God spoke something very clearly to me earlier:
“YOU WERE CREATED FOR TODAY!”
The simplicity of the statement belies the impact it had on me. It was a breath of fresh air I didn’t know I needed. God, being good, knew I needed to hear that. Today, I have purpose. Today, I have direction. Today, I have motivation. God has something for me to do!
Other ways to put it are:
“You were created to see the people you see today!”
“You were created to have the conversations you have today!”
“You were created to create what you create today!”
“You were created on purpose, for today!”
“I had you picked out for today!”
“You are making a difference in this moment!”
“I had this very thing planned for you!”
Etc.
You may have heard the common Biblical counter part to this concept:
“Who knows but that you were appointed to a royal position for such a time as this?” -Esther 4:14
For such a time as this…for me, this phrase has almost become cliché in it’s use in the Christian circle. I’ve heard it time and time again as people try to pump up discouraged brothers and sisters. It is a great truth that God promises us, but I had stopped applying that truth for myself. I think that’s why God had to tell me the same thing in different words. “You were created for today.”
Do you know what happened after He told me that? I was excited for the day! I had drive. I had focus. I had energy. I wanted to work. I wanted to talk to people. I was expectant, waiting for God to show up.
I got to thinking, what about yesterday? God said, “You were created for yesterday too. Your words had impact.”
That’s when I realized: I’m created for now, right here, as you read. I didn’t miss anything. God didn’t mess up the year I was supposed to be born. I’m not in the wrong place. I’m here and I’m now for a VERY specific reason. God has had today planned for me since before I was born! He spelled it all out, then designed me in the way He needed to so I could walk it out and live it. He chose me to make a difference in specific people’s lives, today.
Do you know what that means? That it‘s true for everyday! At some point, everyday in my life has been today, which means that I’ve been created to live out every day I’ve been born. Simple, no doubt, but I think maybe it’s something you needed to hear today too. So hear it again, and read it as if God is telling you because He is!:
“YOU WERE CREATED FOR TODAY!”
Now, go out and get excited about what God has planned for you today!
