40 Days of Purpose - Day 17

A Place to Belong

I think my brain just might burst as it is not used to so much food for thought (!!) Mulling over each daily lesson is a real discipline that is very much out of character for me so thank you to everyone who has encouraged me.

I have been looking at some family photos today and started to think about God’s family. I wonder what would happen if God gave us all our very own photo album. Each album would chronicle our very start as a Christian and our level of involvement in our Church. It would chart when we discovered our gifts and how we used them. It would show how we had developed spiritually and where our areas of growth would be. The pictures inside would show how we interacted with other Christians and how we love others (and how we don’t!!) In most photos those in them are looking at the camera (normally their best side…)and the shot is “staged”. With God we would be learning how to grow as each shot is taken. Unlike now with all the technical wizardry, God’s camera wouldn’t airbrush out any flaws in our Christian life and fellowship with others. God would be the photographer knowing the timing and the content for the best pictures. Sometimes, there may be periods when there is a flurry of photographic activity whereas, other times, there may be nothing to record for a while.

Wouldn’t it be great to see how we had grown but also realise a few home truths too. It would be interesting to see what’s inside for each of us.