Because..

"Why am I doing what I am doing?"  Sometimes, in moments of pressure, tension, or stress it is easy to ask this question, to consider alternative futures for myself and my family. Why am I living in a foreign country? Struggling to understand and be understood? Often seeing small increments of change in people’s lives, while others appear to regress? Continually battling the frustrations of not seeing all we hope, dream and pray for come to fruition?  To ask this question is especially easy for those of us with a “glass half empty” personality (myself included!). Often what is needed is a reminder as to what has led us to where we are. This list is my reminder to myself- by no means complete, not perfect, but so necessary. 

1) Because God’s preferred future is wonderful ( Revelation 21:3-5).

2) Because Satan’s preferred future is the opposite of God’s (John 10:10).

3) Because God’s preferred future will win over Satan’s! (1 John 3:8).

4) Because people need to hear the invite to live in God’s preferred future now and for evermore (Romans 10:14-15).

5) Because I want that preferred future to come quickly, and come completely (2 Peter 3: 11-13).

6) Because God has invited me to play a part in singing His freedom songs, a harmony and counterpoint that only I can sing (Ephesians 2:10).

7) Because I can (Jeremiah 1:4-10).

8) Because I can’t (Psalm 127:1,2).

9) Because especially when I can’t, God  can and does (2 Corinthians 12:9,10).

10) Because I am answerable to God for what I do in seeing His preferred future come to fruition ( Matthew 24:45- 25:46).

As stated above, these are my “Because” statements.. but what are yours?  Why are you doing what you are doing- “Because” or “Just because”?