Life on Purpose: 30 Days of Listening to the One Who Calls You

By Katy Epling

You were created on purpose, for a purpose.

It's easy to lose track of that... Sometimes because our lives are so mundane that we can't imagine we are doing anything significant. At other times because our circumstances are completely different than anything we planned or imagined that we are focused entirely o

• Language: English
• Publisher: Katy Epling Ministries
• Release date: Mar 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781736259214

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© 2020 Katy Epling

www.katyepling.com

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations.

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ISBN 978-1-7362592-0-7 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-7362592-1-4 (eBook)

Contents

Introduction

Using the Journal

The first question we should ask

Key characteristics of God

Changing our focus

God wants you

God’s plan will not be thwarted

Walk in a worthy manner

Everyday, ordinary life

An offering to God because of what He has done

God has gifted you

Part of the whole

Using your gifts for the body

Impact & importance

What we bring to the table

God’s masterpiece

Our plans & God’s plan

Now and then

Be joyful & do good

Do it with love

All things work together for good

Called according to his purpose

Glorify God & enjoy him forever

What does the Lord require of me?

Follow Jesus’ example

Abide in Christ

A new commandment

Peter’s mission (and ours)

What about him (or her)?

Calling: an invitation to come

Calling: a command to go

The Greatest Commandment

Bringing it all together

How to Study the Bible

About the Author

Introduction

Welcome, friend. Thanks for taking this little journey with me. I hope the next 30 days bring you clarity and confidence. This concept of purpose and calling is a hard one, but important. In fact, let me tell you a little bit about why I wrote this journal.

Honestly, I have lost track of the number of times in my life I have looked around and thought, Why am I even here? It amazes me how often I flounder, wondering what my purpose could possibly be.

I have found that there tend to be two times in life when we lose our sense of purpose: when life is ordinary and when it is extraordinary. Think about it… When our lives seem mundane, the same day in and day out, we might think, Am I actually doing anything of value? Do I really need to be here? And when something extraordinary happens—parenthood, a job change, a pandemic—we can get completely thrown off-course and feel rudderless, wondering how we got here and what on earth we’re supposed to be doing.

When we lose our sense of direction, we need a compass to point us to true north. And just in case I need to spell it out for you, God is our true north, and His Word is our compass. Although the Bible’s primary purpose is to tell who God is, it also has quite a bit to say about who we are and why we’re here—that, my friend,