Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul Talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "He's alive!" Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. Acts 20: 9-11
Paul had a purpose, to teach the people about Jesus. He knew he had to leave the next day so he talked to the people until midnight. Paul was purpose driven but not so much to miss the purpose of the moment. He paused from his teaching to do what God wanted him to do in that moment. That was to bring Eutychus back from the dead.
We need to keep our eye on the goal that God has for us. We need to persevere through all the trials and disruptions that will come our way to make sure we accomplish what God has for us to do. We need to becareful though. We can not be so focused on that one goal to miss the other things that God wants us to do along the way. We need take life one breath at a time; be in the moment. Always be in prayer, seeking God's guidance.
I know that I am guilty of being so determined to reach a goal that I stop being aware of what is going on around be. I can become so frustrated when things don't go the way I think that they should. I want to be in control to make sure that things go the way that I think they should.
It all boils down to being flexible for God and having complete trust that God has every moment of your day in his control. He has a purpose for every part of our lives. Whether it is to teach us, correct us, change us or help us grow. He uses us to reach out to other for him. Every moment counts.
