At some point and on some level, I knew that it would happen. Somewhere along this journey there would be a day of reckoning where I would discover God’s purpose for my life. I would realize why God carefully and deliberately created someone like me –with strengths and weaknesses in tow–to carry out His work. Although this seemed to manifest at an inconvenient time (in my opinion), the truth is, I was fearful of stepping unprepared into unfamiliarity. Of course, this also resulted in having ongoing conversations with God about what He thought was best for my life and how I wasn’t qualified for the work. After much going back and forth on my part, I finally gave in, not wholeheartedly, but inch by inch. During this time, I had very little peace about moving in another direction, and constant reminders about what I was not doing. Then, God removed some of my distractions, which quickly pushed me into a no-excuses zone. Ironically, at the root of the direction in which He was leading me lay a long-ago passion that buried itself deep within my being. Just recently, it began rising to the surface. So all the nudging I started receiving months ago eventually led to where I am today, where passion has finally met purpose.
What about you? What’s your passion? What has God spoken to your heart about doing that you keep putting off? How are you marrying passion with purpose to glorify God in your life? What’s hindering you from moving forward?
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