Seize The Moment
JEREMIAH 29:7
Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare. Waiting on the timing of your destiny is not the same thing as sitting back and doing nothing. God says to become as productive as you possibly can where you are. Do all that is in your hand to do. Maximize everything that is set before you. Seize the moment right where you are. While waiting on God for your destiny, promote the well-being of the people around you now. Even if you are not where you want to be or if you are not doing what you want to do, benefit those around you. Invest in them and increase the well-being of their lives.
Surely the Israelites were not happy about their captivity in Babylon, but God instructed them to pray for the Babylonians and to work for their betterment. He told them that in the Babylonians’ well-being, they would find their own. God would bless them for being a blessing to others. Many of us choose to do nothing while waiting on God to bring about change in our lives or get us out of difficult situations. But the only time you are to do nothing is when there is nothing to do. If there is nothing you can do, then do nothing. But if God has given you something to do where you are right now, do it with all your might. Invest in your surroundings right now. Seek the well-being of those around you. As you become a blessing to others, you set yourself up to be blessed. As you help others locate and live out their destinies, you set yourself up to discover your own.
I want to help others pursue their destinies, Lord, even as I live out my own. Open my eyes to see how I can be a blessing to those around me, in Your name.
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