How do you feel or think about yourself?
Do you see your life, thoughts, and actions as more of a blessing or a curse? Is the impact you have in the world clear, or does it feel like you are drifting aimlessly?
One of my pastors often says this: "Most of us are like the rest of us".
If you're anything like me, most days feel like a mix of all the above. There are so many things out of our control that impact us, from different relationships and interactions to circumstances (2020 anyone?). The most helpful thing I've found over the course of nearly two decades to surviving and thriving is becoming more self-aware through passionately pursuing Jesus Christ. Whether you believe everything about Jesus or not, it is hard to deny how compelling His actions were and words are.
In His life and death, Jesus brought together people from all manner of experience, gifting, callings, and strengths. The personalities of people who call themselves “Christians”, are as numerous as the stars, but each one is known intimately by the Lord. Psalm 139: 13-15 (ESV) states, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth”.
To be a believer in Jesus means to be a part of a global family called The Church. God made each person to operate a certain way within His church for His purposes. It should be no surprise then that there are multiple ways of expressing how each person heart resonates with God’s. Even within denominational expressions, individual traditions of spiritual formation are evident and good, “What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up” (1 Corinthians 14:26 ESV). This not only applies to the mutual building up of the church body, but also individual edification and mutual investment of the church into the personal development of every believer’s relationship with Jesus.
The Goal of Lifeworkx is this: To journey alongside you in uncovering and discovering more of the person God made you to be, to impact the world for Him in a way only you can.
There is nobody like you; only you have the life story, personality, gifts, and strengths you do, and it is on purpose for a purpose.
Are you ready to find out?
Nathan Huntley