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Living with a purpose…
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Living with a purpose…

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What is my purpose? Why am I here? What am I meant to do in life? All questions that have come in the minds of many at some point in life. Living life without purpose is like watching the same episode over and over again. It’s predictable and nothing new. Even if it were your favorite episode at some point the fulfillment you first had when watching starts to fade. Except old reruns of “Martin” now that never gets old.

But seriously, purpose is important! Our mind, body and souls depend on it. What is your significance? To have purpose, you must first realize who you are. 1 Peter 2:9 says “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” So first of all, you are “chosen.” That means set apart and for a very specific purpose. You are God’s special possession! You are a royal priesthood, that means you have direct access and fellowship with God. We are called to tell people about Jesus and impact the world. We are Kings and Queens, God’s word says so. Romans 8 tells us that we are co-heirs with Jesus. He is the King, therefore we are Kings and Queens.

So now that you know who you are, why are you here? We are not here for our own purpose, but for God’s purpose. He has equipped us with everything we need to carry out his purpose. Proverbs 19:21 says “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Listen, each one of us has been given gifts and special abilities to share with the world. God has also given us passions. What are you passionate about? What business has God called you to start and you may be procrastinating with? What area of ministry has he called you in and you keep feeling a nudge in that direction? He has placed in us many wonderful abilities to use for the kingdom. However, let us not forget that the only way to truly discover your purpose is through relationship with Jesus. The purpose for our life fits in to a bigger plan and even eternity.

God needs to be the center of our life for us to fulfill his purpose. It is perfectly fine to have activities, a career, hobbies, family, etc. But God must be at the center because he is the anchor in everything. Spend time with him and he will reveal to you what he wants you to do and what direction you should head in. God and his word are much better navigation systems than anything out there. I challenge you to seek him and see if he won’t reveal. Your life will never be the same and you will walk in the authority and the purpose that God has given you.

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Hurt…

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Hurt can come in many ways. From other people, from our own personal choices, from failed expectations. Hurt can really throw us into a downward spiral of mixed emotions. Most people have experienced some level of hurt at some point in their lives. Hurt causes wounds. These wounds need healing and if we are not careful, hurt can turn into bitterness. Sometimes it feels as though you can never recover, or when you think you have, something happens and it feels like it is there all over again. I do understand, first hand, what it feels like to experience hurt so detrimental that it felt as if it touched my soul. The kind of hurt that knots your stomach at the mere thought of it. The kind that you can cry the most wretched cry that leaves your stomach muscles aching. It is painful, unbearable and downright difficult to endure. Oh, but let me tell you, there is a light at the end of that tunnel and his name is Jesus! Listen, I don’t care how hurt you are, how bad off you think you are, how deep of a rabbit hole of hurt you are in, Jesus is the answer. Let me explain, God is trustworthy. He can handle whatever we give over to him. Hurt is too heavy of a burden for us to carry on our own. 1 Peter 5: 7, tells us to give all our worries and cares to God, for he cares about us. This includes your hurt. Psalm 34:18 tells us the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. God is able to restore that which is broken. In John 11:33, when Lazarus had died and Jesus saw Mary weeping, it says he was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled. It goes on to say in in verse 38, so Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Jesus cares about our hurt, suffering and pain. He wants us to come to him in prayer and release it all on him. It doesn’t take a structured prayer. There is no right way. Just be honest and take a step toward releasing the hurt that may be holding you back. Tell God who hurt you, what hurts you and how you feel. Ask God to take away the hurt. God can erase the hurt and have you feeling as if it never happened. Matthew 11: 28 – “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” God’s word is like medicine for our soul. Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Each scripture, every word can mend our brokenness if only we would let it. “For nothing will be impossible with God.” – Luke 1:37.

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Expectations……

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The definition of expectation from the Oxford dictionary is – a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. Hope is wanting something to happen or be the case. A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

You ever expect something to happen and it didn’t quite turn out the way you thought it would? I know plenty of times I expected a situation to be a certain way or expected a certain behavior out of someone that did not happen. We form expectations from our own beliefs about the way a situation or person should be. We need to be careful with our expectations because it can let us down. This also causes us to place blame on others.

I know I have placed a lot of expectations on others and I am taken back when those expectations aren’t met. I mean the nerve! But seriously, expectations are formed from our own belief system. My expectations and someone else’s expectations may not be the same. Therefore, “Houston we have a problem!”

Thankfully, God has given us some things that we can certainly expect from him. With him our expectations are met. In fact he wants us to expect certain things from him because his word never lies:

  1. Psalm 62:5 “My soul, wait though only upon God; For my expectation is from him.”
  2. Proverbs 23:18 “Surely there is a future, and your hope and expectation will not be cut off.“
  3. Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.“

These are just a few. But we can certainly expect much more. We can expect to have our lives changed by the very presence of God. We can expect healing because it is a part of our covenant. We can expect God to meet us where we are in this very moment. We often place unrealistic expectations on ourselves also. Give yourself a break, you are only human. Pray that God will help you manage your expectations in such a way that they are centered on him, his word and his promises. For we know the promises of God are yes and Amen. Now I expect that you will have gotten something out of this by the time you finish reading!!

Well that’s all the Jesus tea, tee has for you today! You see what I did there!

Tee