Tag: direction

Purpose: In Passionate Pursuit

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Purpose is why you were created. God created each of us with a purpose in mind. Why are you here? You are here because there is a problem you were created to solve. You are probably asking, What problem? How do you discover your purpose? Here are five steps to discovering your purpose: 1. Ask God (). Earnestly pray in line with the Word, asking God to reveal it to you (). God called you to a plan greater than yourself. Jeremiah was called to be a prophet to the nations, even before he was born (). Joseph was told Read More

Alignment: In Pursuit of Purpose

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Alignment is important when you are in pursuit of purpose. There are places God has called you to go and people He has called you to meet. We must have the determination to be in alignment with God’s purpose and plan. Where are you? Are you in alignment with God’s plan and purpose for your life? Are you reaching for those things that are aligned with your purpose? Do you have a clear vision of where God wants you to be?  God sent Elijah to the brook (1 Kings 17:3), Namaan to the river (2 Kings 5:10), Joseph to the Read More

Positionality: Obedience

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Positionality defines who we are, including all of our identities, lived experiences, realities, truths, traumas, and thoughts, and influences how we perceive everything in the world. I’ve been working on materials for a class I am teaching this weekend and thinking about how our position affects not only our students but everything we choose to do in life. What positions, beliefs, opinions, or realities do you hold dear that are outside of God’s directive? God cares about the everyday decisions we make. When He told Abraham to leave everything and everybody he knew and go to a place that He Read More