My desire...

The last few weeks I have been thinking about my life and what I want my life to be, what I want it to mean, and the life I want to lead.

As I have began to think about this, two men come to my mind: Noah and Daniel.

I want to live a life of faith like both of these men. I want to leave a legacy like these men have.

Think about it:

Noah was told to build a boat. Not only a boat, but a huge boat that would house him, his family, his son's families and every kind of animal. The process of building this boat did not take just one year or even two. It took years and years and years to complete. Can you imagine what people said as they saw Noah building this huge boat? Can you imagine the ridicule that he went through? But the great thing about Noah is that he continued to follow God's plan. He continued to trust in the Lord. He continued to work and build the ark that the Lord had asked him to do. I want faith like Noah.

Daniel refused to bow down to another god. He knew that God was God and he refused to give in to the law that was created in the land. And what happened to him? He was thrown into a lion's den. I know that stories depict this as a friendly little lion den that he survived because the Lord was with him. But I imagine this lion's den as a dark, scary place. A place where hope seems to be lost. A place where danger and fear seem to be overwhelming. A place where there is no way out. But Daniel entered that place with complete faith. He entered not knowing how he would exit, but knowing that the Lord was looking over him. He entered completely blind to the outcome but seeing the promise of God through it all. I want faith like Daniel.

I desire for my life to be so filled with faith that that is what people first notice about me. I desire to not notice the ridicule I might face when following Christ. I desire to allow the Lord to use me in great and mighty ways. I desire to be filled with Noah like faith.

I desire to be willing to enter into situations that God has given me, willing to be used for Him and His glory. I desire to not have fear of the outcome, but trust in the Planner. I desire to live a life that although I might enter those dark moments, I am always in the light of Christ. I desire to be filled with Daniel like faith.


This is my desire for my life. I don't know where I will end up. I don't know what tomorrow holds. I don't even know what the rest of tonight holds. But I desire to be filled with faith to know that my life has great things in store. I desire to live in faith through any storm and through any darkness I might face.


This is my ultimate desire. What's yours?