my nugget....

OK, so I just got from Ladies Retreat and it was good, not great, but, good.
I got to know my roommate, Melaina, a little better and the fellowship with my "girls" was really good, but I always want to come away with a nugget of Truth from God.
Jean taught about "The Fragrance of Grace" from 2 Cor. 2:14-17:

"But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are perishing;
to the one an aroma from life to life,
to the one an aroma from life to life.
And who is adequate for those things?
For we are not like many peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God.
We speak in Christ in the sight of God."

It's the picture of a victory parade with Christ in the lead chariot and US, His followers, the sweet aroma of incense filling the streets as we pass by.
We ought not be "peddlers" of Christ to a lost and dying world, but, we ought to be Christ to a lost and dying world.
What was my nugget?
Well, if you keep up with this blog you will know that I have been struggling with purpose.
What is MY purpose?
What am I supposed to be doing?
Basically, I have been discontented.
God, has been doing a work in me and showing me His purpose, however simple it may be.
Jean, our speaker, made the comment that Jesus was BUSY!!!! He KNEW His purpose and......He lead a simple life.
Jesus was NOT a simple man, but, He lead a simple life.
That is really cool.
I never thought of Jesus' life as simple, but it was.
And He was in accordance with the will of God.
So, I'm redefining my life by saying to myself that simple is good, simple is enough.
He simple served.....
He simple loved...
He simply obeyed....
He simple sacrificed Himself for me....
It was enough.