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Walking in Your Kingdom Assignment · Fostering Faith

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Welcome back to Fostering Faith. We are here
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in episode four of March and so we hope that
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these messages are encouraging you. We hope that...
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These messages are going in the flow of what
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you're walking through in your life about identity
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and calling and obedience and boldness. And we
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hope that these workbooks are helping you guys
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stay structured as I have a work and so do you
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guys. And so in that same season, if you are
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new to Fostering Faith, welcome to Fostering
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Faith. We are just fostering our faith together.
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We are walking in community because we are built
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for community and that we are better together.
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And if you are a return listener, welcome back
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home. We hope that this week has been wonderful
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for you. and make sure that you are printing
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out your workbook pages and so we can work along
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with this. And so there's nothing more dangerous
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to hell than a believer who knows who they are
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and knows what they're called to do. And so in
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this episode, we're going to be walking in your
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kingdom assignment. Identity gives you the confidence,
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but calling gives you direction. Identity shapes
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your heart. but assignments shape your steps.
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Identity tells you that you belong to God, but
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calling tells you where God wants you, where
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you were not created to drift through life. We
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are not created to exist without purpose, and
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we're not created to settle in survival mode.
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We're not created to be passive, bored, insecure,
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or spiritually dull. We are created with intention,
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designed with meaning, formed for purpose, and
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placed in generations on purpose. Filled with
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gifts on purpose, called into spaces on purpose,
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given influence on purpose. Identity is who you
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are. Calling is what you're made for. Assignment
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is where God sends you. And in this episode for
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week four wraps up March. We're taking you taking
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your identity and turning it into movement because
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you know how much I love movement because God
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didn't just save you. He sent you. He didn't
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just deliver you. He deployed you. He didn't
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just love you. He appointed you. And our life
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has a design, a divine assignment on it. And
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so you were created on purpose for purpose. And
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one of the most repeated truths in scripture
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is that God created us with intention. In Ephesians
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2 10, it says, You are God's workmanship created
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in Christ Jesus from good works, which God prepared
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in advance for you to walk in. And that means
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God prepared work for you. God prepared you for
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the work. He prepared it before you were born.
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Your purpose is older than you are. And in Jeremiah
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1 5 it says, before I formed you in your womb,
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I set you apart. I appointed you as. And before
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Jeremiah had a breath, he had an assignment.
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Before he had a voice, he had a calling. Before
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he lived a day, heaven had a plan. And the same
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is true for us. the true for you. You may not
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feel qualified. You may not feel ready. You may
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not feel capable. You may not feel spiritual
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enough. You may not feel like you're the right
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person. Maybe, but calling is not about your
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comfort. It's about God's choosing. God chooses
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unlikely people to show his glory clearly. And
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if you're feeling unqualified, good. Eat your
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type. He specializes in using surrendered, imperfect,
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humble, hungry people who say, God, if you'll
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use me, I'll go. Assignments begins with availability,
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not ability. And the enemy attacks callings in
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three ways. If we identify the first attack,
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calling is second, and the enemy comes after
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calling. And I think these major categories.
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One. Confusion. Is this really God or just me?
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Confusion makes you stall. Confusion makes you
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question everything. Question your existence.
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Question where you're at. Question the people
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that you're around. Question all the things.
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Is this really God or is it just me? So confusion
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will make you stall. Comparison. She's doing
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more than I am. Comparison makes you doubt your
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path. Condemnation. You're not worthy to be used
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by God. Condemnation makes you feel disqualified.
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The enemy doesn't have to stop your calling.
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He just has to get you to stop. But today, we're
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breaking through that. Because your calling isn't
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fragile. Your assignment isn't random. And your
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purpose is unstoppable. Your destiny isn't optional.
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You were created with intentionality. Your assignment
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is where your identity plus obedience meets.
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And so identity is who God says that you are.
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Calling is what God says that you are. Assignment
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is you saying yes. You cannot walk in calling
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without obedience. Calling requires movement,
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courage, strength, sacrifice, listening, and
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letting go of what is not yours. Stepping into
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places where you don't feel ready. But calling
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becomes a clear when identity becomes rooted.
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When you know who you are, you stop thinking
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small, you stop shrinking back, you stop asking
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for permission, you stop living safe, you stop
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apologizing for your anointing, and you stop
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and step into your assignment boldly. Identity
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fuels calling. The myth of the big calling. Let's
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break that lie. Your calling is not always a
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huge platform. One big moment is a calling as
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a lifestyle, not an event. And sometimes your
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kingdom assignment is raising your child with
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grace, serving at church faithfully, loving your
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spouse, disciplining three teenagers, leading
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that small group that only two people show up
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for. praying for people behind the scenes, starting
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a podcast, sharing God Jesus at work, leading
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worship, mentoring someone quietly, working with
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integrity, encouraging people who are hurting,
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giving generously, and showing up consistently.
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Jesus didn't say, well done, good and successful
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servant. He said, well done, good. faithful servant,
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calling out obedience, not cloud. You have a
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unique assignment. Your assignment is not generic,
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it's not random, it's not replaceable, and it's
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not transferable. You are placed in your specific
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family, city, church, time in history, given
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specific gifts, with specific experiences, relationships,
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burdens and passions and opportunities, an area
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of influence. Nothing about that is accidental.
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Your assignment is perfectly matched to your
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wiring. If God wanted you to have someone else's
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calling, He would have given you their personality,
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their voice, their story, their strengths, their
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weaknesses, their testimony, their struggles
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and their compassion. But guess what? He didn't.
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Why? Because your purpose is uniquely crafted
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for your story. And the cost of calling, waiting
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and walking in your kingdom assignment isn't
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always glamorous. It'll cost something. It might
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cost you comfort, friends, approval, your routine,
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staying small, the opinions of people who don't
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get it. Filiarity. Perfectionism. Insecurities.
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But obedience always leads to blessing. And God
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never removes something unless He's replacing
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it with something better. His calling stretches
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you, matures you, humbles you, strengthens you,
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it grows you, sanctifies you, and puts you into
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situations where you need God more. And that's
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exactly where he wants you to be. If you could
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do it all on your own, why would he put you there?
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He wants us to need him. He wants us to want
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him. So he's not going to give you something
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that you can do on your own. He's going to give
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you something that you need his help. And biblical
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examples of people walking in assignment. Moses
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was the reluctant leader turned into the obedient
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deliverer. He didn't feel ready. He didn't feel
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eloquent. He questioned everything. and God used
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him anyway. And Esther placed for such a time
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as this. Her life felt random until the assignment
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required her courage. And David, the shepherd
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boy, turned into anointed king. His gifting didn't
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match his status until God revealed him. And
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Mary, young and unseen, and chosen to carry Jesus.
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Assignments aren't about age or qualifications.
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And then you have Paul, the persecutor turned
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into a preacher. God redeems stories for purpose.
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None of these people were obvious choices. Calling
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isn't about obvious. Calling, it's about being
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obedient. And the Holy Spirit guides your assignment.
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Your calling is not something you figure out
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alone. The Holy Spirit leads you. It gives you
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promptings and burdens and desires, clarity and
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passion, restlessness in the wrong place. Peace
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in the right one supernatural boldness wisdom
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direction in the spirit confirmation through
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godly voices and opportunities that match your
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wiring Close doors that redirect you and we pray
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for hot handles because we know that we can be
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stubborn sometimes Opening doors that scare you
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wait. No, bro Like I can't go through that door
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and he's I opened it for you moments where you
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know God is moving assignments Assignment is
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a partnership with the Spirit of God. And you
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don't walk into calling. You're led into calling.
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And how you walk into your kingdom assignments.
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And so it's practical plus spiritual. And so
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one, surrender your yes. Calling starts with
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willingness. Bottom line. If you don't say yes,
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then what happens? Two, listen daily. Calling.
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is discovered through prayer and scripture. Listen
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to Him daily. Spend time with Him daily. He gave
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you 24 hours in the day. Two hours and 40 minutes
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is tithing your time. He didn't ask for that.
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He just said, be with me daily. Are you spending
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time with Him daily? Three, stay in your lane.
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Comparison kills your calling. Stay focused.
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I think of Psalm 23. I have set the table in
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the midst of your enemies. Focus on me. I've
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given you everything. Think of him whenever he
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was walking on the water. He lost his focus and
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didn't focus on Jesus and he began to drown.
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Start small. Obedience and small things lead
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to bigger assignments. He's not going to trust
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you with much if he can't trust you with little.
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Use what you have. Your gifts are tools for your
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assignment. Only you have those. Six. Trust in
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God's timing. Calling is seasonal. Don't rush
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it and don't lag behind. Two. Expect resistance.
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If hell isn't fighting it, it's probably not
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your calling. If you're doing something great
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for the kingdom, expect resistance. Walking community.
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Assignments flourish inside the body of Christ.
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Nine. Keep your identity rooted. Calling flows
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from identity, not insecurity. 10. Obey even
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when it's scary. Fear is not a stop sign. It's
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a sign you're stepping into purpose. And so your
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workbook asked this week, where is God calling
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me right now? And what step of obedience is he
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asking me to take? Sit with us. Let the Holy
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Spirit highlight this assignment. It may be small.
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It may be big. It may be unexpected, but it will
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align with your identity and your wiring. And
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so your step to action. Write down one step you
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take this week towards your assignment, but actually
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take it. So we want to be doers of the word and
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not just hearers of the word. Calling turns into
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movement through one step of obedience. We hope
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this message encouraged you. We hope that this
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march has helped you with your identity and your
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confidence and not allowing comparison and the
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labels that we have worn and the labels that
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we have taken off and the chains that we have
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broken. I hope that we are walking into a season
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of just more confidence and boldly and walking
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into our purpose of what God has called us to
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do. We hope that this message has inspired you.
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a bunch of color. I just used them as black and
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white. And so we did it just very simply just
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to save paper and ink. And so we would love to
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pray for you this week. Dear Heavenly Father,
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thank you so much for our purpose on our life.
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Thank you that you reveal our assignments that
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you've given to us. Thank you for clarity and
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boldness and courage. Thank you for allowing
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us to have silence and lay. and the lies that
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are not going to disqualify us. Thank you that
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you're leading us with your spirit. Thank you
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that you're teaching us to walk in obedience
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and faith and with confidence. We surrender our
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yes to you today. Thank you for all that you
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do. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. We hope to see
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you guys next week for April. Have a great week.
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Bye.