I do believe that God has a plan for everyone – but they might not be as fanciful as some people hope. Not every Christian is called to full-time ministry. We often get carried away with the “celebrity” side of Christianity. The likelihood is that most Christians are probably called to live an abundant, and yet, down-to-earth family life. We often forget just how blessed we are in prosperous countries such as the U.K. or the U.S.
It is amazing how we make a fuss over what mobile phone we should have, and yet, there are millions of people on this planet who have not even heard a dial tone in their life.
We spend time choosing what designer labels to wear, when there are millions of people who wear rags and would be more than happy to wear our cast-offs – the clothes that are probably still in good condition – but just not in fashion anymore.
When we lose sight of just how awesome divine peace and joy really is – we try to replace it with material things or things external to ourselves.
In his book, Mastering Your Emotions, Pastor Colin Dye says that the basic human wants are security, significance and self-worth; we try to satisfy these wants through the pursuit of people, power and possessions.
“God has only to give you what you want to make you feel the emptiness of it!...You will generally notice that when the Believer gets near to God, tastes the unseen joys and eats the bread that was made in Heaven, all the feasts of earth, all its amusements and all its glories seem very flat, stale and unprofitable!”
Charles H. Spurgeon —1891, Sermon #2225
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