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has also set eternity in the hearts of men.(Ecclesiastes 3:11).The very fact that we aspire to something greater than this mortal life is seen by some as proof that not only are we God's creation, but also that something glorious waits for us beyond the grave. As the writer here has so eloquently said, we have been given the capacity to reach beyond what we can see and touch, and to encounter the living God. How could we be satisfied with anything less?
It's no wonder we get bored. We set our hearts on temporary things when we were meant to strive for things eternal. We fill our days with spirit-numbing activity when we were designed to touch God. We settle for a paycheck when we were intended to transform our culture. We sit on the couch when we should be out storming the gates of hell. We are satisfied with just getting by when we were destined for glory.
This is not to suggest that I should strive to be someone I'm not, but that I have been tasked with being the very best me I can be. There is a well known story told by Rabbi Zusya, and early Hasidic rabbi. He said, "In the world to come God will not ask me, 'Zusya, why were you not Moses?' He will ask, 'Zusya, why were you not Zusya?' "
When we become the person God designed us to be and cooperate with him to accomplish great things, there is nothing which we cannot achieve.
So
how are you, the person God designed you to be, going to change the world this week?
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