A devotional I read daily had this scribbled in it (that would be mine~ I have horrible handwriting!)

In response to a question – what is God’s purpose for your life– I answered:

2014~To raise my children to be Godly men, to show others Christ’s comfort and kindness, to live a changed life as an example to my family and friends so they will be led to salvation.

Little did I know what was coming in the years to follow that would test that very purpose..

A second question is what do you feel is your reason for existing?

I have been challenged to not only really answer both those questions in the six years since I wrote that piece of chicken-scratch, but to live my life as a testimony of my belief in those answers.

Psalm 62:6 lays the claim that I will not be shaken…what I believe keeps my faith deeply rooted so – when the storms blow – I will not be shaken.

But first, I must know what God’s purpose for my life is.

Isaiah 46:11 promises that God will make what He has said to come true; He will do what He has planned.

In my life, evidence of that promise is found in Romans 8:28 that God will work all things for His good for those who love Him and are called to His purpose.

My life has not been, nor is it now, perfect and rosy…

~I’ve got issues folks~

But I know my reason for existing and every blasted trial that bangs into my path confirms it.

I know God’s purpose for my life ..I may question it daily and doubt how it’s possible or how it will ever work out- but I cling to His faithful assurance that He is on the throne and loves me and press on to be who He created me to be.

So, in times of difficulty, answer those questions for yourself and believe that God’s plan never changes…He is always good….He is always just…He knows our every fiber and still loves us…He is merciful…He forgives…

And say these words from 2 Corinthians 4:8-9~

I am pressed but not crushed.

I am confused but not in despair.

I am persecuted but not abandoned.

I am struck down but not destroyed.

There is purpose and a reason for living in that confidence.