Everything Is Purposeful

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding but in all of your ways trust Him to direct your path.” – Proverb 3:5-6

Pharoah had issued a decree that all Israelite males be put to death as soon as they were born. Moses’ mother wanted to do what any loving mother would do and save her son. She wrapped him up, put him in a basket made of bulrushes, and strategically placed him in the river so he’d end up in the right hands. That day, Pharoah’s daughter was bathing in those same waters and sent her maid to retrieve the basket she saw floating in the reeds. She felt sorry for the child, correctly assuming he was one of the Hebrew babies. Moses’ sister, Miriam, who had been watching from a distance, stepped forward and volunteered to fetch Moses’ mother to nurse this “unknown” baby. Pharoah’s daughter agreed.

Now Moses’ mother got to experience a full-circle moment. I’m sure letting him go was the most painful thing she ever had to do, but in order to save him, she had to release him. There was a definite purpose for Moses’ life, and because of that purpose, God protected him, put the right people in place, and, without a doubt, directed all of their paths. What are the odds that this child would be let go of, found, and brought back to the bosom of his very own mother? What are the odds that, having been drawn out of the water, Moses would deliver so many other children through a wall of water years later? It is certain that when God has a purpose for your life, it does not matter what the odds are. He places all the right pieces and people together to bring that purpose to fruition.

If you are a parent, teacher, nurse, mentor, social worker, or simply someone who loves people in general, God has strategically put you in place to help bring forth purpose in the lives of others. The kind words you give, the loving advice you offer, and even that strong word of correction are meaningful and purposeful in the development of someone’s life. So never underestimate your influence in the lives of others. Never think that you’re not needed or that what you have to say doesn’t matter. It is all part of God’s plan to help us all reach our purpose in life.