Finding My Purpose

I know it has been quite awhile since I last blogged, but there has been a lot going on. While dealing with various different stressors in my life, and also seeing my friends graduate from college and start new chapters of their lives, I have been wondering what my purpose is in life. My illness has taken away my ability to do many things, yet I still have the heart and desire to do the same things I have always wanted to do, maybe even more so, yet I don't have the physical ability to do it. This has caused me to have queestions about, what is it that I can do, not only physically, but that can also include the things that I love. Finding this balance is not an easy thing to do. My ultimate dream has been to work as a child-life specialist at a children's hospital, but that is something that right now is not possible. I love working with kids, but that is not something I am able to do with my weakened immune system. I know that God has a wonderful and miraculous plan for my life, but while experiencing so many difficulties, it can be hard to remember that.
      Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. " This is one of my favorite verses, because it helps me to know that God only has good and wonderful things planned for me, and that as His daughter, He wants me to have a life that is prosperous and filled with hope. But when going through difficult times, it can be a challenge to remember this. We beging to think, that how could God let us go through these difficulties if He wants us to have good things? He doesn't do it to spite us, but so that we can trust and rely on Him. We have to, because if we don't, we will not be able to live that prosperous life. Only trusting and relying on Him completely will enable us to have that prosperity. So when I start to wonder what my purrpose is in life, I think of Jeremiah 29:11. When I read that verse, I know that I do have a purpose in life, we all do. And even though I may not know at times what my purpose in life may be, I know that because of my faith in God, my future will be bright and filled with so many blessings. And that, gives me comfort.




Joyful Love
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Blessings In The Lord
Alexandra K. Acosta