To Honour Him

Last night I had Kingdom Purpose and it was amazing. Ps Sam & Ps Debbie talked about discovering our purpose and it’s so what has been on my heart in these last few days!

Ps Sam went through keys to discovering what our purpose is – what are those fleeting thoughts we get where we start to get excited and think ‘I’d love to do that!’? She also reminded us that we need to knock on the door and let God open it – not force our way in! When we allow God to open the door, we will also receive the anointing to do what is through the door!

Ps Debbie talked on the keys to not missing what God has in plan for us and the two main things that we MUST get right: intimacy with God and being Jesus to the world. If we can’t nail these two then we’ll be forever searching for our purpose.

I loved her quote: “casual prayer gets a casual response” and she left it at that with this quote!!

It was an awesome night and many things have stayed with me; even this morning as I was reading 1Cor 13 (my devotions for today), all that I heard last night was still circling in my thoughts.

What gets me out of bed in the morning – really gets me out of bed? Do I get buffeted with the ins and outs of everyone else’s lives and forget to live my own? Do I get caught up with people’s opinions (whether right or wrong) or their attitudes/perceptions on me, or on life in general and forget to live my life?

As I was walking along to work it really hit me that I really don’t give a rip what people think. I care about what God thinks – am I obeying Him, listening to Him, talking with Him about everything? People’s small minds – that’s theirs to deal with. If they care so much about what to wear, whether they go somewhere because so-and-so are there or what someone else’s issues are – then that’s great for them. I make my choices daily and some have more of an impact than others. I choose to leave 2007 in 2007 and all that goes with it. Yes, even people I’ve had to move on from. Not that they’ve done anything wrong, but their lives and my lives are on different tracks, they have their race, I have mine. By being around some of them, it reminds of me of a time when I got off track with God and became of the world not being in the world. So, I now say hi, hang out when there is no choice (not in a bad way though) but that’s it. I’ve moved on from that time in my life and accordingly, these people have fitted into the ‘reason’ part of my journey. Some, even spill in the ‘season’ part but a lifetime, well, there won’t be many. And not to say they won’t be around for the lifetime part, but it’s just that we won’t be close. It all sounds so ‘matter-of-fact’ but it isn’t. I love them truly as we do in the family of God but when God speaks, I must listen and obey, no matter how hard it is for these people to understand (or for me to carry it out graciously and gracefully!).

A verse which always stays with me is Philippians 3:12-14

“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (NIV)

“I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” (NLT)

“I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.” (MSG)