Where Does Your Deep Gladness Meet ?

One of the best books I have read recently is One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow by Scot McKnight. It is a phenomenal book about life in general. I don't know about you, but I struggle with what God wants me to do. While reading the book and trying to find some inspiration, this quote jumped out at me, "The place where God calls you is where your deep gladness meets the world's deep hunger." This beautifully combines the kingdom dream of Jesus and your own personal dream-find that place and do that. This teaches us that no matter what we do in life, God is always there. Maybe where God wants you isn't where you are, but where you will be. Who are we to question Gods will? What we do does matter to God. He loves us. We should all live our life for him and do works for his kingdom. You have a purpose we all do. You have to believe that. I believe I am really good at making others smile. I love to talk and meet new people. I was at Wal-Mart the other day and ran into a little, old lady in a wheelchair. She noticed I had coupons so we started talking. She also noticed that I had wreaths and other Christmas decorations in my buggy. She was all alone in the store and picked me to talk to. She said you know who has the best decorations, Big Lots and they just opened a new store. Then, she started talking to me about her coupons.  She just wanted someone to talk to, that's it. I was that person. I smiled at her and listened and thanked her for the decoration tip ! I may have been the only person she talked to that day. Who knows. Now, that matters to God. So, don't ever think your life, job, relationships, etc. don't matter because they do. You never know when words you speak or smiles you crack will touch someones life !