BURSTING MYTHS ABOUT PURPOSE AND CALLING
This week’s #coachtoyinsboomtips will be all about busting myths that many of us have long held about what your God-given purpose is or how to determine what it is. To do this, on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, I will bust three common myths that have people confused when it comes to purpose.
MYTH 1: MY PURPOSE IS THAT ACTIVITY THAT I AM MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT IN THIS WORLD
MYTH 2: MY PURPOSE IS THAT ACTIVITY THAT I AM TALENTED AT DOING
MYTH 3: MY PURPOSE IS TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE IN WHATEVER SITUATION I FIND MYSELF IN
Hmmmmm the plot thickens 😯…
Make sure you follow the #boomtips at this time slot on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 😉or better still, DM me for access to THE DISCERN YOUR PURPOSE PROGRAM, which is my 6-session online program that will help you to discern your God-given purpose and walk in it (discounts available for those who qualify). 🙂❤ www.thenarrowgateway.com/
MYTH 1: MY PURPOSE IS THAT ACTIVITY THAT I AM MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT IN THIS WORLD?
No, not necessarily. Your passion in life is simply what I like to call a ‘signpost’ that may point you in the direction of your God-given calling in a specific season of your life. However, it really is just one of the possible ‘signposts’ to your calling. In fact, for many people, the passion for what they know is their God-given calling only comes AFTER they have obeyed God’s leading, and stepped out into His calling…
So then what is your purpose? Your God-given purpose is made of 3 elements:
1) You are created to glorify God by having an intimate relationship with Him,
2) through which you are able to reflect His image (his nature and character) to the world,
3) and partner with Him to restore ‘the God-life’ to the earth, as it is in heaven💥🙂❤.
Come back here at the same time on Friday and Sunday and I’ll share more about this in my #boomtips slot. Better still, DM me for access to THE DISCERN YOUR PURPOSE PROGRAM, which is my 6-session online program that will help you to discern your God-given purpose and walk in it (discounts available for those who qualify)🙂❤.www.narrowgateway.com/
MYTH 2: MY PURPOSE IS THAT ACTIVITY THAT I AM TALENTED AT DOING?
No, not necessarily😯. Just like with your passion in life, your gifts, talents and skills are simply ‘signposts’ that may point you in the direction of your God-given calling in a specific season of your life. However, if you assume that your skill is your purpose in life, then you will be left with questionslike, “HOW do I use my skill/talent? WHEN do I use my skill or talent? WHO do I use my skill or talent for?” ETC ETC.
So what then is your purpose? On Wednesday, I shared that your God-given purpose is made of 3 elements:
1) You are created to glorify God by having an intimate relationship with Him,
2) through which you are able to reflect His image (his nature and character) to the world,
3) and partner with Him to restore ‘the God-life’ to the earth, as it is in heaven.💥🙂❤.
“But Coach Toyin, if all humans have the same God-given purpose, what makes me unique?” Well, that’s where ‘Calling” comes in. Your Calling is distinct from, yet overlaps with your purpose. Your Calling is THE UNIQUE WAY you are meant to partner with God to restore ‘the God-life’ to the earth, as it is in heaven💥😯. THE PLOT THICKENS!!
I’ll wrap it up at the same #boomtip slot on Sunday so be sure to come back here. Better still, DM me for access to THE DISCERN YOUR PURPOSE PROGRAM, which is my 6-session online program that will help you to discern your God-given purpose and walk in it (discounts available for those who qualify)🙂❤. www.thenarrowgateway.com/
MYTH 3: MY PURPOSE IS TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE IN WHATEVER SITUATION I FIND MYSELF IN?
Hmmm… This is a tough one because God’s written Word (the Bible) does instruct that: “Whatever you do, do it with all your heart, unto the Lord and not onto men”. HOWEVER… if you limit your understanding of purpose to the confines of your current situation, you make a dangerous presumption and you are also at risk of settling into a comfort zone😯.
Just like with your passion, gifts, talents and skills, your current situation in life might simply be a ‘signpost’ that may point you in the direction of your God-given calling IN A SPECIFIC SEASON OF YOUR LIFE. But if you do not learn to understand your current situation in life within your God-given purpose and calling, you will miss it.
So then what is your purpose? I’ve shared previously that your God-given purpose is made of 3 elements:
1) You are created to glorify God by having an intimate relationship with Him,
2) through which you are able to reflect His image (his nature and character) to the world,
3) and partner with Him to restore ‘the God-life’ to the earth, as it is in heaven💥🙂❤.
I also shared that your Calling is THE UNIQUE WAY you are meant to partner with God to restore ‘the God-life’ to the earth, as it is in heaven💥😯.
Now no matter your current situation in life, you need to be able to discover what your Calling is and whether your current situation is aligned with your God-given calling💥.
I know you have questions 😉. I’ve answered most of them in my Christian Coaching Program called THE DISCERN YOUR PURPOSE PROGRAM. It is a 6-session online program that will help you to discern your God-given purpose and walk in it (discounts available for those who qualify). DM me for access or go to www.thenarrowgateway.com/
Coach Toyin, Founder of The Narrow Gateway
As always, I end this by saying, I am Coach Toyin, fully convicted by my own words and very much still under construction in the hands of the Father.
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