Living Life On Purpose Part 6

Posted by Paula White - Thu, November 12, 2009 at 09:57 PM

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Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 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.

God has designed a blessed and successful life for you to enjoy.
Discovering “who you are” as a unique human being and living authentic tot hat maybe the healthiest definition of “success” in your life…

I. Success
a. Success is not simply a destination, it’s a journey
b. It’s the ongoing expansion and realization of your happiness and wellness by the attainment of any “state” with which you are content
c. It’s always evidenced by a “peace”, no matter what
i. In other words, when you are happy and content with your current sate of being = that is success

3 John 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Mayest prosper = succeed in reaching, have a successful journey
Be in health = (Greek) “be well” safe, sound and whole
Even as thy soul (spirit) = success is highly individualized

The state of which you are content may not be the same as someone else’s. It all depends on your personal desires, values and purpose…

II. Your Purpose is Your Supreme Reason for Being
a. It is His divine prescription for your earthly existence
b. It defines your most meaningful direction in life
c. Being in harmony with the will of God for your life is the highest state of purpose you can attain

Proverbs 19:21 (NIV) Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 19:21 (KJV) There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

A device = (Hebrew) a contrivance from the idea of weaving or fabrication. Intention

d. Many times in our under-development…
i. Waiting
ii. Impatience
iii. Seeing in part
…we take matters into our own hands and devise or fabricate (form) our destiny in life
i. But it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails
a. Prevails = (Hebrew) to stand, to rise, to be clear, to succeed

III. God Has a Plan
a. His plan is always working and you are part of the plan of God

Galatians 5:25 (NIV) Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

b. When we align ourselves with what has already been defined by God, we find a fulfill the greatest single drive in human nature
i. our need for meaning and purpose

c. Life is continuously providing us with information or messages when we do not listen, the messages become lessons…

d. When we do not learn, the lessons become problems

e. When we don’t address the problems, they become crisis

f. When crisis is unresolved, it creates chaos in our lives

g. If the chaos is not cancelled, it creates cycles

When you consciously choose your responses to life, you purposefully create the life you desire and reclaim your birthright to design and engineer the life God has planned for you…
That’s an empowered life, “A Life on Purpose” and authentically successful;

IV. Purpose Starts by Taking Inventory
a. To identify your purpose, begin asking questions, such as…
i. What do I care about most deeply?
ii. What and who do I love?
iii. What am I deeply committed to?
iv. What do I stand for?
v. When am I at my best?
vi. What has given me my greatest feeling of importance (significance)?
vii. What is it that I definitely don’t want?
viii. What are the 3 things I value most in life?

b. When you commit to your purpose…
i. Make the best use of your gifting
ii. Do what you love
iii. Be who you were designed to be

Then your thoughts, words and actions will align with your supreme reason for being… that’s the life in “rhythm” not resistance…

Living Life On Purpose Part 6

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