Walking in purpose exemplifies a heart of a servant. When we walk in our ordained purpose, it opens our heart to serve because what God has placed is us in inextricably tied to others. We were created to give what others need. The benefactors of our purpose-filled walk are the people whose lives are changed in very meaningful ways because of our desire to fulfill our ordained usefulness.
While we may optimally enjoy how we use our God-given talents and gifts, they benefit the countless lives that we invest in daily. These are the people searching for something that we have the power to provide.
Of course, we can all point to the people who transform others’ lives; the creative, intelligent and innovative people who’ve forever changed the way that we do things. But we can also look no further than our intimate circle and identify the people who’ve changed our personal lives, like a dear friend of mine.
She was of tremendous comfort after the death of my husband. She called me weekly to see how I was doing. Most times, I had very little to say. Even today, I can’t even recall much of what we’d talked about. I had already checked out. But she persisted week after week after week. Even as the eventuality of my husband’s absence became a painful reality, she continued to check in. She made herself available during the most difficult and challenging time of my life.
My friend has always had a heart to serve. Over nearly 40 years of friendship, I have always known her to be a giver — going about her daily life serving others. And she was so critical to my walk with the Lord as she and her husband challenged my husband and I to establish a deeper relationship with the Lord. And she has always had a heart for women.
Although I, too, have a passion for women, I have not been as quick to take on this challenge. I am moved by women who struggle within themselves to find their purpose or the footing that puts them on solid ground. I have a soft spot in my heart for women who because of no part of their own find themselves challenged with bringing forth their true selves because they don’t really know who they are. They haven’t accepted the God-given perspective of who they are in the inside. That they are not less-than others; for the woman who chases a seemingly elusive love. For the woman who does not believe that she has value.
Something that I’ve struggled with as well; not realizing that I had something to give into the lives of others. Rather belatedly, I am just now understanding the magnitude of what God has blessed me with. And it’s with equal shame that I’ve spent so much of my time chasing the real me.
Now, I’ve settle into a new reality. And it’s that I have something to give. Whatever God has blessed me with, He has given it to me to share with others.
Guess what? God has done the same for you. He has blessed you to bless others. Whatever you have, you have it to give.
Women in Purpose 