http://blogs.bethel.edu/blog/~strscoa/ Exploring who God is and how He can transform our lives. Scott A Strand scott_strand@comcast.net 2007-12-08T08:32:09-06:00 en http://blogs.bethel.edu/blog/~strscoa/Biblical+Ponderings/?permalink=Esther-For-such-a-time-as-this.html <p>I don't know if God is trying to tell me something (or maybe i'm just a slow learner), but it seems that the last few years my studies and ponderings have come back to the idea of being used by or being of use to God.&nbsp; This could be in the here and now, or maybe it has to do with leaving a legacy.</p><p>&nbsp;Purpose in our life seems to be a big topic.&nbsp; Rick Warren has written about it with his <em>&quot;Purpose Driven ...&quot; </em>books, John Eldredge in his book <em>Wild at Heart </em>talks about a man's purpose as being a cause to die for, loved ones to protect, and adventure to live and Erwin McManus in his book <em>Uprising</em> talks about how our ulitmate purpose is to serve.</p><p><strong>&nbsp;The quesitons we ask are what do you want from me God and what difference can I am in the world?&nbsp;</strong> </p><p>&nbsp;Let's look to Esther an orphan, a women, living in a forgein land as an exile, as our encourager and role model.<br /></p> 2007-12-08T08:32:09-06:00 http://blogs.bethel.edu/commentapi//Biblical+Ponderings/?permalink=Esther-For-such-a-time-as-this.html