Are we living for Him or us?

This ties in with the other post of being dead to self. It is a question that we've all asked ourselves at least once, "what I'm I living for, or why am I here?". Throughout scripture, God shows us He has a purpose and plan for our lives. We we're NOT put here by mistake, and we are NOT wasted time and space. I can't give you the answers to all of life's questions, or why bad things happen to good people, but I can share with you the words of our creator.

In Psalm 139, David was speaking, or singing of God's Omnipresence and Omniscience. The fact that God can be anywhere, anytime, and that He knows ALL things. He knows our thoughts before we think them, He knows our hearts and motives for EVERYTHING we do. With that said, why do we try to "run" from God? Why do we hide ourselves? Do we actually think He can't see us in everything we're doing, in the dark and in the light?

David was also speaking of God's plan for your life, before you were born. He sings to God, "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth. Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written, The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them." Psalm 139:13-16 (NASB).

Read the entire chapter of Psalm 139 to see that you are not a mistake in this world, regardless of what you've been through, or how you came here. It's not your fault for some of the bad things that have happened to you on this earth. At the same time, it is not God's fault either. God gives us what we all want in life, free will. With that comes pain and suffering. People may hurt us, but ultimately it is the power of evil forces who are the originators.

Remember, the devil, satan, is the ruler of this worldly earthy environment. In Ephesians 6:12 we read, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." (NASB)

So now the question is, why do we try to live for ourselves, after our own selfish motives? Are we dead in Christ to OUR selfish wants, or are we trying to walk on both sides of the fence? Do we seek God's Will for our lives, or not?


Psalm 139, Ephesians 6:12