A Life of Purpose

A Life of Purpose: Stewarding What God Has Given Us

A prayer and reflection on obedience, identity, and a willing mind

A Legacy of Obedience

Lord, I want my legacy to show that it was never about George; it was always about obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. I want people to discover purpose because they encountered enough love in me to feel Jesus' love. I want them to see the change You have made in me.

Lord, I want to see Your Kingdom come. I want to see Your government and the structure of Your Kingdom here on earth as it is in Heaven.

Stewarding the Gifts of God

Lord, You have given me gifts—the supernatural and the prophetic—and I must steward them well. I cannot release them carelessly or allow them to become an idol, drawing attention to me instead of You. I do not want that.

Show me how to release these gifts so they reveal that You are alive in me. Let Your river flow through me. Teach me to use everything You have entrusted to me with purpose.

The question for this season is not only whether God wants to give us gifts, but whether we are willing to be faithful stewards of those gifts.

When the three foundations are in place—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit—we will not fall.

Purpose Begins in God

God has good things for you. Scripture reminds us that all things work together for good for those who love God. His goodness is bringing the pieces together.

Your purpose is there because God is there. Your heart has purpose because Jesus saved you. You were designed to live with purpose and destiny.

We need to look in the mirror, stop comparing ourselves with others, and say, “Lord, look at what You made. You made me. You made me for purpose. You made me for destiny. You made me to be this person.” Hallelujah!

When your heart is no longer cluttered, and you discover the purpose of the Holy Spirit within you, even your body can begin to feel the difference. Health comes from living with a clear heart and a God-given purpose.

Keep Going When It Feels Difficult

Jesus is our foundation. Living with purpose is not always easy. It is like running a business or going to work: one bad job site, one poor deal, or one difficult day does not mean you quit. You return to the purpose you were called to fulfill.

Sometimes you know you were called. You received a prophetic word, agreed with it, and felt the glory of God on it—but when you begin walking it out, it may not feel as though anything is working.

I have served the church for a long time, and sometimes it does not feel like it is working. I have tried to help people for a long time; sometimes it feels wonderful, and sometimes it does not. Still, we keep going. We keep fighting, and we keep working at what God has called us to do.

Hospitality and the Right Motive

Sometimes following God means putting our own concerns aside. We may be surprised by who arrives or triggered by someone with whom we have had conflict, but God calls us to set those things aside and be hospitable.

We can read another person’s emotions so loudly that we become convinced their motive is wrong. Yet if our motive is right, God can clean up what needs to change. When we flow with the heart of God, wrong motives cannot overtake right motives. In fact, God can use a pure heart to transform people, because every person carries motives that still need His touch.

This same principle applies when we minister. A bad day should not dictate the message. An argument with someone should not become the sermon. It would be easy to turn a person into an example simply because their situation seems to fit the word, but the message must remain pure and untampered with.

Often, what is preached speaks directly to what someone is facing—not because the preacher gathered information beforehand, but because God already knew.

A Willing and Renewed Mind

“For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a person has, and not according to what he does not have.” The heart of this passage is a willing mind. We need eagerness and readiness of mind to hear God’s voice.

We must be willing to hear Him fully. Sometimes the mind becomes crowded—not necessarily with sinful thoughts, but with all the noise and pressure of life. We need to clear that clutter so we can hear God’s voice and see His purpose again.

When human circumstances make the next step difficult to see, we can pray:

“Lord, I am willing to renew my mind with You daily. Cleanse my thinking with the mind of Christ. Help me hear Your voice, see Your purpose, and faithfully steward everything You have placed in my hands.”

Amen. Let us walk in that willingness—with purpose in our hearts, purity in our motives, perseverance in our calling, and Jesus as our foundation.