life comes full circle

as one life begins another one has ended.  

life seems to come full circle in the realest way.

from dust we've come and to dust we will return.

ben and lucy are at the hospital right now, waiting on their baby to arrive

lucy and i talked last night about how crazy it is that this baby is growing inside of her

this baby has been created perfectly, and today, will be born into a life that will unfold before all of us as he lives out his days

this baby has a life ahead of him that none of us know

he was created with a specific purpose in mind

we all were

seeing the beginning of his life makes me think about the beginning of each of our own

i can see so clearly right now the idea that God creates each of us for a specific purpose as he prepares to bring this child into our world

every single one of us

we were all created the same

i think of my friends and the beginning of this life today 

ironic that these events come today as i am finally putting away my friend Mark's things that he left on this earth

it's been a long 3 weeks since his life ended, and the first chance i've had to go through and put away what he left

as i do this,  i wait for a phone call that this new life has been born

life comes full circle

this baby will be born today for a reason

a purpose on this Earth, at this specific time in history, created with his unique gifts for his role to play in life

we all are created in the same way

handmade by our maker, 9 months and then we come into the world

our creation was unknown, the time we leave will be the same

we have this period on Earth, it's called our lives, and we were all created here to change the world and the lives of those around us, hopefully for the better

we choose how we live this out

sometimes we choose how it ends.  we are given our circumstances, they come daily, what we do with them we create on our own

realizing all that has gone into this baby developing and being born today, show me how precious each of our lives are

how much God cared to create all of the details in all of us, and loved us specifically in choosing for ME and YOU to enter this world

there's a lot of pressure,  am i living a life worthy of all i was created for?

how am i supposed to impact the world, others' lives, how am i supposed to make them better?

how are you?

we were all born at this exact time in life

created for a purpose 

are we living it out?

what was it for?

what did God create you on this Earth for?

lucy said she has never felt so out of control

when this baby will come, what will it look like, what is to come

it makes me realize the control we do and don't have of our lives, and how much God's hand has been in each of our lives

so as i pack up the material things from one friends life and think about our purpose and how we live it out

i look forward to seeing the beginning of another

from dust we came and to dust we will return

it seems as though we HAVE to be created for a purpose

formed one day in our mother's womb, to this earth our bodies all return

almost meaningless, if not for something greater

we are created intricately; formed by our maker's hand with love and the deepest care

we are created in God's chosen time, for our purpose here in this moment we're given

millions have gone before us, millions will come after

have i taken the time to really know this God that designed my hands typing these words, my mind that creates these thoughts?

the God that wanted ME specifically to be a part of this world right now

if he was so detailed in my making, i can't imagine that he wouldn't be so detailed in my life

all these years

do i look to see his work?

to the smallest detail i was created

i must be loved

what did God create me for?

what is my purpose in this time?

what is yours?