Mind of Christ: Ep 7: Purpose Unshaken

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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,

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Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.

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Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.

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Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought

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was possible. Enlarge her territory.

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Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.

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Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent

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to silence her. This isn't just a podcast.

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This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Hello, and welcome back to the Diary of Black Women podcast.

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I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we're going to continue our faith on the go

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today with the title is Purpose, The Mind of Purpose.

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Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

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That is why this space was created, for those quiet moments,

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your work days, your commutes, and those in-between places where your spirit

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just needs to be refilled or re-energized.

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Faith on the go is the times when you're fighting battles not yet won,

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but already finished in Christ.

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It's for the ones who keep believing, keep pressing, and keep walking,

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even when the road gets long and narrow. So wherever you are today,

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settle in and let the word of God strengthen your faith while you are on.

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Goal. We're going to get started with our episode.

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Like I said, it's up day seven, a mind of purpose.

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Focus on the mission. I love that. This key scripture for today is John 4, 34.

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My food, said Jesus, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.

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The purpose fueled every breath Jesus took.

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While others sought success, he sought significance. While the crowd chased

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miracles, he stayed on mission, and after meeting the Samaritan women at the

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well, the disciples urged him to eat.

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But Jesus replied, My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.

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In other words, my nourishment is obedience.

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Fulfilling his father's purpose satisfied him more than bread could ever.

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After feeding the 5,000, the people wanted to crown him king,

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but Jesus withdrew to the mountains alone.

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John 6.15 He refused earthly titles because he was anchored in heavenly purpose.

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When people tried to persuade him to avoid the cross, Jesus rebuked him,

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not in anger, but to remind him, You do not have in mind the concerns of God,

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but merely human concerns.

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Matthew 16, 23.

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Jesus was not driven by opportunity, but by assignment.

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Every step, every miracle, every word spoken was guided by eternal intention.

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Now, don't we want that? Don't we want this type.

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Perseverance. And this comes with having the mind of Christ.

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I loved it when he says, you don't have in mind the concerns of God.

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So it shows us that to have the mind of Christ, it has to be a focus on what concerns God.

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It continues to say, but merely human concerns. And we see that is the focus of a worldly mind.

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Worldly mind, human concerns, mind of Christ, concerns of God.

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To have the mind of Christ is to think with purpose, not pressure.

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The world often confuses busyness with purpose, but Jesus lived by rhythm, not rush.

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He knew that distraction dilutes destiny.

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Purpose gives your thought direction, your heart motivation, and your life meaning.

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It keeps you steady when others stray, and peaceful when progress feels slow.

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The key to living with purpose is remembering you were sent. You are on assignment.

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He sends you, John 20, 21. Your gifts, your story, your journey are all part of a greater plan.

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John 17 tells us what Jesus said. It says, I glorified you on earth,

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having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.

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Let's sit here and pause on this for a moment here. There's two things that

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really catch my eye, was one, that we are on a mission. We are on assignment. We are on purpose.

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And so we're not just here living our life kind of willy-nilly.

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We really have to begin to get this mind of Christ so that we can live a life

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on purpose, destined for a greater plan.

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And then when Jesus was done with his work, he says, Lord, I

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Father, I glorify you on earth, having accomplished the work you have gave me to do.

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So right away, we knew he was on mission from when he was a baby all the way

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until his death and his resurrection.

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He was still on mission.

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How would we live differently if we lived a life on mission?

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Distraction are destiny thieves. They come disguised as busyness,

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drama, or even good opportunities that aren't God opportunities.

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Jesus teaches us that the purpose requires clarity, courage, and commitment.

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He knew when to say yes and when to walk away. He didn't examine himself to everyone.

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He didn't explain himself to everyone. He kept moving in obedience.

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So ask yourself, has God called you to focus?

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What has God called you to focus in on this season? What distractions keep pulling you away from it?

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Am I nourishing myself with purpose or feeding on comparison?

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You were created with intention. And when you live from purpose, peace follows.

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So let's go to our favorite part, walking it out like Jesus.

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How do we do that? Walking with this mind on purpose.

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I have friends that say, Connie, you need to like relax and do ABC.

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Many of my friends, they're getting their social security checks and I'm still

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trying to change the world.

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But that's what he put in me, right?

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He didn't put in me to stop, to slow down. And I always, even when I first became

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a Christian, I always want to be like Caleb.

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Caleb, Joshua is, I like being Joshua.

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You know, Joshua did some great things after Moses' death. But then his partner,

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Caleb, he's a quiet partner.

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You don't hear a lot about him. But when they came back with the grapes and

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that they saw giants bigger than them and they didn't want to go pursue God's

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promise, Caleb was quiet.

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Caleb said, we're able to do this. But when it was all said and done,

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Caleb was the one that says, give me my mountain.

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Because he was like, I'm done hanging out with these people.

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Kept me in my dilemma for so long, 40 years in my dilemma.

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Caleb was over 80 years old when he got what God has promised him.

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And he was well able. And it's like, you always hear the story of Paul I know, Jesus I know.

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I bet you the enemy knew who Caleb was because Caleb was coming for his.

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And so I love that about that Bible character, Caleb, because he never stopped.

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He was always going. And then when he got his mom, you hear nothing else about it. He was done.

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He didn't die. He was living in his blessings.

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And so how do we do that? How do we have the mind of Christ,

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have mind of purpose? Caleb never forgot.

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That God promised him that land. And he said, give me my land.

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And that's what we can say, give me my land. So how do we get to that attitude?

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Number one, seek the Father's will daily.

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Start your morning and ask, what is my assignment today, Lord?

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What is my assignment today?

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Psalms 143.8. Lord, what would you have me to do today? Lord, surprise me today.

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And let your first words out your mouth, be to the Father in the morning, right?

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Not talking about your achy body or achy this or I'm so mad it's Monday.

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It's about how you are going to please the Father. How are you going to glorify Him today?

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Number two, say no without guilt. Jesus often withdrew to pray even when needs

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surround Him, Luke 5, 16, saying yes to destiny.

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How do you say no without guilt.

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Practice it. No. What does no mean? It still means no.

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And people will look at you, especially if you're a people pleaser and you always

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want to be everywhere with everybody and you don't have time for Jesus.

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That's going to get old after a while. Then you're going to resent.

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What I'm looking for is resent. You're going to resent it.

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So say no without guilt. Saying no to distraction means saying yes to destiny.

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Number three, stay present when you're planted. Jesus didn't rush to the cross.

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He finished every step in his time, John 2, 4.

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Trust God's pacing. And I know if you're like me, we're ready to get it done

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right now like yesterday.

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And I remember my boss says, Connie, baby steps. I said, I don't know how to take baby steps.

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And I think that's what caused a lot of excitement or anxiety in me because

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I need it done like yesterday, right? I need you to answer my prayer like yesterday, Lord.

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But when you learn how to stay present where you're planted and you can become

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trusting in God's pacing, just like Jesus did.

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Remember, Jesus did not rush to the cross.

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He didn't go to the cross at 16 or 17 or 18. He went to the cross,

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I believe, when he was like 30, 30 or 33.

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He went to the cross at the perfect time and he was supposed to go when he was in a total adult.

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And knowing what he was supposed to do. Number four, pleasure success by faithfulness.

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God calls you to be fruitful, not famous.

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Purpose is obedience, not applause. Matthew 25, 21.

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That's a hard bite for some people, right?

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God calls you to be fruitful, not famous. What does that mean?

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He will make you famous. We know that after Jesus left the temptations of the

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devil, the Lord said his name was famous throughout the land.

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And so there's a way to have a holy famous or a worldly famous.

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I'd rather have the holy famous. It seems like that lasts longer, right?

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God wants you fruitful, develop fruit. Why?

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Because people need to eat. They need some of that fruit in their life.

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They're starving out here.

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Spiritual starvation is real. And so God wants us to not be measured success

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by the world standards, but measured by the fruit, measured by your obedience,

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Measure by how you're following.

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Doing what God's called you to do. What is your assignment?

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If you don't know, you need to ask.

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You need to ask, what is your assignment?

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And then most important for that one, I said it at number three,

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was trusting his pacing.

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Because he will make you famous. He will make you famous.

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But famous is in the spiritual, right? You want to go and fight some devils. They said, Paul, I know.

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Connie, I know, right? You want to be known in the spirit realm.

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That way, in the natural realm, guess what? Nobody's messing with you. You have peace.

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Is peace good for famous people? No. Famous people, they got to do everything with security guards.

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Because there's some people out there who don't want you famous or too clingy

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or groupie-like and always want to touch you and know all about you.

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Famous doesn't give you privacy, right?

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Let's go to number five. Finish strong. Like Jesus, determined to complete what you started.

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John 17, 4. Don't just begin the mission.

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Fulfill it. The Bible tells us to count the cost.

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Count the cost to be the boss. count the cost, to know what it's going to take

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me to get from A to B to C to D to finish this race.

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And you want to finish it strong.

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Paul is one of the Bible characters. In the Bible, he finished strong.

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He said, I fought the good fight.

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He know he fought the good fight. He can say that. I fought the good fight.

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And so we all should be like Paul, fight the good fight, but more like Jesus,

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the mind of Christ, where he finished everything that God has sent him to do. Let's pray.

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Father, thank you for showing me purpose through Jesus.

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Teach me to live with purpose and intentionality. Quiet the noise that tries to pull me off course.

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Remind me that I was created for more than comfort. I was created for calling.

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Help me to walk each day with divine direction, trusting you are leading me

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towards the fulfillment of,

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of fruitfulness. In Jesus' name, amen.

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I decree I have the mind of Christ. My heart is focused. My spirit is steady.

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My life is aligned with purpose.

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I am not distracted by noise or delayed by doubt.

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Every step I take brings glory to the one who sent me. Thinking about this,

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I'll leave you with this.

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What's one thing God has asked you to focus on this season?

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And what distractions do you need to lay aside to fulfill your purpose in this season.

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Thank you for listening to our Faith on the Go with your host,

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Connie Morris from Diary of a Black Woman podcast.

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I pray this word energizes you and reminds you of God's promise.

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Isaiah 55 11 says, so my word will be that goes forth out of my mouth.

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It should not return to me void, but it should accomplish what I please,

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and it should prosper in a thing which I sent, where I sent it.

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Today, we're sending it out for purpose.

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We want a mind of purpose.

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We want to align our will with God's will so that we can have the mind of Christ

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and not just be famous in the natural, but be famous in the spiritual realm.

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Where devils flee, they don't just flee, they scream and flee.

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They run way away from you because you have put Jesus first.

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And be confident in this, he who began a good work in you to carry it on to

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completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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That's Philippians 1.6.

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So keep believing, keep walking, keep trusting because God will finish what he has started in you.

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Until we meet again on our next episode, bye-bye.

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Thank you for listening to this episode. And before we close out,

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I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.

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Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you.

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Plans to give you hope and a future. So today we received that truth.

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You said when we call on you, you will listen. So we pray.

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You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found.

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So we pursue. You said you will restore us from captivity.

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So we declare freedom over every place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.

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Thank you for always drawing near when we show up and faith. In Jesus' name, Amen.