Psalm 100

"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are His, we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations" (Psalm 100)'

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this Psalm before. It was brought up in conversation last night at our worship team meeting and I decided to go back to it today and have a look. There is one part that stood out to me... 

 "It is He who made us"

He made us. The word "made" got me thinking. Made means there was effort, we don't just make something without a plan. And we generally don't make something without a purpose. Sometimes, we may think we are doing it simply because but even then the purpose possibly just to give you something to do. Not a great purpose, but still it's a purpose. Each of us was made. Each of us was planned and made with a purpose. We may not feel that the purpose we have is great but to Him it is! It's funny that sometimes the smallest things are what make the biggest difference in our lives, it's the smile we get from someone that makes our day. It's not a big thing... but it can make the biggest difference in our life for that day. Maybe that's what your purpose is like. It may not seem like a big thing, but it could make a difference to someone's life. 

I guess what I'm thinking now is that we shouldn't go about our day to day lives thinking that there is nothing we can do. If we listen to God, He will show us what our purpose is and how we can make a difference!

Thankful for: Forgiveness

I'm thankful for forgiveness simply because I felt like I had disappeared and walked away almost, but God forgave me and opened His arms up lovingly like nothing had ever happened. It's this forgiveness that makes His unconditional love real to me!