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Live on Purpose

06 Tuesday Sep 2016

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I thank God for you and I pray for you.  I want you to live life on purpose.  I want you to live life in such a way that it pleases God and pleases you.

Yet when I look around, I seldom see this type of living.

I see women jumping from one seemingly urgent task to the next.  I see women exhausted and spent.  I see women barely keeping it all together.  I see women trying to do and be everything.  I see women who feel like they have to justify why it is okay to sit down for a few minutes and do nothing.  I see women doing life but not living life on purpose.

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I want to encourage you to do life on purpose.  Why are you here?  What are you suppose to be doing?  What is your purpose?  If you can’t do it all, what should you do?  What should you let go?   How do you make your choices?  What guides you?  Do you feel like you are enough?  Who do you go to when you have a tough decision to make?  Do you feel like you are living your life in a way that pleases God?  How do you know?  What are you basing your opinions on?

The first step to living life on purpose is to acknowledge that you were made by God for God.

All things  have been created through Him (God) and for Him (God).  Colossians 1:16

That includes you.  Have you ever thought about God’s purpose for you?  He has one specifically designed for you – it even includes the number of days you will live.  If you find this hard to  believe, read Psalm 139:1-18.  It will delight your heart.

 

Do you even know what you want?

25 Thursday Feb 2016

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I hear myself say things like:

  • I want to eat healthy, exercise, and lose some weight.
  • I want to have close relationships with my children and grandchildren.
  • I want to be a speaker at Christian women’s events.
  • I want to have a clean organized home.
  • I want to enjoy time with my husband.
  • I want to encourage my friends.
  • I want to rest.

And so on and so on…..

When I look at my complete list of what I want to do (and no, the list above is not a complete list), it doesn’t take me long to figure out I can’t do everything I want to do.  If I did everything, there is no way I would ever feel rested  and I want that, too. LOL

I am in a time of transition.  It is causing me to redefine my priorities and expectations.  It is causing me to let go of some things and reach for new things.  It is unsettling and exciting at the same time.

Life constantly changes. If we are not intentionally mindful, we end up being carried along with the rushing flow of life – doing way too much and being unsure of where we are even going.

Let me encourage you to take time for reflection.  Are you directing your days or are the days directing you?  Better yet, are you allowing God to direct your days?

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do  not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.  Proverbs 3:5-6