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Purpose

God has called us in this life to live for a specific purpose. Our purpose can be found through prayer, reading, and discernment.

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Bible Teachings on Purpose

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Jesus Was Confident AND Humble: It’s Not a Contradiction

We often assume that to have humility, we have to think very little of ourselves.

Withstanding Conflict: Faith for the Fight

Do you ever wonder what purpose conflict can have in life?

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6 Simple Truths about Seasons of Waiting

We all have expectations about how we think our lives will go, but we have no guarantee things will happen according to our plans or expectations.

Questions about Purpose

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What Is the Secret of Happiness?

The deep, deep happiness that transcends all else comes from knowing God and, in turn, from being known by Him.

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Why Am I Here on Earth?

Why are we even born if we are only to die some 70 or 80 years later?

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What Do You Do When You Pray for a Miracle and It Doesn't Come?

How do you respond to the miracle that never happened — when someone or something is ripped away from you?

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Are We Making the Most of Every Opportunity?

God exists outside the space-time dimensions He created. So we have to be very careful not to put Him on our clock, in our box.

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What Is God's Purpose for Man?

Our main purpose for being on earth is to be stewards of God's creation, to grow in God, and to function as God's sons and daughters.

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Devotions about Purpose

The Wilderness

Circumstances that involve loss, unfair treatment, illness, or broken relationships are the wilderness places God uses to shape, refine, and carve...

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Enjoy All Our Years

The writer of Ecclesiastes advises us to enjoy all our years – not just those early ones when people were making a fuss over us.

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Keep Pounding the Rock

An obstacle in your way may just be what you need to develop character.

Running Against the Odds

The Spirit of God propels us to run when we feel like quitting.

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The Cattle Pen Maze

Our Heavenly Father loves us and wants to show us the right path for our lives.

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Videos about Purpose

Putting on the Crown of Purpose

Former Miss America, Debbye Turner Bell, wants people to know they are made for excellence. In her new book, “Courageous Faith,” Debbye shares...

Journey’s Jonathan Cain Believes His Music is His Fruit

With his new worship single, ‘Oh Lord, Lead Us,” Jonathan Cain returns to the 700 Club to inspire Christians to brush off the Covid blues and...

Jonathan Evans Talks about Finding Your Purpose

In his new book, “Your Time is Now,” author and mentor Jonathan Evans shares steps on how to find one’s purpose and calling in the kingdom of God.

Botched Abortion Survivor’s Story of Forgiveness

In her book, “Survivor,” author Claire Culwell describes how she chose to forgive her birth mother after discovering a shocking revelation.

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Articles on Purpose

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The Purpose of Trials

God, our Refiner, uses trials to purify and shape us into His perfect image, promising to be with us every step of the way.

I never wanted grief to come, but I refuse to see it wasted.

What Grief Has Taught Me

Doesn’t God care about our pain? What could we possibly learn from grief?

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The Importance of Being Faithful in Little Things

If you do little things like they’re big things, God will do big things like they’re little things.

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Making Evangelism a Priority in the New Year

Answer these five questions objectively to take the first step in making evangelism a priority.

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Pay Rent or Feed My Baby?

Mai, a single mom in Thailand with a 1-year-old child was grateful for her job in a garment factory. But the pandemic took it away. Soon, it came...

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