At the Risk of Repeating Myself, I'll Repeat Myself

By Gobel Brockman


"Sometimes we need to be reminded that not everything in our lives is about us. Sometimes God wants to use our life experiences to speak to someone else. Sometimes He wants us to endure so others can learn to trust through our example. But the bottom line to all of this is simple: if what I'm going through is God's will for me at that moment, he has a reason for it. I may not even see it in this lifetime, but I know there is regardless. My job - and yours - is to trust Him, follow Him, and obey Him in every circumstance."

The above quote is part of the devotional I posted on September 18, 2011. Since writing this, I have lost a granddaughter and my Mother. As I was reading through past devotionals I came across this quote. My hope is that I have dealt with things in such a way that Christ has been honored through it all. I know I have been talking a lot in my devotionals lately about times of testing and the need to realize that our lives on this earth are temporary. I don't mean to be repetitive, but circumstances in my life, and the lives of others, are proving time and time again the need to keep these things in the forefront of our minds.

I consider myself a VERY blessed man. I have a fairly decent-paying job in a fairly rough economy. I love my wife and my children immensely. Being a Grandpa has been amazing beyond words. But I have a constant need to remind myself that more than any of that, I am created by God first and foremost for relationship with HIM - through what His Son Jesus did on the cross, for THAT is what eternity is based on. I guess what I'm saying this week is this: it's OK - no, it's more than OK - to enjoy your life on this earth. Love your families. Enjoy your job (at least the best you can). Laugh with your children. Spoil those grandkids rotten, then send them home with your kids. (They deserve it.) Just always keep in mind most of all that your main purpose in this world is to walk in fellowship with the One Who created you - the One we'll also account to when it's all said and done.