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Day 41: Because you are unique, the way you are meant to achieve God's purpose for your life will almost always look much different than it does for someone else. Not understanding this can quickly lead to frustration, fatigue, and failure. This can often manifest as envy, which we know is deadly, but mostly in a spiritual sense. Don't insult God by envying others. Stay focused on finding and fulfilling God's plan.

Day 40: God's purpose for your life answers life's persistent questions: "Who am I?", "Do I matter?", " What is my place in life?" Following God's purpose may mean putting aside other good (and not so good) things you've been doing. Create a life purpose statement to focus your activities keeping God at the center of your character, contribution, communication, and community. Your purpose is eternal.

Day 39: Balance your life to fulfill each of God's five purposes for your life. 1. Love and worship God. 2. Love your neighbor through your ministry. 3. Go and make disciples through evangelism. 4. "Baptize" others into the family and fellowship of His church. 5. Teach others to become mature in Christ through discipleship.
Routinely self-evaluate against these purposes and share your story with others.

Day 38: Be a world-class Christian, not a worldly, self-centered, me-first Christian praying primarily and firstly and mainly for yourself. Caring about others and sharing the word with them is the best way to get more focused on God's mission for your life. It's easy with today's travel and tech resources. Go on a mission trip or become an "e-vangelist" to open your heart to others and to God.

Day 37: Sharing your message, your life story, is a key mission in fulfilling your life's purpose. This includes testimony of finding relationship with God, what led up to it and impact on your life since. Sharing all life's lessons are important to this mission; failures, financial struggles, pain and sorrow, illness, disappointment, criticisms from others. Share your passions even though others may not share them.

Day 36: Our mission is a shared commission from Christ. We also are called to share in the soul saving mission that Jesus Christ died for. God wants everyone to know Him and His love for them. We are messengers of that love. The only thing we can do that will truly have lasting, eternal significance is to help another soul reach heaven.

Day 35: God gave you your weaknesses too, to give glory to Him. Through your weaknesses you can bear witness to God's glory even more than through your strengths. Our weaknesses make us more accessible to others because they can let down their guard and we can be more vulnerable. That's also what allows us to get closer to God; through our vulnerability.

Day 34: Servants "lose their life" in service to others. Selflessness is rare because we are selfish creatures. Be a steward of the resources God has entrusted to you. You cannot serve both God and money. Financial goals can't take any priority over service to God for others. Focus on your ministry and how well you're serving God, not what others are doing or what they think of what you're doing. Serve God gladly.

Day 33: Have a servant's heart. Serve God using your unique talents and abilities whenever possible but always be ready to serve in any simple way God calls on you. Whether helping others in need or serving the designs of another leader, always be ready and available to serve when He calls. Serve humbly, faithfully, and completely. Be a servant first and rewards will come.

Day 31: Use every ability God has given you to give Him glory; that's why He gave them to you. Figure out what you're good at doing and do it for God; this is what we were made for and when we feel our best. Examining your past when have you felt your best, and your worst? Who were you closest with at the time, what were you studying or doing for work? Often the best ministry is sharing those worst times with others.