What is the goal for which God has called you? If you wonder, seek Him and get ready! I know, at least the part God has already shared with me, and no matter how passionately I believe, the pressing on part is just plain hard! Overcoming fear and obstacles is a very real part of living in His purpose - but being called and chosen by Him is just as real. #ipresson #calledandchosen #discipleship #spiritandtruth #childofgod #goodgoodfather #shalom #yourjourneytobeingwhole #daily

We can’t stop Gods purposes and plans, we don’t have that much power. However you can choose not to fulfill Gods purpose and plan for your own self - you can choose an easier path. God will forgive you and His grace will cover you but God will find someone else to do His work. As many times as I have let the Lord down, I pray that I do 10 times more to make Him smile. I long to please God and to be and do all that He created me for. I pray that I will fulfill the purpose and

Each one of us was created on purpose for a purpose and destiny. God knew you and had a plan for you long before you were conceived. No matter what has happened, no matter how hard the devil has tried to stop you, God’s plan is still there if you’ll listen and follow Him. I am that person who follows God and expects Him to take care of me. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to have what St. Augustine calls “a failure of imagination,” but I know that what God has put before me i

God calls us and equips is with everything we need to fulfill His plans and purposes for us and for all the people we will influence. He tells us to walk by faith in Him and not to lean on our own knowledge. He tells us “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.” Matthew 21:21 NLT It’s truly an awesome and amazing thi

What have you been on fire for? Felt the passion and fire of God burning inside you for? Are you still burning hot? Or a glowing ember? Or did the fire go out? That fire from God fuels your purpose and your gifting. And even if it was smothered out, God can rekindle it...and He wants to. You were created on purpose for a purpose. God has a plan for you and wants to help you, equip you and fire you up! BE who God created you to be. I believe in you, but more than that - God do

Have you ever felt like God had given up on you? Have you ever doubted His goodness? I have. It was awful, but it was a lie. I knew God had a purpose for my life, but I thought that my own bad choices had disqualified me from fulfilling it. I was wrong. All I had to do was follow Him with all my heart in spite of the circumstances and He faithfully healed my heart and soul and set my feet on a rock. Now, I’m moving forward to pour out what He has poured into me. What has He p

“If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand - shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:15-16 God has filled you with passion. Passion to do, passion to see, passion to fulfill, and compassion. It’s crazy to think that

This is the truth. We have a Father who loves us without measure or condition. The same God who created the universe and hung every star in the sky with perfect precision also created each on of us. He wanted us, He chose us and He has purposes and plans for us. He created precise situations for us and He continues to do so. Sometimes we think He doesn’t know what He’s doing, and sometimes we run from His plan - this doesn’t make it any less perfect for the purposes for which

Does God ask us to be something we’re not? No. God asks us to follow Him, to be disciples and to love others like He does. This isn’t an “imitation” of Christ though, it’s the manifestation of the work God does within us when we’re saved and as we grow closer to Him. The idea of imitating other Christians is conforming to someone else’s walk with Christ. And it simply isn’t helpful. If a leader or religion tells you that you have to look this way or that, they are trying to g

Mary has an amazing (understatement) encounter with the archangel, Gabriel - and it changed the world. Her humility and faith are an example to us. Of course, God would have fulfilled His promise of a Messiah even if Mary had said no, but she didn’t - and her sacrifice was HUGE. It looked like she had committed adultery and the punishment was death. Death. How many of us are actually willing to risk everything to obey God? You don’t have to visited by an angel to hear from Go

“For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” James 1:3-4 We have survived EVERY trial, tragedy, journey and affliction we have faced in our lives so far. We thought many of them would break us, but they made us stronger. Hopefully, they caused us to lean more on God and less on ourselves - the more we do that, the easier it is.

“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 29:11 What plan are you following for your life? Who’s plan are you following? Do you ask God to bless your plans and ideas or do you allow Him to lead you and guide you down the path that He chooses. Even when He doesn’t tell you where it’s going...? Once you get going with God, it truly is a great adventure. It’s not just one th

Do you know people who complain or have a kind of “victim mentality“ and are Christians? They aren’t letting God in to teach them, prepare them and equip them to live the life they were created to live. “Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every

Do you feel attacked? We all do, sometimes - because we ARE all attacked! Don’t forget, Jesus wasn’t attacked by the devil after He had started walking in His ministry, healing, loving, and preaching to others - the devil did it before He ever started...and the battle was on until Jesus won. What does the devil want to stop you from doing? What has God called you to be and do? The more we follow God, the more we live others, the more we will have to fight the devil. So fight!

“He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭3:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ God made you and uniquely equipped you for your own life, ministry, and path. Don’t be afraid to be authentic, to be yourself, as you make your way along this path. That doesn’t mean we are rude or we don’t put a filter on our thoughts, it means that we don’t try to do things the way others say we should ju

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”‘ 1 Samuel‬ ‭16:7‬ Each of us is chosen, handpicked and known by God, for a purpose. Each of us is uniquely gifted to accomplish our purposes. Through the seasons of life, God uses us and assigns to us, roles and tasks for which He equips and supports u

God has indeed chosen you - He knows you and has always known you. He never overlooks you and He never forgets about you. He knows what you’re going through and what you’re feeling. He has a place for you, a plan and a purpose. God teaches us through our situations - even the ones that seem pointless and hopeless. What are you learning? Are you listening to the whisper of the Holy Spirit guiding you through? Are reaching out to take God’s hand and follow closely to navigate t

Every parent has plans for their kids to be happy and successful - but the kids have wills of their own and they rarely follow their parent’s plans. God is different. He doesn’t just have plans for us, He has THE plan for us that leads us to fulfill our destinies and be truly fulfilled. It’s up to us to seek His plan and submit to Him and to it for us to see true success. And, let’s be clear, true success isn’t about money. It’s about being and doing all that God created you

What are you waiting patiently for God to do? I have a list. Some things I haven’t been as patient about, and they didn’t turn out so well. I’ve turned those situations, hopes and desires back to the Lord and am working on the patiently getting ready part. I am getting ready in many aspects of my life. God is going to do amazing things with our lives - instead of impatience, try patience and preparedness- get ready for the work and word of the lord! #getready #waitpatientlyon

True love is the love that will give everything and is still able to receive. It is selfless but always reciprocated by our loving God. We tend to associate our circumstances with the level of love and blessing God is giving us - the truth is that there is nothing we can ever do to make God love us more and there is nothing we can do to make God love us less. We are His beloved children and He has a divine plan for us. For some of us that may mean living as a missionary or in