ACTIVATE YOUR FAITH: STEP INTO YOUR PURPOSE

By Anita K. Smith

Activating your faith as a Christian requires you to believe in God, trust and rely on Him, and stand firmly on His promises. When the Holy Spirit gives you an assignment or instructs you to 'step into your purpose,' you must be obedient and willing to answer the call that God has ordained for your life.

Are you living your dreams, pursuing your goals, implementing business strategies, and using your God-given talents to 'step into your life’s purpose'? Moreover, have you spent time alone with God and asked Him to order your steps and guide your path towards your new assignment? It is important to use the Word of God to guide and direct your walk (Psalm

119:105) and not allow iniquity have dominion over you (Psalm 119:133).

Or, are you afraid to leave your comfort zone; your safety net and familiar place and step into unknown, uncertain and unfamiliar territory? Do you work 9 to 5 every day and feel stuck, out of place, or overwhelmed? Do you feel under-utilized or unfulfilled? Do you wake up every morning with an unpleasant attitude or knots in your stomach because you dread going to your place of work? Do you have exceptional skills that are not getting recognition or appreciation by your boss or coworkers?

Friend, if these questions resonate with you, and speak to your spirit, then I want to know what is holding you back from leaving the unpleasant position, location or situation. I would like to know what is preventing you from taking the leap of faith, accepting the higher calling and obeying God, in order to step into your purpose? Is it fear, worry, doubt, anxiety, finance, instability, self-limiting beliefs, or lack of faith? What barriers are preventing you from executing your plan? You need to understand that God has not given you the spirit of fear; but of power, love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). So, eliminate fear and activate your faith.

When God places in your heart a burning desire to change your life, solve a major problem that keeps you awake at night, help someone recover from their pain, or when He gives you something new to birth into existence—a new idea, a new book, a new business, a new project or whatever applies to your unique situation—you must not toy with it, because the vision is now.

You should activate your faith and jump in with both feet. Friend, “write your vision and make it plain” (Habakkuk 2:2); do not procrastinate or listen to the doubting voices inside you. “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, at the end, it shall speak; wait for it, because it will surely come” (Habakkuk 2:3).

Last year, God spoke to me about 'changing my position' and 'trusting and depending' on Him completely. He woke me from a peaceful sleep and calmly ministered to my soul, saying, “change your position". I thought it was a dream, but He said it twice; in a quiet voice. I immediately jumped out of bed, wrote down 'specific' notes from God, and started to meditate on my spiritual encounter with Jesus Christ.

Several days later, I went to work and started to apply for different job positions in various geographical locations. I was serious about my job search, but about two to three months later, I started to receive rejection letters from companies. God visited me again, and said, “that’s not what I meant. I want you to “change your position!”

After being still, listening and seeking God’s will and direction for my life, I finally got it right. He wanted me to leave my 9 to 5 job, step out in faith, follow His plans and walk into my divine purpose. I am called to serve people who are broken and bruised after divorce and help them heal, recover, and become champions in life.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11). Friend, I answered the call from God and stepped into my purpose during the pandemic. My life is beautiful, purposeful, and meaningful now, and I am impacting lives in ways that I could never have envisioned, if I were not obedient to God and “changed my position".

Seek God in prayers, with Scriptures, and throughmeditation, to discover your life’s purpose. Once TheHoly Spirit reveals it to you, accept it, believe it,activate it, walk into it and thrive in it. Your life hasmeaning and purpose, and you are destined forgreatness and success.