Craig Clouston

 

Find And Fulfill Your Purpose

September 10

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

1Corinthians 12:4

Bonnie was a prayer warrior, an intercessor for God. He routinely orchestrated divine appointments to introduce Bonnie to the people He wanted her to pray. She’d gotten used to His conspicuous intervention.

As Bonnie walked through the ‘Old Towne’ district during her lunch hour, a flash of sunlight glinted off the ‘Token’ bracelet on her wrist. Immediately, she began praying for the waitress she’d met two days ago. Following that, she prayed for several others she’d promised to pray for.

This was her prayer bracelet, worn specifically to remind her of her promises to lift the needs of the people she met in her daily routine; people like the struggling single-mom she’d spoken to last week, and the young man who worked in the Human Resources department at one of the local factories. The bracelet had interchangeable charms that she etched the people’s names, as well as one-word reminders.

Bonnie befriended total strangers on a regular basis for the purpose of asking them if there were needs she could lift in prayer. And for those who expressed a specific need, Bonnie would secretly note it, and begin to lift them before the Lord during her daily routine. She would continue until God released her from praying for that person and need. In this she found purpose.

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Each of us is purposed by God, as 1Corinthians 12 clearly states. We have specific God-given talents and skills we are meant to put to use each day. Bonnie’s gifting is the ability to create and foster relationships, praying God’s insight into the lives of those within her sphere of influence.

We may not be asked to covertly befriend total strangers for the purpose of prayer, but our purpose is just as important for the work of God’s Kingdom. If you want to feel the fulfillment and pleasure of the Lord, determine to find your gifting, and begin practicing it. What you practice will be what you become proficient in. Become a participant in God’s plan of salvation, find and fulfill your purpose.

Prayer

“Show me what my gifting is, Lord, and teach me how to use that gift to enrich the lives of others. Help me help You advance the Kingdom of Your Christ. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”