Tuesday, July 15, 2014

You Are Intentional

This is to let you know that you are special.  You are unique and were created with purpose and intention.

God, the Creator, put a lot of thought into you.  He didn’t create you on a whim, but rather considered every aspect of you.  He carefully thought of you and when the fullness of time came, He shaped you in your mother’s womb that 9 months later you could be born (at the perfect time) into a visible world as a unique expression of Him.

He gave you something very special that everyone has, but everyone uses it differently.  He gave you freedom.  He gave you the power to choose.

Your existence came from the heart and thoughts of God.  He crated you for something very specific, something that only you can do.  Then he gave you a heart and mind to seek out what that “thing” is and then gave us a will to choose if we would do it or not.  Following you dreams will take guts and perseverance. 

You know what it is.  You thought about it as a child, but loved ones and friends brushed it off as a fantasy.  Eventually you stopped dreaming and just did what others do: get good grades, go to school, and get a job.  When the time comes you will retire and die.  What I described is the life of the majority of people…and this is very sad.

The intention of this article is to sound a wake-up call.  It’s to let you know that you can still do what you were designed to do.  You can still live life intentionally and with purpose.  You can still accomplish great things and affect many lives.  God wants you to win BIG in life.  He wants you to think BIG, dream BIG, and do BIG.  He gave you everything you need to do the impossible.  Most of all, He is inviting you to do it with Him.  For with God all things are possible. 

How do you know what you were meant to do?  Let me ask you two questions:

1.     What do you love?
2.     What do you hate?

What you love to think about and do may be an indication of your purpose.  Your love produces passion and passion produces action.  Can what you love be used to serve others?  If so, you may have found your purpose.  It may be baking cookies.  Famous Amos became famous and rich from his dream of making cookies.  Don’t diminish what you love it.  Rather pursue it! 

What do you hate?  What drives you crazy and makes you mad when you think about it or see it?  For me, I hate lack of any kind!  I detest lack!  I hate poverty and seeing people do without.  I hate sickness with a passion and realize that most sickness starts with our thinking.  Now what do you hate?  Can what you hate be used to serve others?

Why do I mention serving others?  It’s your service to others that will be the source of your provision.  God intended for you to make money in abundance.  He wants you to always have more than enough.  It’s when you have more than enough that you can use your abundance to provide for your family and the needs of others.  When you serve others you are glorifying Him; thus fulfilling His purpose.  When we are living on purpose everyone is blessed!

Take time and consider the two questions stated above.  You might just find true meaning and start living a very fulfilled life.