Purpose: Your Place of Prosperity

Recently I’ve had the privilege of speaking with many individuals regarding their places of employment.  Instead of hearing about the joy of their work experiences, I have been stunned by the pervasive spirit that hovers over many during this dispensation of time.  To put it bluntly…they hate their jobs!  Most are miserable – terribly miserable.  And yet they remain in those positions basically prostituting themselves for the mighty dollar.

Purpose is Your Work, and Work is Your Worship!

Julianne Pearson

      If by any chance you are one of those in the category of most, please don’t get offended and refuse to read the remaining portions of this blog.  The Truth is, God NEVER intended for you to be miserable and unhappy in your places of employment.  Your place of employment is designed by God to be your place of prosperity where you would experience the wonderful opportunity to re-present Him – The King.  Everything we do should give glory and honor to The King we re-present.  Therefore, in an effort to re-present Him well, I don’t believe miserable and unhappy should be descriptions of our experiences simply because those descriptions are totally contrary to the Nature of God Himself.

      According to Dr. Myles Munroe is his book The Purpose and Power of Authority – Discovering the Power of Your Personal Domain, he states that the very areas that most people recognize as their hobbies is actually the very place of their prosperity.  This is the place where they are called, chosen, and ordained to operate effortlessly and enjoy the bountiful fruits of their work.

      Being able to enjoy one’s work is truly a Gift from God.[i]  Therefore, in this Holiday Season, give yourself one of the most monumental gifts of all time – rediscover your purpose and get to W.O.R.K.!  I’m not telling you to quit your job – your temporary place of just over broke; however, at least begin your search for the Truth of You and start getting paid for what you would do for free.  It will be worth your time, worth your energy, and worth the compensation.  For it is that very place where you will find your prosperity – wholeness, completeness, and peace!

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[i] Ecclesiastes 3:13

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The Me I Must Be!

In 2007, my husband and I were rejoicing with an acquaintance regarding a recent financial breakthrough she and her husband experienced in the area of transportation.  A door opened for them to be able to trade in their car for an upgrade in style without adding substantial cost to their monthly budget.  As the celebratory conversation came to an end, these words flowed freely from her lips…“We’re just trying to be like you!”

            At the time I was somewhat taken back by her comment.  I decided to operate in emotional intelligence and refrain from reacting inappropriately (meaning, I chose not to aggressively address her comment right then and there).  For the next few days, I decided to process her comment, and seek God for a Revelation regarding the heart motive behind…“We’re just trying to be like you!”  The reason for my expedition was because at the time of the conversation my husband and I were still driving the same vehicle we purchased in 1999.  Therefore, trying to be like me could not possibly be in relationship to material acquisitions.  Like a scuba diver, I decided to go beneath the superficiality of the comment in search of the motivating force behind the words.

            In this dispensation of time, too often people rarely consider the story behind the glory of another individual’s life.  Meaning they have not taken the time to consider what it has cost the person to be who they have become and experience the life they live.  Additionally, most don’t even ponder whether they would be willing to make similar personal sacrifices in order to experience the glory they so admire.  For example, at the pinnacle of Michael Jordan’s basketball career, the moves he made on the court appeared effortless.  Although many desired to “be like Mike,” most were not willing to do what Jordan did to be one of the most phenomenal basketball players of our time. 

            Therefore, please understand being me is not all peaches and cream.  However, I decide daily to make substantial personal investments to possess what I experience.  There has been and continues to be countless hours of dedicated study and devotional time, frequent acts of voluntary self-sacrifice, numerous moments of self-control and self-restraint, and many, mini steps of willing obedience even when it places me in temporary disadvantage situations.  In no way am I implying that I have apprehended all that Christ Jesus saved me for; however, my life’s goal is to ever evolve into who He has created me to be and experience His Imagination – of me and for me – in the reality of my life.[i]

            Today, I encourage you…BE YOU!  YOU are the only person Your Creator has authorized you to be.  For attempting to be like anyone else is spiritually illegal and a huge waste of time.  Wake up to the Truth of You and enjoy this journey called life.  Be a Designers Original; for the Plans God has for you are specifically designed.  Being anyone else is just a cheap copy, and you are worth way more than that!!

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[i] Philippians 3:12, 13; Ephesians 2:10

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