The Divine Engineer. This is what kept going through my mind when I read through Day 2 of the Purpose Driven Life. Engineers take months and sometimes years to plan different designs before production. Even during the planning process the Engineer knows what she or he wants the product to look like, how it should function, and what it's purpose is.
Unlike so many products & inventions, God did not create you by accident. Most of the time, inventors stumble upon a product by accident. They "tinker" in their labs and by mistake create a successful invention. Many times, the original function of the invention has been altered so much, you do not know what the original purpose was.
God is the Divine Engineer. Before this Earth was even formed, he had a plan for each of us. Before we were even born, God had a purpose for us. His purpose for us far exceed our hopes of a trouble free life, prosperity, and good health. God has a purpose for us that far exceeds the physical manifestation of our hopes and dreams. God created us and placed us exactly where we are in life for a specific reason. We may not immediately see the purpose as we walk through our day to day life but like most engineering schematics, you have to take a step back. You need to step out the rat race of every day life and realize where you are and where you have come from. More importantly then just taking a step back, you need to ask the engineer! Sometimes the plans may be so complex that we ourselves can not understand what we are looking at. Only the engineer can break it down to us so we can understand the purpose. The only way we can truly understand the plan is to talk to and have a relationship with God, "The Divine Engineer".
There were no mistakes, no random occurrence of events, & no accidents. God has a specific purpose for each of us. The "Divine" engineer has a plan for all of us...
- Keith Bonds (St. James Tech Crew)
2 comments:
Really good! Very profound break down and analogy you used here. Thank God we are not accidents. Yes we all have a purpose here and it is up to us to establish a relationship with our engineer(God)so our purpose can be revealed to us! God bless you my brother.
Minister Terry D. Gadson Sr.
I never thought I was an accident, although I knew I was a surprise for my parents however, for years I've asked myself why God would let certain things play out in my life the way they have! You HELPED me today Keith, because it was only based on the idea that "Sometimes the plans (for our lives)may be so complex that we ourselves can not understand what we are looking at. Only the engineer can break it down to us so we can understand the purpose." that I am now sorting out that although who my parents are and how my parents are seldom-ly makes sense to me that God is/has probably used both those relationships to shape who I am and how I function! Although sometimes I wish I could see the big picture, I am continually grateful that God continues to affirm me of who I am and whose I am and because of that I am CLEAR that I am no accident!
Way to get the ball rolling Keith! :)
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