I recently finished this book by Donald Miller and it was all about what he learned while editing his life for a screenplay and movie. I have yet to see this movie, but the idea of this book struck me as very interesting. What drew me to the book originally was the cover, and it became so much more as I began to read it.
As the author was going through his life he realized he could not remember much of his life and all that he did was gone from his memory. Not only that, but he found out he was not living the epic story that makes a great movie. As I was reading Donald's story I have also been studying Jeremiah's struggles with doing what God called him to, a prophet for God's word among the Israelites. Jeremiah 12:5 states, "if you are getting tired of running with men, how are you ever going to run with the horses." At this point in Jeremiah's life he was being pursued by men who really wanted him dead. He went to God and expressed his complaint and got God's reply.
If we just walk through life without a purpose or plan we have no motivation to do anything. This kind of life can get rather monotonous. God has called us to a specific plan and purpose, Psalm 139 talks about how God knit me together in my mother's womb and He knew me before creation and purposed us for His glory.
I guess the question at the end of all of this is, "Are we living up to the potential God has planned for us?" Everyday brings its own set of problems, but how we react to them is most important in life.
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