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Uncovering a Mask: Finishing the year in my Purpose

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I felt as if I was spinning my wheels.  At the beginning of this year, my goal was to understand and operate within my purpose.  I knew that it would require a great deal of faith, scary faith.  But it really didn’t matter because I was at the end of myself, tired of doing the same thing with limited results.  I had to release control and give it over to my creator who knew what he had purposed for me. I am reminded of that in one of my favorite bible verse: Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) – For I know the thoughts I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. God had something he wanted me to do.  The fear of stepping in the unknown was far less than the fear of not pleasing God or fulfilling my purpose.  I just couldn’t be satisfied as I was. I knew that I couldn’t go on the way I have been.  Sure, I accomplished a lot of the thing things I set out to do, but God had another plan....

A New Beginning! (Repost from September, 2012 - original 2007 - edited)

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As the month of September draws to a close, it is time to be reminded of what has transpired in 2017 to this point. Was the beginning of the year hopeful for you when you explored all of the wonderful possibilities that the year would bring? Did you energetically charge full steam ahead in targeting your goals? Did the middle of the year make your dreams wane a little or did it plant a seed for what you hoped for in January? The 2nd quarter of the year brings spring and perhaps a fresh perspective. The 3rd quarter inevitably brings planning and preparation for the last part of the year, the 4th quarter; the time when your goals and dreams will be realized if you consistently work towards them. Now as we embark toward the end of the year, does it seem a little disappointing because the fervor and excitement at the beginning of the year have somewhat diminished? Maybe during the middle of the year, those hopes seemed very distant and unreachable for you. It could be because of u...