God has both place and plan for every child of His and it is His will that you find both. This plan of His was not just ‘made up on the fly’ as we say or on the spur of the moment. God established this place of purpose before your birth. In fact, before anyone was ever born anywhere. While on a medical missions trip, one of gentlemen said, ‘When in the Belgian Congo (now Zaire), I traveled with another physician from Florida who had left a lucrative practice to work for a few months in the Ecumenical Hospital in Kimpese. We shared the same lonely cabin. After several days, I said, “John (not his real name), tell me, what are you doing over here?” Well, there was a long silence, much too long. Then, in a well-modulated Southern voice, he said, “That’s a good question. I sometimes wonder myself. You see, I have never quite found myself. I left my family to serve in World War II. All the while I was wrestling with the problem of vocation. There were times when I considered being a medical missionary. Consequently, when I read about ‘Operation Doctor,’ I thought this would afford an opportunity for me to settle once and for all if I should be a missionary. I closed my offices in Florida and here I am.”1 This Florida based physician said in effect, “I’m a doctor. I live and practice in Florida, but I have never found myself — meaning he never found his place. I’m sure this doctor was well off financially in Florida working as a physician but his place in life, his purpose in life, he had not found. You know it doesn’t matter how much money you make if you’re in the wrong place. Your social standing means little if you’re not in right standing with God as far as your purpose goes. That’s the great lesson that we can glean here. There’s no better place than your place in God. And yes, you can find your place. That’s why our focus today is How to Find Your God Authorized Place in the Body all on this week’s Light On Life.
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