MARCH/APRIL 2025

     When a mother gives birth to her child, I can imagine her heart becoming full of joy, amazement, and excitement.  With witnessing an extension of herself come into the world, the expectations, hopes, and dreams she may have for them could understandably become her new purpose for living.  Like childbirth, God blesses us with a specific purpose in life.  For me, the key is learning my purposes and how to fulfill them.

     Understanding and managing my purposes in life has also revealed the many layers they have.   After obtaining confirmation from God about my purposes, I sought instructions on how to execute them.  When, what, how, and where are the preliminary questions I have asked.  However, I have learned there are a lot more answers needed from God.  When the unexpected happens, and life doesn’t feel like what you think it should, what do you do?  When all of your preparations fail, and who or what you are counting on lets you down, what do you do?  When support of your purpose is revealed from places and individuals you didn’t anticipate, what do you do?  These are just a few questions that align with the unpredictability that can occur with executing our purposes and God’s plans for our lives.

     In my quiet times, God has revealed that He expects me to keep Him at the center of my life.  This means that He wants everything that I do, every concern, thought, or matter, to be run by Him first.  By doing so, I believe that it lets God know that I am willing to trust Him in all matters of my life.  I have also learned that when I allow myself to be patient and trust God, the impact of unpredictability can often work in my favor.    

     God doesn’t give us everything that we want, especially not all at one time.  There are many steps to His plan for me.  More than anything, I am grateful for how He continues to extend grace and patience to me while I am fulfilling my life’s purposes.  Being grateful lets God know that I am willing to do more.  Yet, my willingness to do more can be enjoyable and glorious, just as long as I utilize the wisdom obtained from the lessons God has taught me.   

Having patience, exemplifying a servant’s heart, being grateful, and showing God that I trust His plan by practicing faith are part of the many steps toward understanding my purpose.  Whatever we are called to do in life, I believe that it will always involve many stages.  That is just part of God’s plan.