The Life Dr.

What you do does not define you…. why and how you do it does !!!

Too often people judge others and themselves by … what they do to make a living. It is usually one of the first questions people ask any new acquaintance .  Some how in our minds it is important to know …unfortunately it is usually to categorize the person before ever moving forward to know them.  Normally it is asked by a person who finds pride in their occupation or a qualifying question as a vetting process by a possible suitor.  Either way it is a very shallow way to categorize anyone for several reasons..

You can not limit your information to what they do… it is much more important to know WHY they do it !!

I cannot tell you how many times I have been blown away by people who I thought were of value due to title, position, job description, education, etc… only to find that many times that is all they were !!

I absolutely believe in succeeding to the fullest of who you are…. without a doubt… but my point is… success in a person’s life cannot be measured by anyone else’s life !!!

True success is to be a great _______  !!  You and God are the only ones that can fill in the blank !!!  All of us were born to be great and have giftings accordingly.  But what we consider great is not always accurate.

God is the one who created you with a purpose in mind… and put the ability to be that on the inside of you before you were born.  It is our job as we grow to develop those God given talents and abilities… and walk in the fullness of our destiny.

There is no better feeling in the world than to do what you were born to do !!!

That is why it is impossible to define a person by what career or job they have !!!

How many people today do not have the job or career that is consider successful ?… by what measure !!!

Success is walking in your Purpose……why you were born !!!

God needs us to be the people we were created to be and walk in the fullness of that , so He can direct us and use us to fulfill the purpose we were born !!!  If you do not have Character, Excellence, Integrity ….. as a person, then it doesn’t matter what you do …… you still fail !!!

You are just an empty version of your job title and you have missed why you are here !!

Your purpose should be the way we choose everything… everything we do and how we live.

OUR PURPOSE WILL TAKE US TO OUR DESTINY.

Who you were born to be and what God needs you to become should be why we breath every day !!! If we are on that path, we will absolutely be able to be USED by God in every area we have made available to Him.

When this life is over we will not hear about how successful of an attorney, doctor, business person, CEO or anything else.. Your last big deal or great natural feat will not be brought up…. What will be brought up is how you used your position, education, title, reputation etc… to further your God given PURPOSE on this earth !!!  We will give account for our works !!  But not the ones we wanted to do …. what we were born to do !!!

All of these things are simply our USE while we are here !

How empty it would be to judge and measure the quality of a person by their current job description !! What about all those who in the last few years have lost their careers, jobs, titles, money !!!  What defines them now !!

What a shallow way to decide !!  Unfortunately it happens all the time.  People with great titles doing things below what society deems right, and because of it.. words like failure haunt the minds of those involved.

I have far more respect for a person who in spite of events in life, have chosen to press forward and redefine all, by doing what it takes to continue.. get past this season in their lives… and move forward to reposition themselves.  And so does God!!!  None of that determines your PURPOSE !!

Do not confuse the two…. Your purpose is everything... and all the other stuff is simply how and what you use at the time to fulfill your purpose.  Your use can and will change through your life but your purpose should always remain !!

It is easy for those of us who have been in ministry for years to understand this.. God doesn’t care how many degrees you have or how expensive your  preaching clothes…your excellence in your oration skills….He will call you to a foreign land even for a short time, where your face melts off so make up is out of the question…water to drink is extremely hard to find and bathing is a luxury!!  Working in extreme heats for 16 hours plus a day doing whatever needs to be done…preaching, praying, building, cooking, whatever… and then rewarding you with a concrete slab to sleep on and food that you need to pray over just to get past your lips !! ( God makes sure we don’t get full of ourselves and forget we are here for people!! Of course for those who have chosen Him but also to a lost and dying world that do not know Him yet !! Especially in our own country !)

To top it all off the torn feeling when you think your body cannot take another minute and you get to go home.. being completely torn and not wanting to leave !!!

When you are walking in the things you were born to do there is no greater feeling in life…even when it feels like torture to do them at the time.  The fulfillment in your heart is immeasurable !!

I thank God for all of our training and the lives we have lived !!  With all the Titles, Degrees, etc… It is all for nothing if it is not coupled with being willing to be used by Him wherever and whenever He needs us. He can USE all of that and us any way He needs to…. so our PURPOSE is fulfilled !!

Your goal should be to be in a place where your USE benefits and fulfills your PURPOSE !!

Utilize every tool you have… education, career, job, etc..be willing to do anything that needs to be done and watch how God will promote, prosper and increase your life.. but when He does it , it is with fullness of ALL not just what you work for !

WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IS THIS… FIND YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE…WHY GOD CREATED YOU AND YOU WILL FIND TRUE JOY..

AND WHEN GETTING TO KNOW YOURSELF AND PEOPLE, INSTEAD OF WHAT THEIR TEMPORARY USE IS …

GET TO KNOW THEIR PURPOSE..

IT WILL BE EASY TO FIND IN THEIR CONVERSATION….

IT IS WHERE THEIR PASSION IS !!!

If you do not know what your purpose is and why you are here… there is only one way to find out… get to know Him and He will show you !!!

One thing for sure you should know… the starting place to all of this is the Cross !!

We will never know God without Jesus ….. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life !!

He is the game changer and the beginning to the most wonderful road of enlightenment… peace …. and true joy !!!

I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE….

Dr. H