[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: The 3 Ps of purposeful living

Read: 2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8

Meditation verse:

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2  Timothy 4:7).

Not everyone who begins a race gets to the finished line. Some runners lose  their balance and fall by the way, some get distracted, others become too weary  to continue. Those who finish strong are the ones who never take their gaze off  the finish line. Similarly in the race of life, some people get distracted by the  cares of this present world, others become weary from fighting the battles of  life, still yet many do not even get started. Paul the apostle kept his eyes on the  finish line and ended well. In discharging his apostolic mandate, he completed  three long missionary journeys, planted at least 14 churches, wrote 13 of the  New Testament books and endured some of the toughest conditions,  persecutions, and trials. The life that will finish strong must be purpose driven  and there are 3 essentials of purposeful living. 

PURPOSE: Your Purpose is what you were made for. It is your God-ordained  assignment. You are on earth to solve a particular problem, add value to the  lives of those around you and impact your world. Your purpose is the vehicle  you will use to accomplish this. God has put inside you, everything you need to  accomplish your purpose. The greatest love you can give to yourself is to  discover the reason you were created and accomplish it. 

PROGRAM /PLAN: You should have a program(s) or plan of action for actualizing  your purpose. Paul’s programs for fulfilling his apostolic mandate were  missionary journeys, church planting, letters as well as follow-up visits. 

PEOPLE: In Mark 4:32, Jesus likened God’s kingdom to a small mustard seed that  was sown in the ground, and which became a great herb with large branches  such that the birds of the air nested under its shade. Your purpose is not for you.  There are people whose destinies are tied to your purpose. These are the people  you are called to serve; they are meant to nest under the shade of your purpose.  Do you want to end well? Identify your purpose, create a plan of action, then  find and engage your people.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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