life – My Grace Untold

Purpose Or Profit?

“But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

Exodus 9:16

“You need money to live life,” is a saying I hear too often.

I do not disagree that money is a great tool to have in this realm of our existence, but many of us seem to often forget that money is not wealth.

Friend, what are you selling to pay for today? Do you ever consider if today’s profit will pay for Purpose? Can your profit afford the purpose that God has placed in you when HE gave you HIS breathe and HIS permission to be in this world?

I see so many of my brothers and sisters in Christ chasing after profit with that which the Lord has blessed them with. Too many of us seem to be chasing after profit with God’s gift than seeking after the purpose that the gift was created for.

I often wonder how many of us truly seek the Gift-giver, in directing us toward the purpose of the gifts HE has so graciously blessed us with before praying for the profit it brings.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to be profitable in life. In fact, God wants us to bear fruits where we are planted.

But has your yearning for profit replaced that of purpose?

Too often we forget that God is not blind to every single of our circumstances. HE knows what we need and when we need it. HE has given us gifts, talents, and skills that are purposed to bring Him the glory and even grant us profit in the process.

However, if HE does not get the glory from the place of your profit, then how valuable is your profit? What is the true worth of that which is gained in a passing world?

Friend, I believe that this is a season of awakening and revival like no other, where you and I are called to humble ourselves before God and pray, seeking HIS face in all things, rather than the profit we have been distracted by.

We are called and even chosen for the sake of our purpose on earth, not profit. I mean consider this, why would a limitless God create you to work tirelessly only to gain something that death limits, profit. Profit is of this world. Purpose is an heavenly measure.

While profit is connected to earthly riches, purpose is confirmed by the wealth in heaven that await those that trust in the Lord and obey HIM.

So I urge you today to consider your ways as I too am considering mine. As you embark on the work with the gift, talent, or skill that God has blessed you with, will you be seeking profit? Or will you be chasing purpose?

Something tells me it can’t be both, for God is not a God of confusion. Have you forgotten that we cannot serve two masters.

The word says seek first the kingdom of God, so we cannot seek the kingdom and something else at the same time. One has to come first. It is time for you to decide which one.

In this season, I pray that we are humbled as we heed closer to the call of purpose and destiny. May we be given clarity over the intentions of our hearts and the wisdom to walk accordingly to that which purpose ordains. May we not stumble in confusion or frustration because we do not yet see the profit in the purpose. Rather, may we be given the grace to walk purposefully with God as HE leads us toward the fullness of His promises in Jesus name. Amen.

Sight In The Storm

“And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”

Matthew 7:25

Stormy and windy weather cause me to stop and glorify the Maker of heaven and earth for His Power and Majesty over all things. Even the might of natural disasters are a thing of wonder for me. God is so Great!

If you are anything like me, many storms have come and gone, and some even brewing right now alongside your path to destiny. Some are going to make their way right in front of you. Perhaps you feel as though you are yet to catch a breath from the last storm, or you are still rebuilding what is left from the ruins, I am here to remind you that there is sight in the storm.

There is something to see in the storm. There is a glory to behold in the storm. There is a testament to testify in the storm.

Friend, has the storm blinded you?

In Matthew 14 vs 22, there is an account of the disciples being blinded by a mighty storm while traveling in their boat. Amidst the storm, Jesus walked on water towards them. It was their Master walking toward them, yet they feared. They were afraid because of what they thought they saw. They thought Jesus was a ghost!

And even after Christ told them that it was HE who was walking on water, that it was HE who was performing a miracle in their sight, that it was HE appearing before them in this storm, they still needed more proof.

Peter, whose faith dared to test the power of God then asked Jesus if he also could walk on water. Christ called Peter and he did walk on water.

It was Peter who dared to behold the glory of God in the storm, realizing through faith that although the storm can be blinding, there is something greater happening amidst the storm.

Friend, God is the same as HE was back then.

If you are in a storm, know that there is something wonderful going on in the storm. There is a greater glory happening right in front of you and around you. God is trying to show you something, tell you something, and give you something.

So, what is the measure of your faith?

Can you dare to believe in the greater Hand of God while in the storm? Can you dare to see by faith and not by sight to behold the glory that IS?

The storm is not meant to break you, but to break you through the wall of limitation you have built around a limitless God. Your faith is being stretched by the storm(s) you are facing. Your sight in the storm is to see God. You are supposed to witness His wonder in a storm.

So I praise God today for your storm. I thank Him for what HE is doing through you and for you in this stormy season, for it is good and prosperous. All that can be shaken will be shaken in the storm, but because you stand on the eternal Rock of Ages, you shall remain standing after the storm in Jesus name. Amen.

Your RE-source Is Not THE Source

“…A land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig…be careful that you do not forget the LORD…”

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

A message I heard from an insightful radio host recently, stayed in my spirit. I asked God to give me the wisdom to better share this word with others.

The radio personality said, “God is THE source, everything else is a RE-source.”

The host had further explained that there is a reason why it is called a RE-source. Any word you can think of that has ‘re’ in front of it explains what the root word means – do over, as if to say that it is not the beginning nor the original state.

So I thought deeper about it to in agreement. For example, these words – re-invent, re-do, re-compensate, re-cover, re-align, re-prioritize, all indicate and connote a state aside from the original.

When we were children, our young minds generally expected our parent or guardian to be the source of our needs. Our food, clothing, and shelter was provided by the adult in the home (for those of us who were fortunate enough to have that luxury).

I wonder if we knew as kids, that THE source was not the adult who took care of us, but our heavenly father. I wonder if now as adults, we still are yet to fathom that every single thing that we need or may want can only come from THE source.

God alone, and only God is THE source.

Your job, your family, your friends, your spouse, your partner, your opportunity, your ‘big-break’, your mentor, your investor, your degrees, and your education, are all RE-sources.

But it all begins with the One who first knew you when HE formed you in your mother’s womb.

Friend, how much trust and dependency have you place on all your RE-sources rather than THE source of it all?

Take a moment and consider all the time, effort, and even gratitude you openly give to all your resources. If you are anything like me, you sometimes get so caught up in the presence of the RE-source that you ignore the presence of THE source.

God is THE source.

Your purpose comes from God. Your ambition, God. Your closest, most helpful, most prayerful, most compassionate friends, God. Your supportive family, God. Your influence in even the smallest capacity, God. Your strength, God. Your hope, God. Your money, God. Your wealth, God. Your home, God. Your promises, God. Your abilities, God. Your skills, God. Your talent, God. Even your trials and tribulations, God. Your LIFE, GOD!

God is THE SOURCE of all things. For HE alone made the heaven and the earth.

Friend, it’s all God!

Even when you think or feel like it’s all good, no. It’s all God.

So I want to urge you today to remember that GOD is THE source of all that you need and want in this life and even after this world passes. HE owns it all. HE created it all! So give HIM alone the glory, honor, and praise!

And the same attention ought to be given to the times when you feel your back against the wall because someone or some persons think they are higher than they really are. Remember, they are not the source of your happiness, joy, peace, or comfort, God is.

They might be a re-source, but God is THE only source. And if God be for you, who can be against you?

I pray that we become aware now more than ever that God and God alone, is THE source. May we never again succumb to the thought that anything or anyone can keep us away from the promise and greatness in us. May we live, flourish, and prosper in no other name, but in Jesus name, amen.

There Is No Waste In God’s Process – Part 1

“For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD…”

Jeremiah 30:17

When you consider the process that gold or diamonds have to go through to shine in their purposeful form, there is some sort of waste shed during the process.

Funny enough, you and me as children of God, have to endure a similar process for the Glory of God to shine in us and through us in its truest divine form. The only difference between the two processes, is that there is absolutely no waste in God’s process.

Every part of your journey is for the glory of God.

Today, I watched a Netlix documentary titled, Where Was God? – a film that captured the story of hope, faith, and restoration for the survivors of the 2013 Oklahoma tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. 25 people, including seven children at an elementary school, lost their lives.

I was amazed at the power of God in more ways than one.

I first sat in awe at the power of God as I saw the video of the powerful and fatal winds that carried and toppled cars and houses in the blink of an eye.

Then I watched in awe at the rubble after the storm, as a community prepared to recover from loss and tragedy.

The parents of one of the young children, Nicholas, told their story. Nicholas was a gift from God to a father who was told at 16 that he would not be able to father any children in this world. So the love for Nicholas was beyond ordinary…But God gave and took away.

Another 14-year-old tornado survivor recounted the story of the Oklahoma tornado that happened two years earlier in 2011, in which she lost her father and her younger sister.

The film brought tears of sorrow, joy, and hope to my eyes.

Loss is so painful. Read ‘GOD GIVES EVEN WHEN HE TAKES AWAY’

But something deeper is struck when young lives end so soon, so unexpectedly. I wondered myself ‘Where was God?’

After the tornado, something great happened in the community of Moore. Strangers became friends, a community grew through pain and became stronger in faith and hope. Lives were turned around when survivors received Christ as their savior even through discomfort.

God was there, as He is always with his children.

When I first sought the spirit on the direction of this particular post, I thought I only had to speak about the goodness of God even through our worst times in life. But I heard the Word remind me that even as we lay in waste out of confusion, pain, anger, or misguidance, God is there.

Friend, there is no waste in God’s process. FINISH READING HERE.