An Intentional Life
REVELATION 4:11
Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed and were created.
When God creates a life, He has an intention for that life. When He created you, He did so with intention. God doesn’t make mistakes. He is sovereign over everything, including the creation of life. This means that nothing comes to you that does not pass through God’s fingers first—including your very existence. When God created you, He sovereignly chose where you would be born, who you would be, and what His purpose for your life would be. That does not mean that everyone always achieves God’s destiny for their lives. Many do not seek Him, trust Him, or pursue His purpose in their lives. But God created everyone with a destiny that would blow their minds if they only knew what God wanted them to do. Unfortunately, people often get hung up on things that appear to make no sense. They get stuck trying to figure out why bad things happen to good people. They fall into a rut of doubt or self-pity because they have lost sight of their destiny.
Without a strong faith in God’s sovereignty, we can easily get sidelined and distracted from what God has put us here to do. Keep in mind that believing in God’s sovereignty does not mean you believe He causes everything in your life. Rather, it means that God either causes or allows everything in your life. And if He allows it, He can use it. Trusting in His sovereignty means trusting that He can cause everything to work for your good—even the confusing and hurtful things—if you choose to love Him and respond to Him in the calling of your destiny. You are not a mistake. You were made on purpose for a purpose. Embrace that truth and start living in light of it. Lord, You created all things, and they exist for You. This includes me. You have made me with a purpose in mind, and I want to fulfill it. I want to live my purpose each and every day. Thank You for giving me a unique purpose and for enabling me to fulfill it. Power in Your Personality God… set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace. GALATIANS 1:15 Your personality is the part of you that makes you the person you are. Just as no two people have the same thumbprints, no two people have exactly the same personality. God gave you the personality you have because it fits perfectly with the destiny He has planned for you. If you have to become somebody else in order to fulfill a certain purpose, then God wants somebody else to do it. That’s not your purpose or your destiny. God made your personality to fit your destiny. Your destiny has been designed to fit who you are. Take a look at several of the personalities in the Bible. Peter was the impetuous, self-proclaimed leader and spokesperson. He was always putting his foot in his mouth and speaking whatever came to his mind. God used Peter’s personality to empower him to fulfill his destiny—to announce the beginning of the church. Paul, on the other hand, was a studious thinker. God used him to write much of the theology in the New Testament. John was the loving and intimate personality who leaned his head on Jesus and had a close relationship with Him. God used John to write about the power of abiding in Christ and the importance of loving relationships (1 John 3–4). Throughout Scripture, God used people’s personalities to help them fulfill their destinies. God’s calling is consistent with how He made you. You don’t need to change your personality to pursue your destiny. In fact, a healthy awareness of who you are and how God made you will give you insight into how He wants to use you.
Lord, thank You for my personality. Thank You for the unique traits that make me who I am. Use my personality for Your glory as You empower me to fulfill the destiny You have created for me.
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