Hello, My Chickadees!
Jeremiah 29:11 states, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” I can’t begin to tell you the number of people over the years who have said to me, “I don’t know what my purpose is.” We are all created for a purpose, and if you believe in the Word of God, you know that God does not just have any old plan for you. He has a divine plan to prosper you, give you the desires of your heart, and have you not lack any good thing. That’s all part of being an heir and co-heir with Christ… but figuring out what you’re supposed to do with the gifts He’s given you is often the challenge.
When people question their purpose, I usually redirect them to their passion. Our purpose is to praise God and serve Him with our gifts. Our passion is what guides us in knowing what that gift is. In discovering your passion, I challenge you to ask yourself a question: What is it that you do that seems to come natural to you? I am very clear that my gift is listening to people in pain. God gives me an extra measure of grace to step into their pain and help them emotionally get to the other side of it.
Your passion is something that you love doing, even if you don’t get paid. It brings you joy and serves others. Our gifts are given to us for the purpose of touching others’ lives and making a difference. When we use our gifts for good, we bring a little bit of the kingdom of God onto earth and into the lives of those around us. We all have gifts, but we do not all have the same gifts. I really believe that God, in all His wisdom, designed us that way, so that we would need one another.
Proverbs 18:16 states, “A man’s gifts opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.” No one gift is insignificant or not good enough. Every gift and every person is important, needed, and necessary to the kingdom of God, which is the people of God.
Sometimes traumas and circumstances can cause you to question the true knowledge of who and whose you are, your worth, value, and even your purpose for being here. Childhood abuse and the brokenness of others who displace their hurt, pain, and brokenness onto those who looked to them for love, acceptance, protection, encouragement, and support can render a person feeling unloved, devalued, worthless, and less than what God created them to be. Fortunately, feelings are not facts. You are much more than what you have been through.
God specializes in making masterpieces out of messes. Here are some facts about you that you may or may not have known.
You are created in the image and likeness of an awesome God who has a plan to prosper you.
As a child of the Most High God, the fact is that you are a co-heir with Christ, and since there is no lack in Him, there is none in you. (Romans 8:17 and Psalm 34:9)
You are created for greatness, not necessarily for fame; but you can be used by God to make a positive difference in the life of someone else, even if that means by bringing a smile to their face and making their heart glad.
I realized early in life that I had a desire to help make other people’s lives better. As time went on, I noticed that people would come to me and share their hurts and problems, and feel better after our conversation. There is nothing magic about me. The magic happens throughme as the Holy Spirit guides what I would say or do. Listening to people came naturally to me, and my joy is in being used to help them feel better and make a difference in their lives. God then placed a passion in me to start a business where I can use my gifts on an even grander scale to help heal the brokenhearted, so that they can go on and enjoy the fruit of God’s goodness as they use their gifts to touch others.
You are a gift to the universe and you are packed with gifts to share with those in your circle of influence. When considering your purpose, take a moment to be still before the one who created you. Allow Him to reveal to you the gift He planted in you. May you use it to make a difference in the lives of the people He places in your path. Allow that which comes naturally to you open up a passion within you to help someone else. Whether that natural gift/ability is in teaching, organizing, doing hair, caring for others, driving a bus, building a building – whatever the gift, talent, or ability – do it unto the Lord and discover your purpose and God’s wonderful plan for your life.
Peace and Blessings, My Chickadees!
Gail