What A Little Bee Taught Me

Sitting outside I saw a bee that was walking on the ground because it could not fly. And I started to think about how that bee could no longer perform what it was created to do. The sole purpose of that bee's existence was to gather honey and take it back to the hive. Now with its broken wing, the only thing that bee had to look forward to now is its life being taken from this world.

I started to think about how life for people can be very similar to this bee. I thought about how some people live their lives merely going through the motions and routines of life because that is all they know. They have been outlined a purpose by the world's standards and these people see that what the world has to offer has to be the best thing for them. But what these people don't see is that there is a whole other life they are missing out on which could give their life so much more significance.
That bee's sole purpose in a worldly perspective was to collect honey for the hive, just as people who define themselves to that worldly standard limit what they are by saying they have to have a three figure salary, or a nice house and car. But in a view were God defines our lives and what they are meant for, we have a purpose far beyond what this world could ever offer, just like that bee was meant for so much more, as he was placed in that moment of time; in that state of brokenness, so that I could discover who I am and what I have in God.
I am called to live a life that glorifies God, and in that call I am not held down by the limitations of this world. I have a hope of a life that will be far better than the life I am living on this earth, instead of seeing that my life in this moment is as good as it gets and is all I have to look forward to. I have a purpose that is surpasses any career or success in this world, which is to establish God's kingdom on earth.
That bee thought his role in life was over when he could no longer fly and do what he had always done, but little did he know that I was watching him and seeing that he was meant to teach me about who I am really meant to be and that I have a purpose defined by something greater than this world.