New American Standard Bible
II Corithians 5:7 - For we walk by faith, not by sight
I have come to learn in order to walk out my truth, I must walk by faith in God to lead and guide me every step of the way. I cannot allow what I see, hear or touch with my natural senses, to dictate my actions or reactions to life and all that it brings about.
Galatians 5:16 - But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
I purpose in my heart daily to walk by the Spirit of God and not follow after my flesh. Even this week, during our 21 day Daniel fast, I found it to be hard to press in and seek God like I should. It was hard at times to open my mouth and pray or give thanks. Trying to read and study the word was feeling like such a burden to me. But I continued to press in and push forward. I had to talk to myself sometimes and acknowledge, remember, accept and embrace this scripture. My flesh doesn't want to do anything that would please God, but I purposed in my heart to follow after the Spirit.
Philippians 1:6 - For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.I have to at all times remember, that everyday I remain in the earth, I'm a work in progress. I will not say everything correctly, I will not do everything the right way, but I will continue to allow Christ through his Spirit to complete the work he has begun in me.
I think we put way too much pressure on ourselves. If we could do the work that needs to be done within ourselves there would be no need for Christ. Over the past few weeks, I've been following Bishop T.D. Jakes teaching, "Living on Purpose". It has been such a powerful teaching and I have gleaned much revelation and understanding from it. When I first heard preachers speaking and teaching on "finding your purpose", and realized I was created with a specific purpose in God's heart, I set out with all force to find out what my purpose is. But since I'm walking in my truth, I must admit what has always captured my attention is the part where it says: "when your walking in your purpose you will prosper". So, if I must be honest and I must, I was more set on figuring it out so I could have the prosperity more than the purpose. I don't think I'm the only one. In the beginning, most of us would admit, we sought after God's hand and not his heart.
Thank God I have grown over the years, and based on Bishop's teachings and my own personal journey as a child of God, seeking first His kingdom and His righteousness, I'm living on purpose everyday! This is what I have found:
1). Your purpose and your past are intertwined.
2). The very fact that I'm still living, means I'm living on purpose. Because, based on my past I should have been taken out a long....time ago. I recognize now it was the hand of God that has kept me all these years......to fulfill my purpose.
3). Whatever you have a passion for is generally linked with your purpose. Don't minimize your purpose based off of someone else. Maybe you have a passion for feeding people, helping people in general to succeed at whatever they maybe doing. Follow it, continue sowing into the lives of others. There are many ways of fulfilling your purpose. Some will seem greater than others, but none of less value to God.
4). Your purpose will lead you into your destiny.
5). Don't rush the fulfilling of your purpose. Enjoy the journey because it's the lessons learned throughout the journey that I believe really count.
I have come to learn in order to walk out my truth, I must walk by faith in God to lead and guide me every step of the way. I cannot allow what I see, hear or touch with my natural senses, to dictate my actions or reactions to life and all that it brings about.
Galatians 5:16 - But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
I purpose in my heart daily to walk by the Spirit of God and not follow after my flesh. Even this week, during our 21 day Daniel fast, I found it to be hard to press in and seek God like I should. It was hard at times to open my mouth and pray or give thanks. Trying to read and study the word was feeling like such a burden to me. But I continued to press in and push forward. I had to talk to myself sometimes and acknowledge, remember, accept and embrace this scripture. My flesh doesn't want to do anything that would please God, but I purposed in my heart to follow after the Spirit.
Philippians 1:6 - For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.I have to at all times remember, that everyday I remain in the earth, I'm a work in progress. I will not say everything correctly, I will not do everything the right way, but I will continue to allow Christ through his Spirit to complete the work he has begun in me.
I think we put way too much pressure on ourselves. If we could do the work that needs to be done within ourselves there would be no need for Christ. Over the past few weeks, I've been following Bishop T.D. Jakes teaching, "Living on Purpose". It has been such a powerful teaching and I have gleaned much revelation and understanding from it. When I first heard preachers speaking and teaching on "finding your purpose", and realized I was created with a specific purpose in God's heart, I set out with all force to find out what my purpose is. But since I'm walking in my truth, I must admit what has always captured my attention is the part where it says: "when your walking in your purpose you will prosper". So, if I must be honest and I must, I was more set on figuring it out so I could have the prosperity more than the purpose. I don't think I'm the only one. In the beginning, most of us would admit, we sought after God's hand and not his heart.
Thank God I have grown over the years, and based on Bishop's teachings and my own personal journey as a child of God, seeking first His kingdom and His righteousness, I'm living on purpose everyday! This is what I have found:
1). Your purpose and your past are intertwined.
2). The very fact that I'm still living, means I'm living on purpose. Because, based on my past I should have been taken out a long....time ago. I recognize now it was the hand of God that has kept me all these years......to fulfill my purpose.
3). Whatever you have a passion for is generally linked with your purpose. Don't minimize your purpose based off of someone else. Maybe you have a passion for feeding people, helping people in general to succeed at whatever they maybe doing. Follow it, continue sowing into the lives of others. There are many ways of fulfilling your purpose. Some will seem greater than others, but none of less value to God.
4). Your purpose will lead you into your destiny.
5). Don't rush the fulfilling of your purpose. Enjoy the journey because it's the lessons learned throughout the journey that I believe really count.
6). Live one day at a time. All days will not be the same; some may be good and some not so good. But it's all relative.
Walk in your truth daily and live everyday on purpose!
Patrice
Living on purpose and walking out your truth to me means: Living everyday acknowledging God as your Heavenly Creator; believing on Jesus Christ as the Son of God and relying on the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you through every single day.
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