It happened again this past Thursday morning just as I was ready to leave for the day. I rubbed my eye which caused my contact to fold up and disappear somewhere in the deep recesses of my eye. It's happened before, so I was not too worried. But it was an irritation to my eye and my driving ability. About an hour later I felt something odd in my eye and out the contact fell into my hand. Within a minute I had the contact cleaned and reinserted back to where it was designed to be.
Contact lenses are a wonderful tool that enable us to see without having to wear glasses. They are wonderful only when they are in the right place and at the right time. Although they are a great tool, they do not help my eyesight at all when folded up and hiding somewhere in the back of my eyeball. Nor are they useful in their package. Contacts are a tool only when they are inserted correctly and doing what they are supposed to do.
People are like tools in God's hands. The Bible says that "we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2.10 NIV
How many times has God intended to do something good through us, yet we remain in the wrong spot, intent on some purpose other than that which God so designed us for. We miss out on the good God planned to do through us because we are out of place and focused on "ourselves" instead of seeking to bless others in Jesus' name.
God made us for a purpose. We are His creation. God gave us our personalities, our gifts and natural abilities. Are we living up to God's purpose? Perhaps all it would take is a rearrangement of location. My contact only had to move a short distance and it was where it was supposed to be.
Perhaps you desire to serve the Lord and it is a struggle, like trying to force a square block into a round hole. Maybe it's time to find the correct shaped hole for which you were designed to fit. We may be in the right place but with the wrong attitude, much like a piece of dirt on a contact lens. This too is irritating. Perhaps we need an attitude adjustment or ask the Lord to forgive us and cleanse us so that we can once again be useful for our Master.
A friend of mine was hired to teach 6th grade. At the last minute before the school began, he was switched to Kindergarten. That was where the need was, but he didn't fit. He struggled with it for several months before he quit. He was not wired to be a Kindergarten teacher. Later he was hired at a different school and for a job he was "wired" to do. What a huge difference he has made in the lives of 6th-8th graders.
God has a plan and purpose for you, so that no matter where you are or where you go, you may glorify your heavenly Father. Jesus said in Matthew 5.16, "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
Are you fulfilling God's purpose for you? If not, what would it take for you to step into His purpose? May you find great joy as you serve the Lord. May each of us be instruments in His hands that He may be glorified.
Blessings,
Pastor Pete
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