S.H.A.P.E.: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life

Trap #2: Projection

. Because there are so many different kinds of needs to be met, you need to narrow your focus. Consider several primary categories:

I see this more often when working with people who clearly have the gift of pastoring or shepherding, but won’t acknowledge it, often because they don’t have the “right” title or official position.

In Shaped by God, Max Lucado shows how not being put to use leads to loss of purpose:

She could either return to her comfortable life or hear the cries of the suffering and let her heart be engaged. “I made a conscious decision to open my heart to the pain,” she said. “When I did, God broke my heart. He shattered it in a million pieces, and I cried for days.” She cried in shame because the AIDS pandemic had been building for two dec

In order to help you better understand your personality, we will consider two things: How you relate to others: Your Kingdom Purpose is all about people, so it is important to discover how you relate to others. How you respond to opportunities: You will encounter many serving opportunities throughout your life, so understanding how you react to var

Don’t wait to begin using your spiritual gifts until you understand all the details about how they will be expressed in your life.

The key is to discover the cravings the Creator has put in you;

assurance that what we hope for is going to happen (see Hebrews 11:1). The more time we spend with God, the more we learn of his goodness and faithfulness—and the stronger our faith in him becomes. We learn from God’s Word that it is impossible to please God without faith (see Hebrews 11:6). That very chapter of Scripture—Hebrews 11—lists many ordi