INMERSO

THERE IS A PURPOSE FOR YOU

Have you ever wonder and asked yourself the following questions:

Why I am here in this space and time?

What is my purpose in life?

When we try to analyze these questions one can feel lost and sometimes confused. These are profound and deeply spiritual questions that sooner or later will come to us and will make us think what have we done with the time given to us. Time is one of the greatest gifts we ever received. I think the older we get the more relevant these questions become.

Some people think that they live in a vacuum where they are the only ones that matter. They are the first, the second, the third and in some cases there is no space to think about the others. Those are the ones that at the end of their lives found themselves living a solitary live full of regrets and in need of companionship.

Think about the times when we have lost a great opportunity to get close to someone and spend time with them. And, when we realize the time have passed by us and it is too late because they are either gone or no longer in our lives. It is so sad to see persons so immerse in their own world that all they see is themselves

Think about the opportunities we have lost to get to know better a neighbor, a coworker, a family member. Think about how that relationship could have change something in that person's life. How we could have influenced that person's trajectory in life.

When I talk about relationship with others I am not talking about doing extraordinary things or expensive acts, I am talking about little things, little quality things, significant moments that will be permanently written in that person for the rest of his or her life. An on time advice, a warm embrace, a simple "I care for you" can make a big difference.

Not long ago I had the opportunity to work with a group of young adults with my Pastor. We were dealing with 285 young adults ranging from 18 years of age to 30. All of them with their own personal issues and crisis's. The experience is still fresh in my mind and heart. Just to remember how a simple gesture to sit down and listen changed someone's attitude.

There was this bright and intelligent girl who was raised by her mother. She is a fighter and for many years she survived by her own strength. Working long hours in whatever job she could find and making the best out the resources they have.

During the time I worked with them, she lost her job and found herself in a very difficult situation. On top of that her car broke down and she couldn't look for jobs. For some reason the day her car broke I was passing by and found her and her mother stranded by the side of the road. I stopped and checked the car, which needed a new distributor. We needed a tow truck to get them home.

Because I knew many people in the community I started making phone calls, one to my friend the tow truck owner and other to the auto parts store. My friend picked up their car and delivered to their house. The auto part owner got us the distributor, and I spend one Saturday in their house fixing the car.

I remember vividly her face and her expressions, she was very happy that someone was there, a friendly hand in times of need. I can feel her gratefulness even today. Every time we cross our way I get this warm hug and smile because after that incident she received a phone call from a company looking for someone with her experience in photography. God blessed her life through the actions of several people and she was ready. She now sees life from a different perspective, she knows that we are here to serve each other, to look for each other, to be useful not only for our own wellbeing but to reach out to others.

I am not here telling you that we have to expose ourselves to anyone out there, I am not telling you that we have to be give away what we have for the betterment of others, I am here telling you that there is a great satisfaction in giving without expecting something in return. We are here for a reason, we were created to live in community. Reach out to those you know are expecting a little time with you, a hug, a smile an "I love you". Reach out and change somebody's life.

“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you. Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭27‬-‭32‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We are here to be the hands of our Lord and be instruments of his love.