1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

 

Yesterday, I shared with you God’s Call on me for this season of my life. He specifically told me to build a retreat facility here in Caney. He spoke these words to me two weeks after my husband, Jack, was tragically killed. It didn’t take me long to figure out that God had a Plan for me and this property and in order for His Plan to be carried out, Jack had to be out of the picture. Now, that may seem harsh to you, but it is not.

 

God had already shown me His Purpose for Jack’s life and how through his life and his death, many of his friends came to faith in Christ and Salvation. Although I never asked God why Jack had to die, He told me and this knowledge brought total Peace to my heart over the loss of my husband. I missed him (and I still do) but I never suffered from grief because I knew it was God’s Plan. As hard as it was at times, I placed my faith in God and His Divine Plan and moved forward one day at a time.

 

We cannot look back because we cannot go back. We must only move forward and keep our eyes fixed on the Prize. I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14) We must come to the realization that we are not our own. You are not your own. (1 Corinthians 6:19) While God gives us the freewill to do what we please, we belong to Him. He created us and He has a specific Plan for our time here on earth. We can either seek after and follow His Plan or we can go our own way. That is our decision to make and we each must make it.

 

Because of the sin nature and outside influence, it’s natural to live in, and be a part of, the world. To understand that we are not our own and go about our lives living for God and His Kingdom, is a choice. We don’t come by this decision naturally, we must make a conscious choice to do so. This comes by Divine Revelation brought to us by the Holy Spirit of God.

 

I believed in Jesus and I trusted Him as my Savior, but it was not until my husband was killed and God spoke directly to me personally that I made the choice to live my life solely for Him. It didn’t matter what anyone else said, I had made up my mind and that was it.

 

Next month will mark 19 years since Jack died. I have grown more spiritually in the past 19 years than I had my whole life prior. Why? Because I put God and His Kingdom first before all else. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33) Yes, I made mistakes and I have had setbacks, but God has seen me through them all and His Plan for my life has not changed.

 

I leave you with this thought: YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN. You belong to God. Created by Him and for His Purpose. When you give yourself over to that Truth…………..

 

 

God will……….turn the tide……….in your life.

 

Given over!         Doreen

 

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