Thought for today - 01/14/2014

A BETTER PLACE TO BE 

"It is very possible that as you read this you are wishing you were somewhere else, living a different life. 

"God has a word for you; it's the same word he gave a group of people exiled from their homeland. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God told them, "You're not going home any time soon, so start making your lives here... and pray for the peace and prosperity of the place where you're currently living because, by doing that, you too will be blessed with peace and prosperity" (Jeremiah 29:5-7, author paraphrase). 

"Our objective-in-Jesus is to no longer invest our energy in hopes of leaving, but instead to invest our energy in those around us. In other words, don't be physically present but mentally somewhere else, thinking of the future or the past, or thinking of someplace else. Our journey with Jesus requires we be fully present in the present. 

"You may feel like you are in exile, but God is working in ways you may not see. His message to you is: 'Dig in and fully embrace the life around you.'" 
- John Walker, Growing with Purpose