Dartboard or Pipeline

Colossians 1:29

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

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“Don’t let life happen to you. Let life happen through you.” If we notice those two sentences, we’ll find two different meanings.

“Don’t let life happen to you.” Like a dart, we tend to see life as something coming at us. Many times we feel like a worn-our dartboard. We are using all our energies to shield ourselves from the darts of life’s trials.

The second phrase “Let life happen through you,” presented a different approach. Instead of dodging life’s fiery darts, we let God’s life and love be channeled through us, blessing us on its way to blessing others.

Then what about us? Do we choose to be God’s pipeline instead of life’s dartboard? If we do, then we could begin living more effectively for Him.

Some days we revert to being a dartboard, but we soon run out of the love and power to bless others. Then through confession, faith, and obedience, we reconnect ourselves to our heavenly supply center and resume pipeline living.

In his letter to the Colossians, Paul mentioned the many troubles he was facing. Yet he was determined to be a channel of blessing by allowing God to work through him.

What about you? Are you a dartboard or a pipeline? It’s a challenge and a choice for every believer.

God blesses you to bless others.