On the Road

Newsletter 12 by Eugene van Deventer

For years I have been building
relationships with teenagers
and sharing my thoughts, and
what I believe our purposes
are in this life (Yes, there is
more than one purpose). It
goes something like this:
Like an engineer designs a
product with purpose and
function, so too
has the Creator
designed us
individually. Not
everyone can do
the same thing
and our moti-
vation should
never be for
financial or ma-
terial security.
I believe we can
all live out our
designs now,
today. What we do need is
to discover our identities by
building relationship between
each other and our Creator.
Only then can our deeds be admit though, it’s been a pas-
the result of our identities... sion in my heart since before I
the cheesy saying, “we are can remember. The funny thing
human-BEINGS and not is, I never pursued this life. it’s
human-DOINGS” rings true. It been given to me as a gift.
takes guts to give up things On the road I have witnessed
like financial security to start how a pursuit of security can
living out our design... ruin marriages and families.
I would never have guessed On the road I have witnessed
how surrender
has inspired
positive
change in
people’s lives.
On the road
I have seen
God’s grace in
moments of
trust, weak-
ness and sur-
render.
that the surrender of my self- Here is the challenge:
ish desires and my relation- Do you trust God enough to
ship with God would have given let go...and for once to seek
me a life on the road. I must your design?

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