37 min
121: Your Definite Purpose Like Dragons Did They Fight
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- Christianity
Are you a miracle worker?
One of our coaches reported that one day she was in counsel with a beautiful young woman who was an extremely talented singer, had her own YouTube channel, and had a friendly, outgoing personality. The young woman said, ““I just feel like I don’t have a purpose.” She felt she should just give up trying.
What was wrong with that picture?
This young woman had been listening to the wrong voices. She needed to learn to recognize the good she was doing and could continue to do, one small step at a time, as she focused on the gifts and talents she’d been given and how they could bless her life and the lives of others. She needed to recognize she had a definite purpose - and it could become a passion project that would bring great fulfillment and greater joy.
In the book Like Dragons Did They Fight, author Maurice Harker states “...every temptation, every torment is designed to keep us from using our gifts and talents to do the small and simple things to bring about miracles.”
Yes. The adversary doesn't want us to realize it, but each one of us, if we discover our gifts and talents, and then work at developing them, can bring about miracles.
In the new Children and Youth program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson outlined 4 simple steps to begin the process. Maurice Harker calls it the DPAR process:
Discover - Begin thinking about and searching out those things that appeal to you and that you love to do, that could bless your life and the lives of others.
Plan - once you’ve spent some time discovering, make a plan to do something, even just in small steps, toward developing those interests and gifts.
Act - Then, most importantly, ACT! Do the thing you’d planned. Be aware - the first time - and maybe the first few times - it may not work out as you’d hoped. But don’t give up!
Reflect - This is when you think about your effort; rejoice about what went well; refine your plan and ways you’ll improve it, and then:
REPEAT!! Keep discovering, planning, and acting - and growing.
Listen in, and get excited about what you can discover as you create your own passion project - and bring about your own miracles!
Are you a miracle worker?
One of our coaches reported that one day she was in counsel with a beautiful young woman who was an extremely talented singer, had her own YouTube channel, and had a friendly, outgoing personality. The young woman said, ““I just feel like I don’t have a purpose.” She felt she should just give up trying.
What was wrong with that picture?
This young woman had been listening to the wrong voices. She needed to learn to recognize the good she was doing and could continue to do, one small step at a time, as she focused on the gifts and talents she’d been given and how they could bless her life and the lives of others. She needed to recognize she had a definite purpose - and it could become a passion project that would bring great fulfillment and greater joy.
In the book Like Dragons Did They Fight, author Maurice Harker states “...every temptation, every torment is designed to keep us from using our gifts and talents to do the small and simple things to bring about miracles.”
Yes. The adversary doesn't want us to realize it, but each one of us, if we discover our gifts and talents, and then work at developing them, can bring about miracles.
In the new Children and Youth program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson outlined 4 simple steps to begin the process. Maurice Harker calls it the DPAR process:
Discover - Begin thinking about and searching out those things that appeal to you and that you love to do, that could bless your life and the lives of others.
Plan - once you’ve spent some time discovering, make a plan to do something, even just in small steps, toward developing those interests and gifts.
Act - Then, most importantly, ACT! Do the thing you’d planned. Be aware - the first time - and maybe the first few times - it may not work out as you’d hoped. But don’t give up!
Reflect - This is when you think about your effort; rejoice about what went well; refine your plan and ways you’ll improve it, and then:
REPEAT!! Keep discovering, planning, and acting - and growing.
Listen in, and get excited about what you can discover as you create your own passion project - and bring about your own miracles!
37 min