Women Of Purpose

[Cythia Jones]

From before the moment of Conception, God had a purpose for each of us. Jeremiah 29:11 (amp) For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. God’s purpose is highly personalized. "God has thought your life through," Women of God just think "God thinks about you." Eph. 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: God is omniscience, God knows how each life will turn out, but has a specialized plan for each person. "Nothing in this life is haphazard," GOD SEES ALL THINGS (FROM BEGINNING TO END): Isa 46:9,10 states; Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, vs. 10, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: We learn from the experience (process) that we have obtained in this life. GOD PLANS & SEES ALL IN OUR LIVES: DUET. 31:8; And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Proverbs 15:3. The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good. When Ruth went to the field to glean, Boaz told the other workers "And let fall also [some] of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave [them], that she may glean [them], and rebuke her not." A purpose can be the vehicle that can sustain us for the rest of our life and help to leave an inheritance for the generations to come. God’s purpose is progressively revealed in each person life. "He won’t tell us [His plan] in totality because He is about relationships," through His plan, God reveals certain aspects of His nature at the appropriate times. He wants us to be faithful to Him in the here and now, Gods purpose is perfectly timed. You have been assigned to this generation, and if this generation screams one thing to us it’s relevancy. You have been called to be relevant to this generation. Titus 2:3,4; the older women likewise that they are reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given too much wine, teachers of good things that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. This verse in the amplified reads: Bid the older women similarly to be reverent and devout in their deportment as becomes those engaged in sacred service, not slanderers or slaves to drink. They are to give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble, So that they will wisely train the young women to be sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children, To be self controlled, chaste, homemakers, good natured (kindhearted), adapting and subordinating themselves to their husbands, that the word of God may not be exposed to reproach (blasphemed or discredited). In a similar way, urge the younger men to be self - restrained and to behave prudently [taking life seriously]. And show your own self in all respects to be a pattern and a model of good deeds and works, teaching what is unadulterated, showing gravity [having the strictest regard for truth and purity of motive], with dignity and seriousness. Ladies our purpose is not only to our selves but to the generations to come. Gods’ purpose is super naturally empowered. "God has specifically gifted you," 1 Corinthian 12. The Spirit is active in each gift and distributes as He wills. When you look up the word purpose in Webster Dictionary:

1: something set up as an object or end to be attained

a: intention - God had an intent for us when He created us.

b: resolution, - we are to find a solution to the next generation - be role models for them.

c: determination - we know this very thing that He who has begun a good work in us will complete it.

2: a subject under discussion or an action in a course of execution:

to propose as an aim to oneself

3: the object for which something exists or is done.

The most important thing that can happen in your life and mine when it’s all said and done, is that we served Gods purpose in our own generation as relevant Christians. "Women of God let us stand tall and upright, walk with confidence." Philippians 1:6 (amp) And I am convinced and sure of this very thing that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you. Ecclesiastes 3:11; He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also planted eternity in men hearts and minds, (a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working though the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy) yet so that men can not find out what god has done from the beginning to the end. A sense of purpose has been implanted into us from birth and no one or anything but God can satisfy this this thirst for relevance.

I read this quote from a speaker named Sandra Steen, I thought it was so appropriate to this topic. She states "If everything you do is not directly connected to your God Given purpose then your ability to create a meaningful impact in any area of you life and the lives of others is in danger. You can’t work for the Kingdom and be out of place. Finding your place called "there" is not a destination but a journey. When you find your purpose, the next step is to act on it." No one has the power to change you life but you. Seeds can be planted, but you are the only one that can start and maintain the process of change.