Over the past few months, I’ve been reading several letters written by Paul in the New Testament. One thing I found common in Paul’s letters to the Ephesians, Colossians and Corinthians was how he introduced himself. All four letters start with the words, “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God“.
I love how Paul acknowledges his position as the will of God. He knew that he was where he was, doing what he was doing by the will of God.
I asked myself the same question; do I believe I am where I am by the will of God? Do I acknowledge that God has given me responsibilities according to His divine purpose for me? I took a few seconds to write down my roles in life and acknowledge that I am all that, by the will of God.
Sheena – Daughter of God, wife, mother, homemaker, blogger… by the will of God.
I know your roles may be different from mine, but when we’re living in God’s will, our responsibilities are God’s purpose for us. I encourage you to declare it for yourself. Replace Paul’s name with your own and include the many hats you wear in your typical day. Believe that you are who you are by the will of God.
Here’s how this exercise will benefit us:
- It reminds us that our roles are assigned by God.
- It motivates us to be faithful in our God given responsibilities, working as unto God.
- It may raise doubts as to whether what we’re doing is indeed the will of God. In such cases it is better to take some time to pray and seek God’s guidance.
Go ahead. Fill in the blanks below and acknowledge the roles you play by the will of God.
__(Your name)__ – Child of God, ____________ , ___________ , ___________ … by the will of God.
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I found your blog via From My Mountain View. I too have been reading Paul’s letters and never made this observation in this way. Thank you so much for sharing this from your heart. It is beautiful!
Beautiful though 🙂
I really appreciate this insight. Thanks for sharing!
Sheena you should write a book ! I have been pondering on the will of God and you added an insight into it …keep writing from your heart !
You’re the third person who’s mentioned I should write a book. Maybe, in His time :).. Thank you for the encouragement.
I love this!!! I have never thought of looking at where I am in life this way! I love it!! I filled in the blanks, and I think I will write it down and post it somewhere I can see it every day 🙂 …by the will of God… Thanks for sharing! Stopping by from the R & R Weekend Link-up, have a blessed day!!
Great Post, thank for the encouragement! I’m sharing on twitter and facebook! visiting from the Better mom! I blog at womanhoodwithpurpose.com! 😉
Sheena – I truly love this post!! What a great exercise! Thank you for sharing this, and linking up with me. I hope you have a great weekend!!
I apologize if you get a duplicate comment from me. I submitted the first one but my computer panicked and I’m not sure it went through! I loved this post! I just went verse by verse through the book of Colossians with the Good Morning Girls and noticed the same thing. But you’ve just encouraged me to pause and ask myself a very important question!! I’m so glad you stopped by to link up last Wednesday. Going through those posts this morning has reminded me that I haven’t been by here to visit you in waaay too long!