WHEN YOU KNOW, THEN YOU MUST!

"...Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business."
Luke 2:49, NKJV

I love the Luke 2 account of Jesus at 12 years old. His family had celebrated the Feast of Passover in Jerusalem. On the trip home they discovered Jesus was missing. After three days of searching, Jesus' parents found Him in the temple among the teachers. As parents, Joseph and Mary were frightened, shocked and probably a little angry. But Jesus knew why he was there. He knew the "I must" of His life. "I must" deals with your purpose, your mission, your assignment from God. It gives you fire, passion and a reason for being on this earth! Too many people today live an "I" life, a life focused on personal comfort and pleasures rather than "who" God wants you to be.

Once you get a vision of who you are in Jesus Christ as a child of God, God has something incredible planned for you! Your "I am" determines your "I must." Not only did Jesus know who He was, but He knew what He must do. Let me share a few elements of an "I must" lifestyle:
1) "I must" moves you from being to doing. Living for your "I must" means you are actively working to accomplish God's purpose. 2) "I must" means your life has a purpose beyond yourself. You have a reason for living that is greater than your own needs and wants. 3) "I must" means you live out of conviction rather than convenience. 4) "I must" will include times of trial and turmoil, like unexpected crosses to bear. But each struggle prepares you to carry out His great purpose for your life.

Do you know your "I must?" Declare the vision God has given you for your life by sharing it.