You can't fly a watermelon to the moon. Its rind is not resistant to exiting and entering the atmosphere. It has no fuselage. No fuel. No propulsion. It was not designed to fly to the moon. That's not even rocket science!
Nothing works right unless it conforms to the realities of its intended trajectory, or path. This is shaped by both external circumstances and intended purpose. In simpler terms that means something won't be very good at doing a thing it wasn't meant to do. A rocket flies because engineers account for aerodynamics and gravity. It was designed to meet the specifications needed to navigate external circumstances in order to reach an intended purpose along a planned trajectory. That is rocket science!
God designed you with a purpose in mind. You were built to fulfill his mission in this present reality. Until your life begins to match that purpose—until your desires, thoughts, and actions pursue His purpose—you will be out of sync with his path for you. Until you begin to do the thing you were meant to do everything else will seem underwhelming, unfulfilling, and incomplete.
What's your trajectory? What's your course? That is the path he has laid before you. That's the destiny he wants to rocket you toward.
Have you known all along and been to afraid to engage? Don't be afraid. Stop. Turn around. Run toward that burning fire in your bones. God put it there. It's rocket fuel. His Spirit is alive in you pushing you past the point of your fears into the providential place of his purpose and plan.
Have you been inadvertently bouncing around like a pinball? Tilt the table. Lean into God. Ask for his help. Seek him. Say it out loud. Get a little mad about it and tell him how you feel. He knows already. Reject the apathy and confusion that you may have had. Go to the God who has the unmatched perspective. If you're stuck let God get you out. He will send you right back on track.
You can't fly a watermelon to the moon, but you can enjoy the sweet refreshing fruit inside. You can enjoy it's intended purpose, but only by asserting an external force to reach the delicious fruit inside.
God is the architect of physics. He is the engineer of the principles that actually go into real rocket science. He is also the designator of your design. He planned you. He purposed you. He willed you.
The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah was freaking out over the calamity and depravity the Jewish people were going through. Stuff they had brought on themselves through generations of neglecting their purpose. Here is what Jeremiah heard from God...
"I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I’ll listen. When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” GOD ’s Decree. Jeremiah 29:10-13 MSG
You get that? God decreed it. His plan for you comes from the same vocabulary as "let there be light" and "it is finished".
God said it. God did it. His plan. His purpose. Your path.