Why I am here and what He calls us to

“How happy are those who have learned how to praise You; those who journey through life by the light of Your face.”

Psalm 89:15 The Voice

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You desire an abundant life. You thirst for a deep relationship with the faithful Lord. You want to get away from the busy, and see meaning in your life, in this season, with what you have. You want your imperfections to thrive in your purpose. You want to dig into His truths and live out His glory in the life He has called you to. I can relate. And I am so excited that you’re here.

I began this ministry because I believe that you can LIVE AND CULTIVATE AN INTENTIONAL LIFE BECAUSE HE  HAS CREATED EACH OF US WITH A PURPOSE. HIS PURPOSE TO GLORIFY HIS KINGDOM.

An imperfect purpose- a life where we are called to live abundantly in His grace, seek His truth and stand in His glory.

Our imperfections are messy, intimidating, and He just might be hiding you in the season that you are in.

Perhaps He is having you be bold in this season, breaking through barriers. Whatever the situation, He is pulling you closer.

Our imperfections feel like pressure - pressure to be the perfect mom, the perfect wife, the perfect business owner, the perfect friend. And when we fail, it hits us hard.

You can stand through anything when you stand in His abundant grace. Because, friend, it's in our imperfections that Christ makes His perfections shown.

He loves us today like He loved us yesterday and like He will love us tomorrow, imperfections and all.

My view on these imperfect times opened up my world to see His glory with a deep appreciation for ALL circumstances and situations I have encountered. He throws nothing to waste, and honestly looking back I would go through them over and over again because His gracious spirit reminds me so much that He is present and is the only perfection.

In order to fully embrace the purpose we were created for, we need to immerse ourselves into who He is.

When we fully know Him, we experience the freedom that His grace has over our lives to fully live out what He has called us to do. To reflect His image that He so carefully knit together. I have found that in the times that I felt farthest from my purpose and what he created me for, I was actually right there where He wanted me. Out of the waiting, pain, joy, and patience He knew exactly what He was doing as I began this journey I call my mission.  

After more than two years of unexplained infertility (which is still ongoing), I delivered our miracle son, Mason, at 23 weeks.

My life has been turned upside down since.

We spent five months in the NICU, and we were told that our son had no chance of survival and that if he did survive, he would never live a normal life. Praising the Lord because that is not the case and he is healthy, with many hurdles overcome and some still ahead of us. I was at a loss for words for a long time.

It was through that experience that I found myself at a point in my life where I had a choice to either stay strong, be positive, and get grateful for my son and my family or not.

I knew that I needed to choose joy and live my life on God’s strength, not mine. I knew that the only way the three of us would survive this was to choose the little-by-little progress in each day, as some days were life and death within those five months and even after coming home.

Choosing to be intentional and live on purpose with what each moment brought became my mission. Knowing that I could not do all things well, I had to decide what I could do well to live a life filled with purpose and say no to the things that put pressure on me and took me off course.  

The miracle of my son has shown me that we are on this earth for a reason and with a purpose. And that often that purpose shows up most often when life is the most imperfect.

I don't have all the answers, but I am here to learn and live life with you.

I believe that we were created with a purpose. That we were knit in our mother’s womb with the most intentional purpose. That we were meant to live for that purpose. I believe that through grace, faith, and intentional choices, we can find that purpose and embrace it to the fullest. I am imperfect, and I embrace that with my whole heart.

The beautiful imperfections that we are made of are all part of His plan for us. We can let go of the lies of not being good enough, and embrace the fact that God is calling each of us to live our lives with intention. I intend to live on purpose and be transformed by grace. By following that purpose with fire and passion for our Savior Jesus, you can cultivate the life and legacy that God so miraculously created for you.

Imperfect Purpose Series- Embracing our Imperfections

Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who is calling you [to Himself for your salvation], and He will do it [He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own].

1 Thessalonians 5:24 AMP

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He who calls you is so very faithful, friends. He assures us of this so many times throughout scripture, and it stands out here in this verse as Paul adds even more reassurance of our God, and the peace he  ultimately brings. He calls us. For us to even begin to comprehend this idea of Him calling me, calling us to Himself, we need to start at the foundation. We dig into the thought that He can only be the foundation, and therefore any thing or situation or person builds off of Him. 

I think when we can fully picture Him as the foundation of our lives, the situations, and seasons that we live through, whether we feel like we are flourishing or trying to stay above water, it is then that we grow in true connection and trust with our Father.

Imperfect purpose was born from a time of complete dependence on the Lord in my life. Yet so much stems back from early childhood, if I really dig deep but its realization came so much later in life. At a time when I needed to have full confidence, in a place of wilderness, that eventually led me to His pastures. During a time of barrenness, to a time of joy, and back into a time of despair, to His light of hope-- He was at work. He is always at work friends, yet sometimes it is not always easy to see this or experience it right there in that moment--but I find that He prepares us several different ways.

It is in the imperfect moments in our lives where He is drawing us in closer, and then there are moments when He has us drift out a little further in the open, to a place we might feel less commutable, yet He is still there. We actually need these different scenarios to have a different perspective, so we are prepared with the full armor of Christ. It is imperative for us to embrace times when we are in the trenches as well as the times when we might feel like we have a handle on life-- I promise we need Him at all times.

He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own-- He will. I struggled to believe this at certain times in my life and even more so over the last 5 years, but He is faithful. 

When we can embrace our imperfections, we can see our God clearly, our imperfections that He created in His image, all for the purpose of His grace, His Kingdom.

I believe that there are fundamental aspects that will help us to draw closer to Him to uncover the imperfections so that we no longer see them as a fault or failure but instead as freedom in Him. We will dig into one of them today, and will explore more as we continue this series.

• Prayer: It is the first and foremost piece of our calling-- and I say this because this is our foundation, our relationship with Him. We grow in Him deeper when we have a constant rhythm of prayer and conversation. Prayer will become so entangled in you that you will run to Him at all hours of the day, lay it all out on Him, and praise Him at the same time. We must transform ourselves into prayer warriors, putting on the armor daily. 

- Talk to Him today-  out loud, on paper, and quietly. Try all three. No set format, just talk to Him. This will drastically change you, the Holy Spirit dwells inside, and you will feel the connection. I am not going to say you will see the exact purpose in the imperfections instantly, but it builds a top the foundation of Christ, the place we must always plant our feet firmly on. As your relationship is deeper rooted, the thoughts and emotions He wants us to feel and experience will come to greater life. 

For me, I had to stop trying to think I would ever get all of the answers.  What I had to do though is slowly, while feeling and processing, lean further into His arms and allow His grace to consume me. The imperfections might describe us, where we are in life, where we are headed- but friend, let me emphasize that He is the only thing that defines us and our purpose. 

I thought it would be fun to kick things off with a series, that has so many layers and imperfections-- I want to dig deep in Christ, with you. I will be sharing some dear friends of mine with you, ladies who are on the journey with you and me, learning to embrace their imperfect purpose for His abundant life He calls us to live. We will dive into those fundamental pieces along the way.