Back in 2005 DreamWorks created an animated movie called Madagascar. The movie opens in New York City’s Central Park Zoo. The main characters are Alex the lion, who is the star attraction known as the "King of New York", and spends time with his friends, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippopotamus and Marty the zebra. Marty the zebra has grown weary of his daily routine and desires to experience a day in the wild and wonders what it could be like in the habitat he was designed for.

After a series of events the group of animals, who only know of a life in the zoo, are shipped to a wildlife preserve in Kenya only to never reach that destination and end up in Madagascar. Who do you identify with? Is it to remain like Alex, who is content with being successful at performing, or do you long to live in the habitat you were designed for like Marty?

As silly as the story of Madagascar is, there are a lot of similarities with our lives. If you have put your faith in Jesus, you are a new creation, designed to live a certain way fulfilling your purpose. The apostle Paul reminds some Christians of the same thing as he said, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here” (2 Cor 5:17). First God tells you who you are, then He tells you what you were designed to do. Paul explains, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20).

If you are tired of performing in captivity, it is time to experience life in your natural habitat. God places a deep desire to live for Him but you are not sure yet how to live in the wild. Let me know if you want to share anything God has placed on your heart, and I will help guide you to it!