The path that God set before us is the path of wisdom. It is a precious and hidden path. It is also a rarely known path until God reveals it to us.
He knows and understands all things. That is why our path is rarely discovered by men.“That path no bird knows, nor has the falcons eye seen it. The proud lions have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed over it. But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? God understands its way, and He knows its place.” Job 28:7-8, 12, 23.
Wisdom is not common and wise men or women are few, compared to the world’s population. When the wise walk the earth and tread the sands of time, they leave an impact. God wants us to leave an impact on the earth. But we need to discover that path of wisdom.
Just as wisdom is hidden from the eyes of men, so is the path set for us in life. It is hidden in the truth of God’s will. If everyone could figure out their path, then we wouldn’t need God. In other words, if your path is not hidden in God then there will be nothing spectacular about your life. The truth is, eyes have not seen, and ears have not heard what God has for you.
You might not consider yourself special, or you may be unable to see beyond your current situation or status, but I guarantee you that God’s plan for you is greater than what you know or think. “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand.” Psalm 139:17-18. ‘Precious’ indicates something of great value; it also implies the need to be cherished and not handled carelessly. But not only are God’s thoughts about us precious, they are also beyond our imagination. We can never fully understand them no matter how hard we tried. Irrespective of your opinions and beliefs, God in His infinite mercy personally thinks of you. And His thoughts towards you are precious and beyond anything you can imagine.
Ernest Holmes said, “The average person when told the truth will still seek some other way.” According to an online statistic, 5% of the population control the wealth of the world while the remaining 95% are just working really hard to make it in life. My question is, what secret do this 5% know that the 95% are yet to figure out? Is it something that is hidden? Are the 95% unqualified or don’t care about it?
Jim Rohn, a top motivational speaker, was asked how he became successful within a six year period, while some others didn’t. He said, “If I had to sum it up, I would say what I found that was easy to do, they found to be easy not to do.” This response is like our approach to God’s plan and purpose for our lives. We undermine the potential and the grace of God. We pay little attention to His provisions for our lives. Even though He has set for us before we were born, we still tend to ignore it. Discovering His plans seem like a challenge to us, and so we continue to walk in uncertainty when in reality there is a sure path for us. Only a few people will assure you they know their paths as revealed to them by God. And these are the few that you and I, and the rest of the world refer to as wise.
Trying to just get by and live an average life when there is the option for us to live a precious life is a neglect of grace. Neglect is when we care less about what God thinks of us, and when we refuse to seek His plan and mandate for our lives. According to Jim Rohn, it is the culture of neglect that makes people fail. Neglect is a killer of dreams and greatness.
The first thing we are neglecting are the precious thoughts God has for us. Is it not true that men of ideas rule the world? Doesn’t this mean that God’s idea in our minds will set us above the world? It definitely will. His thoughts for us are more than enough to position us on the pedestal of rulers. It is the discovery of God’s idea for our lives that marks the beginning of the recognition of our path to distinction.
The second thing we do not acknowledge is the great value and uniqueness of our lives. Our lives are seeds from God which require nourishing. The willingness to pursue the path set for us will put us among the few that know what to do with this seed. The man with the seed has the secret and source to the fruits. When you discover your God-given path and maintain it, you become an attraction for those who haven’t figured out their purpose in life.
You may not fully comprehend the importance of what God has in store for you, but I can assure you that once it is revealed, the journey of your life begins. It imperative to spend time, and I mean quality time, to seek God and find out the path He has designed and designated for you. Do not spend another moment wasting one of the most valuable assets of God – your life.
In God’s wisdom, He has set a path for us to follow by discovering our unique purpose. There is something special about your path in God. It is God’s design and it is precious. Find out God’s thoughts for you and be committed to the path set before you. You will need to discover it to fulfill your purpose. This is nothing but the truth.