You did not wake up today to be mediocre. You weren’t given this life to live little. This is your opportunity to step into your destiny and become exactly who you were created to be … and honey that’s not average.
There is something incredibly special about you. Something totally unique to only you. It is by great design you are where you are at this moment in history to do your thing. Now, do it. Live the life only you can live. It is what you are here to do.
I wonder what God had in mind when he designed you? When he imagined you at your fullest potential and equipped you perfectly for the mission, I just wonder what he was up to. Don’t you want to know? Don’t you want to experience this life he designed for you?
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s masterpiece, created in Jesus to perform good actions that God prepared long ago to be our way of life.”
One of my favorite ways to study God’s word is to look at different translations of a scripture. I do that by using the Google. (Genius, I know.) So, let’s take Ephesians 2:10 and look at it from a few different angels to dig deeper.
Voice translation: “For we are the product of His hand, Heaven’s pottery etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus, to accomplish the good works God arranged long ago.” Honey, you are Heaven’s pottery, and you’ve been etched onto a life meant to do the good works of God. When this brief life is over, you remain Heaven’s pottery.
The Passion translation, “Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it!” God not only has a destiny for you, but he has all the good works you will do to fulfill it already aligned for you. You don’t have to create the good works yourself, you simply need to step into what God has specifically for you. And when you do, it’s such a perfect fit you can’t deny it.
Amplified translation, “We are spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used for good works, which God prepared for us beforehand taking paths which He set, so that we would walk in them, living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us.” Did you even know there is a good life made ready for you? Did you know the Almighty God has a path set for you and all you have to do is walk in it?
God created us for a way of life. A good way of life. How does a masterpiece such as you live?
We have an enemy in this life. That enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy all God created. As God’s finest creation, of course you are the target of this enemy. His sneaky ways are woven into our everyday lives and we often miss his greatest attacks. Attacks that we have become accustom to as ordinary, but nevertheless have certainly kept us from our mission.
I’m talking about attacks to consume you with nonsense, distract you with chaos, and strip you of the confidence to be who God says you are.
Have you fallen victim to his attacks?
Have you been consumed with nonsense? Wrapped up in things that quite simply don’t matter? Have your priorities been out of alignment? It all happens so easily without our awareness. We’re giving our most treasured ones nothing but our leftovers. Strangers get our best attitude, our jobs get our best effort, then we go home and treat those we love most with impatience and carelessness. Daily we’re wasting countless hours of this short and precious life on things of zero importance, then wondering why we never have enough time to do the things we need to do.
Yes, this is totally normal. BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WERE CREATED FOR. God designed you to rise above the nonsense and be better than average. He created you with the power to overcome the pull of the world and live BIG. Will you? Will you examine your priorities today and give ...