord has surely commanded His blessing on such oneness (Psalm 133). After nearly thirty years in the local church I can testify it just keeps getting better and better, because it's truly an expression of God's divine life.
Being a teacher, I have worked with nearly five thousand young people. Through the years I have had the privilege of having some children from the local church in my classroom. I am full of appreciation for the character and humanity in each of these families. These are the most preserved, proper and purposeful young people I have ever been around.
When I was a young person in my early teens I too desired to know the meaning of my human life. I was told this question was unanswerable and to just go outside and play with my friends. In my later teen years I received the Lord and my whole life direction changed. People told me that God had a plan for ``my life,'' yet deep within that never quite seemed adequate. Only when I came to the church life did I discover that God has an eternal will and heart's desire. It is so refreshing to see a group of people who realize with assurance that God has a purpose and their lives can fit into His purpose. To be living on this earth for God's satisfaction is truly the meaning of human life. How I thank the Lord for His great mercy in bringing me to His purpose.
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