My child, I know your heart, your desires and your fears. I know your thoughts even before you think them. I care about every aspect of your life. Let Me take over where you have been trying to control. Give Me the reins of your life and I will lead you into My path. I will guide you into a purposeful life. Let go My child and trust Me.
Your Father who loves you deeply
My child, did I not create you for My good purposes? When you surrender all to Me I will lead you into your life’s calling. I am patient and will wait for you, but the sooner you get with My program the more fulfilled you will be.
My child, live in the knowledge that I am with you every moment of every day. I am right here now. Live in My Presence and I will illumine your path. I have you here for a specific purpose. I will show you what that is as you step out in faith and follow Me with your whole heart.
Psalm 18:28 Galatians 5:16
God’s approach to freedom has dumbfounded believers from the very inception of the Church. Why? Because it flies in the face of the elementary principles (earning or way to God) of the world, with which man has reached a certain level of comfort. In our humanity, we just don’t see things the way God does. But that doesn’t mean that His truths must remain shrouded in secrecy.
To be sure, the mystery has been solved! Jesus Christ—“God’s mystery”—is the answer.(John 1:18, Colossians 1:26-27 & 2:2-3) And God’s eternal intent and purpose has not only been openly divulged to His children, but also has been broadcast through the Church to every spiritual being of any authority throughout His creation.(Ephesians 3:9-10)
The reason God’s grace is often so hard for us to comprehend is twofold: not only does it come as a free gift, but it’s also easy to miss because of its sheer simplicity. We think we ought to earn our way. Such a strategy makes a whole lot more sense to us as humans, so we instinctively devise more difficult steps in an attempt to accomplish it. Thankfully God has a better plan!
My child, I do not get weary. I give you strength and power when you are weak. Wait for Me to give you this strength. Wait for Me to anoint you with everything you need for the purpose I have called you to.
Isaiah 40: 28-31
Jesus said that abundant growth is not only possible, but to be expected from ground that has been cultivated for God’s purposes. Our job is to prepare the soil of our heart to receive that growth. Paul knew how vital it is to press on toward this goal: “to present your bodies a holy and living sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.”(Romans 12:1) No, presenting ourselves in this manner won’t be the immediate fix we all long for, but rather a pushing forward; it’s what it means to live our life in a manner pleasing to Him.(Colossians 1:10)
Given the proper conditions, metamorphosis will just naturally continue on its course. Let’s think about the butterfly. What chance do you suppose it has of reverting once again to its original form—the caterpillar? Zero, right? Having undergone such transformation, it can never return to what it once was.
Making godly choices sets us on that same road. Early in the process there are lots of opportunities to slip back under the spell of the old self. But over time, as we experience degrees of transformation, the likelihood of that happening keeps diminishing. Consequently, the further we’re transformed, the more likely it will be to come to full fruition.
Discovering God’s purpose for our life is kind of like driving a car. It’s impossible to steer a car that’s standing still, but easy to maneuver when you give it the gas.
Yet being in motion isn’t the only issue; a reliable steering mechanism is also vital to getting to our destination. And this is our responsibility as much as it is God’s. So we must not only step out, but be willing to be steered if we are ever to get where we need to go.
Think of it as being like a ship on the open sea. If its rudder is broken, it doesn’t matter that the engine is pushing it forward, since it will ultimately drift wherever the wind carries it. Consequently, shipwreck becomes inevitable. But if the ship can be steered while under power, its direction can be changed at key navigation points, bringing it safely to harbor—even if it first starts out heading in the wrong direction.
Our walk with Jesus was never meant to be stagnant. He wants us to be continually moving forward with Him. And moving forward means not sitting idly by waiting for black and white instructions, but rather serving God to the best of our ability with what we know of His will right now.
The Bible is full of very explicit instructions concerning God’s will—not necessarily His unique purpose for us individually, but His bidding for each and every one of us as believers in more general terms. So we need to be about obediently implementing these responsibilities. At its most basic level, serving God means serving others. We know from Scripture that at the very least God wants this. So why not start there?
My child, I have not given you a spirit of fear, but of power and love and discipline. I have saved you and called you with a holy calling, not according to your works, but according to My own purpose and grace which was granted to you in My Son from all eternity. Live in an attitude of faith, power and love. Never rely on your own strength, but put your full confidence in Me. I am the victory. Pray like you believe it.
2 Timothy 1: 7&9
Everything we were ever created to be is wrapped up in Jesus Christ. Coming to the realization of who we truly are in Christ is the first step toward discovering His purpose for us because it lays in us the sense of self-worth needed to confidently step out in serving Him. And the better we get to know Him personally, the more He can impart His will to us.
So first and foremost is the need to develop a lifestyle of communing with God, because the intimacy essential to discovering His will can be achieved in no other way. But I want to emphasize that prayer is a two-way street—we speak and we listen.
Doesn’t it stand to reason that if God has in fact prepared good works for us to walk in He would need to let us know in some way what they are? Look at all those people in the Bible whom God chose to use in one way or another. Not only did they hear from God, but they clearly discerned what He was saying to them. Even if their revelation might have been a bit murky in the beginning, what He wanted eventually came to light as they went about trying to obey Him.