40 Days of Purpose- Day 3

Here we are on day 3! If you are traveling on this journey with me, by now you may be blown away at what God is doing in your life. I am! Day 3 is talking about what drives your life? If you think about it, what is really driving your life? Who or what is in the driver’s seat of your life?

Honestly, for me, it is fear and worry. Yep! It can completely take over sometimes. It is not what I want to be in the drivers seat though. I want God to be driving! I want Him in control. Allowing fear to be in control is not letting God take over and have the control. I am an Enneagram 6 and we as sixes have a core fear and guess what that is… fear itself! It comes naturally to me to think of worst case scenarios and to have fear. But, it is nothing that is too big for God. As I have decided to allow Him to be in the driver’s seat of my life, it means that I trust God come what may. Nothing comes into my life or yours without God’s ok. He gets to choose what I go through and what I don’t. It is my job to trust Him no matter what. I cannot really control what happens in my life, yes, I can make decisions but the things that are out of my control are just that, out of my control. Learning to trust God no matter what actually brings peace. It allows me to relax knowing that God has my best interest at heart. Regardless if it is good or bad that comes into my life. God knows what I need. He knows the testings and trials that are needed to shape my character and to help me to grow in my walk with Him.

Chapter 3 also talks about that it is important to know our purpose in life. Why did God put me here on this earth. Yes, He created me to love me, and He created me for a purpose to further His Kingdom. Without purpose there is no reason to exist. God our Creator definitely has a purpose for our lives. Even if you cannot clearly state what that is yet, you will, as you continue on this journey.

For me, I believe that God wants me to write. I have procrastinated with this for a while! If you know me, you know even launching this very blog that you are reading right now was not an easy task. I have dragged my feet on it. You know why? FEAR! The what ifs? What if it’s not good enough, what if it doesn’t help anyone? What if I am too vulnerable? What if it is pointless? What if…. Through the what ifs, I also know there is the But God… But God can use my writing to help others, But God can use my vulnerability to help others, But God…

What is it for you? What is God speaking to you about? It’s ok if you don’t know yet, ask Him to reveal it to you. He will, in His time and in His perfect ways. God loves you! How exciting it will be when you realize your purpose for Him, why He created you and getting to live in that purpose will change your life.

Is there anything in your life that you have not accepted that God has allowed? Are you angry with God? Are you thinking that maybe He doesn’t always know what is best?

This was a hard question for me to wrestle with. I am the type that would never say, “I am mad at God.” That just sounds rough and horrible to me. But as I thought about this, there are things in my life that have happened that I wish turned out differently. So, yes, in a sense I was mad at God for letting things happen the way they did. It wasn’t how I wanted things to turn out. Especially with my career. I have struggled a lot with how my teaching career changed and ended the way it did. But I know for a fact that God has a reason and a purpose, even if He doesn’t share that with me. I trust Him. I am in this process of letting go of what I thought my life should look like, and I am learning to trust God with what He wants it to be. How about you? What are you holding on to? What won’t you accept? What are you mad at God for? What are you trying to control that is God’s? Definitely good questions to ponder. Spend some time there with the Lord and see what He reveals to you. You will be glad you did. It is good to release those feelings and to let them go.

So, the question for Day 3 is what is driving your life? What do you want to drive your life?

What changes can you make today to put God in the driver’s seat? Isaiah 26:3- Let God give you His perfect peace!

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