God's Fingerprints on Our Lives and Relationships

Every relationship in our lives has numerous purposes and potential for teaching us about ourselves and about life in general. Do we live with the understanding and feeling of awe that every friendship that is formed during this time on the earth is intimately woven together by the very hand of God? When we do, we are more able to recognize God’s divine hand in our lives and can know that nothing happens by chance. By doing so, we can grow more in the potential that God has for every single one of us because we know our life is important. When we know our importance, it protects us from living in hopelessness and despair and reminds us that even in the boredom of some days, God is taking notice. It’s so important we live with this kind of perspective. Life is so much more fun with a sense of destiny in the “normal” things, like friendships. I love thinking about my friends and family and how, among all the billions of people on the earth, I am meant to share life with them. God wants us to be wowed by the normal every day parts of life! Our lives have destiny written all over it, and our relationships are among the most important and enjoyable things He has given us. God wants us to see His fingerprints on our every day normal lives.

The problem with you and I is that we sometimes stink at relationships. What we need to realize is that even if we have made mistakes or have regrets in relationships, nothing is a waste when it comes to living life better. It’s hard for us to see that even in our mistakes God can work something beautiful on the inside of us. That’s what God does best. He is really, really good at this! He can take any situation or relationship, even though it may never be the way it was at one time, and teach us about how to live life better. Then, there are times that He can heal the brokenness in the relationship to where it is better than what it was. Bitterness, on the other hand, tells us to give up and live in our anger and unforgiveness, when God wants to use every situation for us to become who we are supposed to become. Take advantage of what God wants to do even in life’s mistakes.

Take a minute and think about the people in your life. Begin to live every day knowing that it is no coincidence they have been brought into your life. It may just be for a season, or it may be for a lifetime. Take advantage of the gift of friendship that has been given to you, and in return, be the gift that you are meant to be to someone else. Keep the right perspective when dealing with broken relationships or mistakes and be open to the change that God wants to bring in your life so you can live life to your fullest potential. Most of all, don’t forget how important you are!! Oh, and laugh a lot.