Who Are You?

How many times have you asked yourself that question? Who am I? Why am I here? I know I have a purpose, but what is it?

Oftentimes people struggle with knowing who they are. They want to know their purpose. People want to know why they were put on this earth and what God has chosen for them to do. For each of us it’s a personal struggle or journey. Sure, people can throw ideas at you based on their observations, but who are you, really? That’s the question.

Do you know who you are? Do you know what God has purposed for your life? I think sometimes our struggle to find out who we are takes us down various paths. Those paths may include different jobs or relationships. Sometimes there may be a struggle on a job, or a particular relationship. Sometimes we may think we have missed God, especially when we are going through difficult times, but I believe every experience whether good, bad, or indifferent is part of our journey. It’s what makes us who we are. Nothing just happens.

I will tell you this, everyone is here for a reason, and there are no mistakes or accidental births. Birth in itself is a miracle. Several years ago during prayer God spoke to me in an audible voice “The miracle of Birth” I didn’t know then and still don’t know now why He spoke those words to me, but I am sharing them with you today because maybe His intent was for you to hear them.  So I say to you this day birth in itself is a miracle.  Each one of us is a miracle of God.

But who are you? You already know you are a miracle, but what else? You are a spirit that resides in a body and you have a soul. Your soul or heart encompasses your mind and emotions.

One thing that you must know is that before you were born, your destiny was already planned.

Jeremiah 1:5 before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.  Whether you were ordained as a prophet like Jeremiah or God has another plan for your life, He does indeed have a plan for you. His plans or His thoughts for you are great. Jeremiah 29:11-13 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

God is telling us to call upon Him, to pray unto Him. And when we do this, He tells us He will hearken, He will give heed or attention to what we are saying, He will listen to us. And, if we seek Him with all our heart, now remember this is being done within our soul, then we will find him, and when we find Him, we will find ourselves.

I often think of our purpose or God’s plan for our life as that thing that won’t go away. Sometimes it may lie dormant especially if the enemy is attacking and trying to pull you away from God’s purpose for your life, but rest assured, try as he may. Not even the devil himself nor his henchmen can stop God’s plans for you. He has anointed, appointed and equipped you to do everything that He has predestined for you to do.

Who are you? You are a child of the Most High God with a predestined plan to succeed in God’s will for your life.

Sisters Steadfast in Faith invite you to join us every Thursday at 9 pm EST for E2E, Empowered to Excel. During our weekly call we will share words of encouragement from the word of God which are meant to inspire and encourage you to be steadfast in faith while empowering you to excel. 

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Gods Refining Tools

There are various phases that we encounter throughout our journey called life. It is during this journey that our purpose or calling is made clear to us. I think sometimes we make the discovery or unveiling of our purpose more difficult than it really has to be.

Everything that we experience. Everything that God allows to occur in our lives happens for a reason. Sometimes we become so bogged down trying to figure out ‘why me’ that we forget that our experiences are Gods refining tools for our lives and they are ultimately for the benefit of others.

When we persevere, as difficult as it may be at times, through the storms that beset us it is not just the victory that is our testimony it is also the storm itself.

While in the midst of the storm we sometimes ask ourselves ‘how did I get here?’ If we are honest with ourselves we may admit that it was our own decisions that placed us in certain situations. Recognizing our part is what gives us strength. It helps us to understand choices come with consequences whether good or bad and whatever the consequence we must learn from it and grow.

Many times we become anxious, desperate for change, we get tired of waiting. So rather than seek God and acknowledge Him prior to making a move we lean to our own understanding and move on our own.

Sometimes it works in our favor and sometimes it does not. Either way it is a learning opportunity. We must assess our situation, repent if needed seek direction and move on.

Before understanding my purpose in life is to encourage others to live victoriously by knowing, understanding and receiving Gods love and applying His word to their lives I thought I was a misfit. I didn’t understand why God gave me a heart to understand the plight of others. As a matter of fact I thought it was a curse. I thought I was ‘too understanding’. I now know that was the enemy doing what he does best, trying to distort the gift God placed in me.

Did I make unhealthy decisions? Yes. Do I still make them? Not as often, but what I have come to realize is that when I do lean to my own understanding I have an advocate with the Father. He teaches me from my decisions and helps me to understand how my decisions can help someone else.

What’s important for me to remember is although I can share my experiences with others they may or may not take heed. They may still choose to take a path which will take them the long way rather than directly to where God wants them to go, but this is part of their journey.

I encourage you to seek God, understand who you are, whose you are and what it is that He has placed in you to do. We read in Jeremiah 1:5 before I formed you in the belly I knew you. Embrace who God created you to be. As I have said many times ‘no one can do what you can do exactly the way that you can do it’.