WHEN GOD OPENS DOORS

 SPIRITUAL DESTINY & YOU

"I am a little pencil in God’s hands." -Mother Teresa

YOUR JOURNEY

ADULT LIFE IS a mind game. You choose your destiny by how you choose to deal with your past, present, and future. Healthy or unhealthy, you hold the keys to your path. Happy or unhappy, it is up to you. You owe it to yourself to deal with your stuff and move forward. You can do this.

Inner-directedness means we are guided by our own personal beliefs, God's Spirit within us, and the right thing to do in the circumstance. We do not worry about what other people think since our motivation is to walk in the Spirit. This frees us from needing others to direct us.

A living faith opens doors into greater, broader realms of newness and joy. Living faith is known through the Spirit of God. It is manufactured through His enabling, enlivening, holy, supernatural Presence. The evidence of this inner liveliness is seen in an individual's words, actions and at times by a glowing radiance.Their visage is soft, not hard.

 YOU + GOD

Looking forward, then moving forward, meeting new challenges as they come, wave after wave, provides energy with synergy that makes a huge difference in your outlook and bearing as a believer. You look to God. God infuses you with the strength you need. He helps grow you as a person and fills your days with His grace. 

"My heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence."  Acts 2:26-28

 THE SECRET

God gives us what we need when we need it. You are on a spiritual journey that will change you. It will change how you think, how you respond, what you do, and what matters in life. There's always something more to learn as you move forward to meet the next thing. Though it won't be easy, you can do this. Here's the secret; keep your eyes on Christ.

APPLICATION

1. Start each day by thanking God for it.
2. Ask God to direct your day.
3. Talk to God throughout your day.

Do this and your days take on new meaning and greater purpose. You become a blessing to others. You are strengthened during challenges. You learn to trust God in everything. Your faith expands commensurate with your depth of trust in God. God is your silent partner.

God bless you.

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Your Place in the Cosmos

"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."

Jeremiah 7:11

You Have a Unique Part to Play

YOU ARE IN THE STORY. You are. You are an active participant, not as an observer but as a living, breathing, genuine, God-designed being. You have a gift that only you can give. You have a song that only you can sing. You have a message that only you can impart. 

This is your destiny. You are defined by your unique, God-given purpose. 

Before we were formed in our mother’s womb, God had a plan for each one of us. He put eternity in our hearts. God has a plan and a future for you, and he has a separate plan and future for me. God’s plan for us is our personal and spiritual destiny, combined into one. Our destiny is our number one purpose for living. Discover your purpose and you will know why you are here in the cosmos.

Be who you are meant to be. It is a waste of time and energy to build a false persona.

Find out who you are and then center yourself in this knowledge, your destiny. Stop trying to be someone you aren't and never will be, and stop trying to be like other people or like that other person you idolize. You never were meant to be those other people or like that other person. Be you.

God gave you your identity. Ask him to guide and direct in your pursuit of knowing him.  

The more you know God, the more you will know yourself (and your purpose). God has answers to our questions. When we begin to listen, when we pursue a living spirituality, when we make sacrifices of any personal, self-made ambitions, then we are able to come a little closer in understanding our own unique purpose. Let God in to help and guide you. Allow him access to your real self.

Your life will take on greater meaning and substance. You won't be sorry. Come alive.