I’ve been thinking a lot about purpose lately. Who is God
calling me to be? What should I be doing with the gifts that He has given me?
Am I obeying what He’s told me the way He told me? All of these questions that
perhaps you have asked yourself. It’s been such an interesting place to be in
because no matter what comes against you or happens in your life, the purpose
that God has for you is still there. As I was praying this morning, I remember
praying Romans 8:28 and really connecting with it for the first time in a while.
It says, “All things work together for
the good of them that love God and are called according to His purpose.” It
just slapped me in the face! God, I know I love you AND I am called according
to your purpose SO all things are working together for my good. Do you see? It’s
a given that you have purpose. You were born with purpose. You were planned
with purpose. God had something so amazing in mind for you to carry out. YOU!
ME! The key is understanding and walking in that. There’s nothing worse than
wondering through this life without discovering what that purpose is. So today, I want to challenge you to make sure
you are hearing God about who He is calling and leading you to be.
You know, God’s timing is perfect and sometimes you have to
experience challenges to really see who God built you to be. I never knew as a
teenager or young adult that I had such a strength to survive. Don’t get
confused, this is not me being boastful but rather a confession that I didn’t
know how strong I was until I was at the bottom looking up. Even in those
moments, God was saying to me, write, encourage, preach, and deliver. Even when
I wanted to give up, I couldn’t because God called me to survive so that others
would know it was possible. Sometimes, people get purpose and opportunity
confused. God can open a door that might lead to something that feels really
good but isn’t what you are supposed to be doing. It’s simply preparing you for
your purpose. It’s exposing you to the strength, mindset and anointing that you
will need when He puts you in place. I thought this blog was my ministry and I
was just supposed to be obedient in that. I was comfortable with that scenario
but in reality, it was just a part of it. It was God’s way of building
discipline in me. It was His way of making sure I stayed in His Word. It was
His way of letting me know through others that I was hearing Him correctly. So
then when He told me to have a retreat, though I was completely freaked out, I
could do it and be prepared for whatever is next. What has God exposed you to
so that you could grow into His purpose for your life?
Some of you have gotten comfortable on 1st base,
when God is calling you to 2nd or 3rd or even home base! Forget
the still small voice, He’s been downright spelling out for you that it’s time
for the next level. Do you understand that you can’t walk out your purpose by
staying where you are most comfortable? Do you understand that you can’t affect
your city, state, country, or the world if you refuse to leave what you’ve
always known? It’s time to do what God put you here to do because people are
waiting for you. Matthew 5:13 – 16, says “You,
beloved, are the salt of the
earth. But if salt becomes bland and loses its saltiness, can anything make it
salty again? No. It is useless.
It is tossed out, thrown away, or trampled. And you, beloved, are the light of the world.
A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. Similarly it would
be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a
lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire
house. You are like that illuminating
light. Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation, so men and women everywhere may
see your good actions, may see
creation at its fullest, may see your devotion to Me, and may turn and
praise your Father in heaven because
of it.” (VOICE)
This is not just about doing what you want to do but it’s about drawing people to God. When He thought about you before your birth, He saw you drawing people back to Him with what He put inside you. He saw your music blessing people! He saw your church bringing deliverance! He saw your prayers uplifting and reminding people of who He is! He saw your business doing things right and reflecting His Kingdom! It’s time, saints! God is has need of you. Will you obey?
Amen…
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