How many times have you identified yourself by what you do for a living, what you have or have accomplished… or have failed to accomplish ? Do these things matter? Yes, but they don’t identify you! Have others labeled you? Made you feel “less than” or not good enough? Or, perhaps they’ve put you on a pedestal and made you feel like you’re better than they are. If this is how you see yourself, you’re missing the truth. You are who God says you are, not other people - even you

The Bible teaches us to walk by faith and trust God for direction when we cannot see and don’t understand. But, we’re also taught to pray for knowledge and understanding of Gods will and purposes. We should pray in this same way, as Paul did for the early Christians: “So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always

The way God forgives us is enormously massive. It’s beyond our comprehension to think about truly forgiving someone and giving them our trust again. God let’s us influence other people every single day and He knows how weak we are. He knows our thoughts and how selfish we are, and He still allows us to live. My prayer is that I can learn to give grace like He does. To show compassion and understanding like He does. To love others like He does. To be and do everything that He

There was a time when I though that I had blown my opportunity to be and do what God had called me to be and do. My marriage had failed and my kids and I were struggling. I felt like I wasn’t good enough anymore. For a while I felt kinda lost because I believed that lie. And then I started seeking God anyway because I need a close relationship with Him, I’m lost without it - without Him. And I listened to a message and realized that God knew what was going to happen I. My lif

Do you get your strength from the Lord? Do you turn to Him first, or do you try everything else first? I do both. Psalm 18 means a lot to me. There have been SO MANY times when I ran into God’s presence and asked Him to cover me, shelter me, protect me from the terrible attacks. And He did! I lean on and rely on His strength - but He called me to do stuff and I need to do it. He gave me a brain and hands and feet that work so I would do stuff. So I use them and ask Holy Spiri

One of my life’s mottos isn’t from the Bible. In fact, I don’t even know who originally said it but I heard it and have adopted it: “You’re either green and growing Or ripe and rotting.” If you think about it, that’s true - there is no staying the same. God created us this way and He didn’t intend for our old age to be idle or without purpose. Every day we’re alive has purpose and it’s our job to pursue it, to challenge ourselves. To grow, to learn, to share with others and t

God found you and called you to do stuff. He keeps on calling you too - it’s not a “one and done” kind of thing. God is growing you and discipling you to be and do all He created you for. He has amazing plans for you, not just for future and hope, but to influence and help others too. Think about this and pray about it today: Where did God find you? What has He called you to do so far? What is He calling you to now? “Not my will, but Your will be done here, on earth as it is

Everywhere you go, you are called to bring the light of the world - reflect Jesus and His love in what you do and what you say. He will do it through you IF you let Him - you don’t have to be eloquent or elegant, just walk with Him and be yourself. Jesus created you for this because He longs to share His love with more and more people - and He needs you to be His vessel, His hands and feet. Jesus loves you so much that His love can pour through you to others who are in darkne

Have you ever thought, “I just can’t take this,” or “I can’t do this” before? I have! The thing is, you really can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens you. God will help you develop and stretch to become who He created you to be so that you can accomplish what He created you to do. It’s HIS plan, not yours. Once you have Him your life, He was serious about it. Don’t fight His plan - ask Him for help if you feel overwhelmed and then #justdoit #youvegotthis #icandoallt

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that my mistakes, my sin and my bad choices didn’t derail God’s plans and purposes for my life. I don’t have that kind of power. He knew the end from the beginning, and I haven’t shocked or repelled Him or interrupted His faithful love for me. I will never have enough power to do that either. He has the power to love me and lead me through it all, in spite of my weaknesses. All things are possible with Him. #allthingsarepossib

The older I get, the more I realize that God is very purposeful about my life. And, those purposes and plans don’t end when we fulfill or accomplish them-they’re replaced with news ones. God keeps us growing and contributing - if we’re not doing that, then we need to seek God and ask Him to put you back on track. If you wonder what your purpose is, ask Him and then listen. You have to listen with all of your senses- by paying attention to the people, messages in the circumsta

When we seek the Lord with all of our hearts, our mind is renewed and transformed. His will becomes cleared to us and we desire it with all our hearts - not because we stop being who we are as individuals, but because we discover the uniquely gifted individual God created us to be. The more we know Him, the more we know ourselves. Our desires, hopes and dreams become His will and purpose for us, and we walk with Him towards them. #seekthelord #createdonpurposeforapurpose #cal

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 We are a masterpiece, God’s handiwork, made in His image and to be His children. That means He created us to be creative! To imagine, dream and build what He has planned and purposes for us. What has He inspired you to do? Where is He leading you? #createdonpurposeforapurpose #godsmasterpiece @erwinmcmanus #childofgod #goodgoodfather #y

We tend to focus on God’s Grace as what enables us to be forgiven, redeemed and saved - and it is. But, Grace is so much more than that. Grace enables us to BE and to DO what God created us for in the first place. Grace gives us the ability to serve and follow God and each of us have sufficient Grace to walk with the Holy Spirit and fulfill God’s plans and purposes for us. #grace #justdoit #discipleship #calledandchosen #createdonpurposeforapurpose #shalom #dailydevotional #y

Being in right standing with God means that you have rights before Him. That’s crazy to think about. But, He created you and when you accepted Him, He cleansed you from ALL sin and adopted you as His very own child. You have the rights as a son or daughter of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Do you act like you’re a child of God? Do you walk in this righteousness He gave you? Do you understand that because of this you’re uniquely equipped to help others in ways that other

The Lord has blessed me SO much! #iamblessed What’s really cool is that sometimes, He blesses others through me. This is the ultimate blessing for me. To be close enough to God’s will and purpose that my walk, my actions, bring the blessing of the Lord is humbling and magnificent at the same time. The key is walking with Him, listening for His prompting and then actually doing it - even if it’s weird! Step out. Show up! BE the church for one another and watch what God will do

We are all unique, special in the way God created us, but we’re not more important than another person. God has a plan and purpose for each and every one of us, but we get to choose whether or not we fulfill it. I actually want God to use me to fulfill His plan and purpose for my life - I’m excited to see what God can do with little old me. So I said yes to God. The cool thing is, we have fellowship, we have a relationship. Sure, I talk a lot more than He does, but when He sp

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalms‬ ‭139:14‬ “God doesn’t make mistakes.” I don’t know who said that, but they’re absolutely right. You were created on purpose for a purpose! That is the truth. Period. So be you. Not the you the devil tries to convince you is true - fearful, damaged, broken, unloved or unworthy. The you God created you to be - blessed, anointed, called, chosen, His precious child

I don’t have much to say about this quote because I’m just convicted. I needed to hear this today. I want to experience everything that God has willed and purposed for me - I pray this everyday… but I don’t abide in Christ the way I need to every day. I get busy with work, my to do lists, fixing dinner, working out… Lord help me to abide in you, to be in step with you today. Amen. #walkinthespirit #abideinchrist #discipleship #childofgod #createdonpurposeforapurpose #shalom #

You are a child of God! You were created to shine His light in the world, not to hide or hang back - but to shine! You have gifts that your community needs, you have talents that need expression. You can shine while staying humble - you see, humility isn’t playing small - it’s being and doing what God created you to be and do and giving Him the credit and glory while you do the work. It’s our job to humbly walk with our God not to do nothing so that we stay humble…. #justsayi