July 3 : THE WAY TO FIND YOUR PURPOSE IS TO LOOK FOR WHERE YOUR PASSIONS AND CAPABILITIES INTERSECT.

Affirmation: I am gentle with myself and my mistakes. I treat my body with love and respect 

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,”‭‭ Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV 

~~~~~Ponder, Personalize: Continue to ponder and memorize James 1:5. Today personalize this verse. Where are you lacking wisdom? Ask God, who gives generously without finding fault. Journal your conversation with God as you personalize this verse.
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James1:5 NIV https:/
~~~~~I just read and prayed using YouVersionLive.com and these verses were part of the prayer—Our friends and adopted family in Kenya and Haiti are in need of your prayers for safety, wisdom and provision. I also am praying this for each one of you:
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. “Because he/she loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him/her; I will protect him/her, for he/she acknowledges my name.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭91‬:‭11‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.91.11-14.NIV

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Walk in Grace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff

                          July 3

THE WAY TO FIND YOUR PURPOSE IS TO LOOK FOR WHERE YOUR PASSIONS AND CAPABILITIES INTERSECT. 

The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent. 

JOHN 6:29 

At the law school where I teach, there's a sense of huge excitement as we get closer to graduation. But there's also a sense of dread that's subtle but ever­present in the students. It comes in the form of this question: "What's next?" A lot of people act like they have a plan, and a couple actually do, but many times they don't. More often than not, if you ask a student this question at graduation, they will stare back at you in silence. You can literally see the dread. 

The best way to find the life you were meant to live is to get started, even if you have to pivot later. Great ideas that don't work out are usually on-ramps to better ideas that do. And every time you put your passions into action, you learn things you couldn't have learned sitting still. We grow on the way.

 
Jesus' disciples had the same question most of us have: What's our work? Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one He has sent." That's it. Our job is to believe in Jesus. The problem is that we keep adding to it, thinking there's a different "plan" out there. Resist the urge. 

That said, where we live our lives best is usually where our passions, our purpose, and our capabilities intersect. We can't miss God's "plan" for us because His plan is for us to use our gifts He gave us to love the people around us. Most of the decisions we make aren't usually between right and wrong; it's more like choosing between a right turn or left. God doesn't force us to go places we don't want to go, and no matter which way we turn, we'll find Him already there if we're looking. 

What changes in you when you put God first in your life?