Purpose vs. Calling: Why Your Relationship with God Comes First

What’s the difference between your purpose and your calling? In this kickoff episode of The Branches Podcast, Aaron shares the foundational truth that your purpose in life isn’t a career or role—it’s a relationship with God.

Through personal experience and biblical reflection, he unpacks how confusion between purpose and calling can lead to frustration, and how clarity in this area can bring peace and direction.

This episode will help you:

• Reframe your life purpose around your walk with God

• Begin to recognize your unique calling as something that flows from that relationship

• Take the pressure off “figuring it all out”

🎙️ Series Part 1 of 2 — Episode 2 will focus on calling 🔗 Listen now and take the first step toward clarity and peace in your faith walk.

Episode Transcript

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Today, I want to start a conversation with you about your purpose and your calling in life and how to know the difference between the two.
This is what we're going to do.
.999In episode one, we're going to talk about your purpose. 5 00:00:17,449.999 --> 00:00:23,060 In episode two, we're going to talk about your calling, and you're not going to want to miss either one of these.

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Both of these episodes are so important.
This pursuit of purpose and calling.
.1It's really caused me a ton of confusion over the years, but because I've journeyed through this, because I've walked through this, this idea of my life having some kind of purpose or there being some kind of calling for me, because of that journey that I've been on, I want to share with you some of the things I've learned along the way in hopes that my story might help you along your journey, along the road that you're currently walking on, the seasons that you're trying to navigate. 9 00:01:08,820.1 --> 00:01:31,690.1 You know, understanding the difference between your purpose in life and your calling in life can mean the difference between you living a life of peace and fulfillment or potentially live in a life of frustration and settling, settling for way less than what you could accomplish in the plans of God for your life. 10 00:01:34,220.1 --> 00:01:45,150.1 My hope is that this conversation today, that it's going to encourage you, encourage you to view your life with more clarity than you have in the past, maybe. 11 00:01:47,0.1 --> 00:01:55,10.099 This conversation might set in motion, a new way of thinking for you that could help lead you into the greater things of God for your life. 12 00:01:55,20.099 --> 00:02:10,140.1 And I want that, I want that for you, your purpose and your calling, knowing the difference between your purpose and your calling, it can help you embrace the different seasons of life. 13 00:02:11,210.1 --> 00:02:16,80.1 Have you realized that life has seasons? Things change. 14 00:02:16,770.1 --> 00:02:18,520.1 Things don't always stay the same. 15 00:02:20,660.1 --> 00:02:28,980.099 Being clear about what your purpose is and what your calling is, it'll help you navigate the ups and downs along your journey. 16 00:02:30,540.099 --> 00:02:38,730.1 And ultimately, it'll help you advance towards your promised land, towards the fullness of life that God's got planned for you. 17 00:02:39,470.1 --> 00:02:44,590.1 So today, let's just start having a discussion about your life's purpose. 18 00:02:48,200.1 --> 00:03:26,560.1 Do you believe that there's a reason for you being alive? We hear this word purpose thrown around all the time, don't we? By everyone from self help and self improvement teachers to motivational speakers and preachers and leadership gurus, this, this word purpose, what does that even mean? What would you say the word purpose means? Let Let me give you the definition in case you don't know. 19 00:03:27,860.1 --> 00:03:32,300.1 The word purpose means the reason something was created or made. 20 00:03:33,440.1 --> 00:03:34,590.1 Not too complicated. 21 00:03:37,830.099 --> 00:03:43,890.1 The word purpose means the reason something was created or the reason it was made. 22 00:03:45,970.1 --> 00:04:04,185.1 Do you believe that you were created or made for a reason? Do you know for sure what that reason is? Or do you struggle with it, like I have? Let me ask you this question. 23 00:04:05,475.1 --> 00:04:21,885.1 Have you ever been tormented in your mind, or just frustrated, fed up, trying to discover what your purpose is in life? Maybe you've laid in bed at night, staring at the ceiling, or you sat at the office at work. 24 00:04:24,95.1 --> 00:04:30,275.1 And you've gotten so irritated because you're just not clear on why you're here. 25 00:04:32,645.1 --> 00:04:34,165.1 Maybe that's you today. 26 00:04:35,625.099 --> 00:04:41,535.1 Maybe you're currently trying to figure out what your purpose in life is and it's just wearing you out. 27 00:04:42,425.099 --> 00:04:43,505.099 You're fed up with it. 28 00:04:44,855.099 --> 00:04:46,125.1 You're tired of looking. 29 00:04:46,755.1 --> 00:04:47,925.1005 You're tired of searching. 30 00:04:47,925.1005 --> 00:04:49,195.0995 You're tired of asking. 31 00:04:49,195.0995 --> 00:04:50,655.099 You're tired of trying. 32 00:04:52,265.1 --> 00:04:54,95.1 And I can tell you, I've been there. 33 00:04:56,845.1 --> 00:05:11,445.099 Realistically, the odds are you're either currently trying to figure out what your purpose is or there have been seasons in your life that you've had to walk through this journey, this soul searching journey of finding and fulfilling your purpose. 34 00:05:14,255.1 --> 00:05:20,945.1 Let me just tell you a reason why I believe the odds are at least favorable that you could be dealing with this. 35 00:05:20,965.2 --> 00:05:30,115.1 In 2002, Rick Warren published a book titled The Purpose Driven Life. 36 00:05:32,145.1 --> 00:05:38,795.1 You guys know about this book? You heard about it? Have you read this? It's sold millions of copies. 37 00:05:40,555.1 --> 00:05:44,705.1 This book is all about you and I finding our purpose. 38 00:05:45,865.1 --> 00:05:49,365.1 And it's one of the best selling books of all time. 39 00:05:51,575.1 --> 00:06:01,180.1 Well, people don't buy books about purpose unless they're searching for it, right? I mean, I don't go buy a cookbook if I never intend to cook anything. 40 00:06:03,870.1 --> 00:06:07,550.1 If I'm reading about something, it's because I'm looking for some direction. 41 00:06:07,550.1 --> 00:06:08,880.1 I'm looking for some help. 42 00:06:09,420.1 --> 00:06:11,540.1 I need some information of some kind. 43 00:06:12,910.099 --> 00:06:18,400.099 You don't go buy a book on how to be a gardener if you don't ever intend to grow something. 44 00:06:20,40.1 --> 00:06:24,320.1 You don't go out and buy a book on how to play golf if you don't intend to play. 45 00:06:28,350.1 --> 00:06:34,980.1 Why did so many people read a book about purpose? Because they're looking for it. 46 00:06:35,360.1 --> 00:06:36,30.1 That's why. 47 00:06:38,110.1 --> 00:06:42,180.1 I read it early in my walk. 48 00:06:42,200.1 --> 00:06:44,660.1 Why'd I read it? Because I was desperate. 49 00:06:47,470.1 --> 00:06:51,580.1 I was a train wreck and needed some purpose in my life. 50 00:06:51,580.1 --> 00:06:53,880.099 I needed some guidance, some hope. 51 00:06:55,170.099 --> 00:06:56,290.1 And I read that book. 52 00:06:58,710.1 --> 00:06:59,390.1 Purpose. 53 00:07:01,360.1 --> 00:07:03,260.1 The reason something was created. 54 00:07:03,270.1 --> 00:07:05,150.1 The reason something was made. 55 00:07:06,860.1 --> 00:07:15,980.1 And if you really think about it, everything has a purpose, doesn't it? I mean, really, everything that's made is made for a reason. 56 00:07:17,150.1 --> 00:07:18,300.1 Let's talk about that. 57 00:07:18,810.1 --> 00:07:21,710.1 Let's look at some, let's talk some practical examples. 58 00:07:23,370.099 --> 00:07:25,140.1 A chair is made for a purpose. 59 00:07:27,250.1 --> 00:07:29,590.099 What's its purpose? Well, it's for you to sit in. 60 00:07:32,530.1 --> 00:07:38,10.1 A blanket's made for a purpose, to keep you warm, to cover you up. 61 00:07:39,350.1 --> 00:07:40,710.1 Shoes have a purpose. 62 00:07:43,460.1 --> 00:07:45,360.099 Yeah, they're a fashion accessory. 63 00:07:45,830.1 --> 00:07:51,50.1 But their purpose is to protect your feet and to help your feet be comfortable. 64 00:07:52,990.1 --> 00:07:55,520.1 What about eyeglasses? Let's talk about eyeglasses. 65 00:07:55,530.1 --> 00:08:12,805.1 So I'm 45 young this year and I don't know maybe two years ago I started noticing that especially like road signs from a distance were starting to look a little funky It was like they were kind of blurries the best way I could explain it. 66 00:08:16,175.1 --> 00:08:23,735.099 And so I went to an eye doctor this year and had them do an exam on me and she said, you know, your eyes are pretty good for 45. 67 00:08:23,745.1 --> 00:08:24,595.1 They're pretty healthy. 68 00:08:24,825.1 --> 00:08:30,455.099 You got this slight little stigmatism and it's honestly just enough to be annoying. 69 00:08:31,415.1 --> 00:08:32,975.1 But it's an easy correct. 70 00:08:33,565.099 --> 00:08:37,565.1 We can fix it with just some low prescription eyeglasses. 71 00:08:38,465.1 --> 00:08:44,905.1 And so I got me these swanky little Oakley transition glasses. 72 00:08:46,910.1 --> 00:08:48,100.1 And they are sweet. 73 00:08:48,370.1 --> 00:08:55,940.1 These aren't like them old coke bottle glasses or back in the old days when they'd just tape a magnifying glass to the side of your head. 74 00:08:59,260.1 --> 00:09:02,680.1 These things, they turn to sunglasses when you're on the golf course. 75 00:09:02,680.1 --> 00:09:05,400.099 They clear up when you walk inside. 76 00:09:05,840.1 --> 00:09:06,540.1 Swanky. 77 00:09:08,600.101 --> 00:09:11,510.099 But they were made for a very specific purpose. 78 00:09:12,830.099 --> 00:09:15,580.1 The reason they were made is to help my vision. 79 00:09:18,360.1 --> 00:09:19,30.1 An oven. 80 00:09:19,830.1 --> 00:09:21,90.1 Let's talk about an oven. 81 00:09:21,490.1 --> 00:09:22,460.1 I like to eat. 82 00:09:24,135.1 --> 00:09:24,765.1 A lot. 83 00:09:25,795.1 --> 00:09:31,160.1 My wife's a good cook, and she uses that oven. 84 00:09:31,160.1 --> 00:09:35,655.1 An oven's purpose, the reason an oven was made, is to cook food. 85 00:09:39,805.1 --> 00:09:41,245.0995 Everything has a purpose. 86 00:09:41,245.0995 --> 00:10:05,20.1 Everything has a reason for being made, and if everything that's made is made for a purpose, why would you not be? Why would you even consider that there's no purpose for your life? How could you be less important than a chair? Or an appliance or a pair of shoes. 87 00:10:05,20.1 --> 00:10:05,600.1 Come on, man. 88 00:10:05,820.1 --> 00:10:16,20.1 Don't you think you're more important than a blanket? Look at how wonderfully you're made and put together. 89 00:10:16,270.1 --> 00:10:21,570.1 Look at how much it takes for you to take a breath, for your heart to keep beating. 90 00:10:24,630.099 --> 00:10:26,990.099 Look at how wonderfully you're put together. 91 00:10:26,990.199 --> 00:10:34,250.1 You were made in the very image of God and he's, he's created you and given you life for a purpose. 92 00:10:35,360.1 --> 00:10:38,570.1 From this day forward, don't ever question that again. 93 00:10:39,510.1 --> 00:10:42,110.1 Mm mm, never question that again. 94 00:10:43,790.1 --> 00:10:46,820.1 You must start believing that you're here for a reason. 95 00:10:49,610.1 --> 00:10:50,580.1 But here's the thing. 96 00:10:53,40.1 --> 00:10:58,720.099 Just knowing that you were created for a purpose, that won't give you clarity about what your purpose is. 97 00:11:00,430.099 --> 00:11:02,680.1 You need some more information than that. 98 00:11:03,130.1 --> 00:11:06,900.1 You need some more details if you're going to start to thrive in your life. 99 00:11:09,170.1 --> 00:11:23,435.1 Just knowing that an oven's purpose is to cook some food, that's not going to make you a world class chef, right? It's not going to make you effective in using that oven properly, just knowing that it cooks food. 100 00:11:24,605.1 --> 00:11:31,25.1 You're not going to get the most out of it and what it's created to do just in general terms, general knowledge. 101 00:11:31,35.1 --> 00:11:32,595.099 You got to have some details. 102 00:11:34,665.1 --> 00:11:39,125.1 My wife and I, Tara, we just recently got a new oven. 103 00:11:40,75.1 --> 00:11:41,335.1 Like a couple months ago. 104 00:11:41,885.1 --> 00:11:42,615.1 Nice one. 105 00:11:43,445.1 --> 00:11:44,385.1 Real nice one. 106 00:11:46,545.1 --> 00:11:53,25.1 And the truth is, I don't have any clue how to work that thing. 107 00:11:55,845.1 --> 00:12:06,885.1 I would need to gather a lot more information than I currently have in order to go in there and cook a Thanksgiving dinner up to get the most out of what that oven can do. 108 00:12:06,905.1 --> 00:12:11,235.1 Now, I'm fully convinced that this new oven could cook. 109 00:12:12,365.1 --> 00:12:18,225.1 It can do what it was made to do, but that doesn't mean I'm ready to go in there and operate it. 110 00:12:20,975.1 --> 00:12:23,315.1 The same's true where your purpose is concerned. 111 00:12:24,245.1 --> 00:12:31,805.099 You can be fully convinced that God has a purpose for your life and never really embrace that purpose. 112 00:12:33,985.1 --> 00:12:35,905.1 Just knowing's not enough. 113 00:12:37,805.1 --> 00:12:43,435.1 Without clarity, you'll just stay confused and fulfilling your purpose, it'll be a challenge. 114 00:12:44,815.1 --> 00:12:46,365.1 So let's get some details. 115 00:12:46,405.1 --> 00:12:48,905.1 Let's talk some details about your purpose. 116 00:12:50,755.1 --> 00:12:52,405.1 Let's get real specific. 117 00:12:53,765.1 --> 00:12:56,675.1 In fact, let me just tell you what your purpose is. 118 00:12:57,855.1 --> 00:12:58,385.1 Here it is. 119 00:12:58,385.1 --> 00:13:11,245.101 You ready for this? Your purpose in life is to have and grow in your relationship with God. 120 00:13:14,305.1 --> 00:13:14,915.1 That's it. 121 00:13:16,115.1 --> 00:13:16,925.1 Let me say it again. 122 00:13:16,935.1 --> 00:13:24,215.1 Your purpose, the reason you were created, is to have a relationship with God. 123 00:13:25,195.1 --> 00:13:29,245.1 And then to grow in that relationship. 124 00:13:29,915.1 --> 00:13:30,395.1 That's it. 125 00:13:31,595.1 --> 00:13:34,455.1 This is true for every single person listening. 126 00:13:36,285.1 --> 00:13:38,315.1 This applies to every single one of you. 127 00:13:40,295.1 --> 00:13:43,785.099 It doesn't matter your age or your gender, your race. 128 00:13:44,875.1 --> 00:13:53,705.1 It doesn't matter what city you live in or what you do for a living, how much money you got in the bank or don't have in the bank. 129 00:13:54,665.1 --> 00:13:56,635.1 None of those things are your purpose. 130 00:13:57,915.1 --> 00:13:59,155.1 This is your purpose. 131 00:13:59,185.1 --> 00:14:03,735.1 The reason you were made is to have a personal relationship with God. 132 00:14:05,635.1 --> 00:14:08,565.1 Now that's going to come through faith in his son, Jesus Christ. 133 00:14:08,565.1 --> 00:14:12,915.099 And then once you're born again and you have this relationship established. 134 00:14:13,970.1 --> 00:14:21,300.1 We're going to start being sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit, and you're going to start to grow in that relationship. 135 00:14:22,480.1 --> 00:14:26,390.1 This is the reason you were created by your creator. 136 00:14:27,780.1 --> 00:14:30,260.1 This is why you have breath in your lungs right now. 137 00:14:30,900.1 --> 00:14:32,380.099 This is why you're still alive. 138 00:14:32,390.099 --> 00:14:42,530.1 This is why the Lord has kept you and protected you and been patient with you to get you to this point where you're at right now here in this message. 139 00:14:46,400.1 --> 00:15:01,810.1 I know there have been times in my life that if I was sitting in your seat right now, and I'm listening to this, and I was trying to figure out my purpose in life, and you told me what I just told you, I'd be tempted to stop listening. 140 00:15:03,660.1 --> 00:15:04,230.1 I would. 141 00:15:04,860.099 --> 00:15:06,450.099 I'd be tempted to stop listening. 142 00:15:06,480.099 --> 00:15:08,630.1 I'd be tempted to click off of this thing. 143 00:15:10,780.099 --> 00:15:21,325.1 And the reason why I would have been tempted to stop listening is because back then, I When I thought about my purpose, I'd be thinking about things like what job I should be doing. 144 00:15:22,845.1 --> 00:15:25,125.1 That's what I wanted you to talk to me about. 145 00:15:26,815.099 --> 00:15:54,925.1 Or where should we live? What house should we buy? Should I open this business up or not? You know, what church should I be going to? Should, what should I even be doing in the church? Should I be a pastor? Is that my purpose? Or an usher? Or should I be in children's ministry? Those are the things that I believed would define my purpose and what it was. 146 00:15:55,875.1 --> 00:15:57,265.099 And that's what I wanted to know. 147 00:15:57,535.1 --> 00:15:59,735.1 And nobody was telling me that. 148 00:16:02,215.1 --> 00:16:02,965.1 Nobody. 149 00:16:03,415.1 --> 00:16:07,815.1 Nobody seemed to be able to give me definite answers for those types of questions. 150 00:16:09,5.099 --> 00:16:21,860.1 Is my purpose coaching youth sports or being a teacher? Am I supposed to be a business owner or an employee? If my purpose is to be a barber, I don't want to try to be a preacher. 151 00:16:22,970.1 --> 00:16:27,640.1 If my purpose is to be a preacher, I don't want to try to make my purpose being a barber. 152 00:16:28,760.1 --> 00:16:35,530.1 Can you hear the, the torment and the confusion even just talking about it like this? It's heavy, man. 153 00:16:35,740.1 --> 00:16:36,440.1 It's heavy. 154 00:16:36,460.099 --> 00:16:39,540.1 It's weighty trying to figure this out. 155 00:16:41,360.1 --> 00:16:46,490.1 I've lived like this for years, and this is not how it should be. 156 00:16:47,240.1 --> 00:16:49,140.1 It doesn't have to be this hard. 157 00:16:52,450.1 --> 00:16:57,980.1 And I can guarantee you there are millions of people on the planet who are in the same boat I've been in. 158 00:17:01,80.1 --> 00:17:18,515.1 How many of you would say you believe the same way? You've been searching for a career, or a spouse, or a town, or a church, or a friend group, and somehow you've been convinced that these are the things that would give your life purpose. 159 00:17:20,565.1 --> 00:17:31,225.1 Maybe you listen to this today because you're searching for your purpose, and you want me to tell you what job you should be doing, or what town you should be living in. 160 00:17:32,890.1 --> 00:17:41,870.1 And you think, you think that will define your purpose for your life, but it won't. 161 00:17:44,590.1 --> 00:17:50,490.1 We are going to talk about being at the right job and being in the right church. 162 00:17:53,590.1 --> 00:18:00,230.1 We'll address how to know what town you should be living in and where to serve and the importance of right relationships, all that stuff. 163 00:18:01,510.1 --> 00:18:02,260.1 They're so important. 164 00:18:02,340.1 --> 00:18:03,430.099 All that stuff's important. 165 00:18:03,500.099 --> 00:18:06,50.1 All that stuff gives meaning to our life. 166 00:18:06,50.1 --> 00:18:09,620.1 I'm not saying that's unimportant or doesn't matter. 167 00:18:09,620.1 --> 00:18:11,120.1 It matters a ton. 168 00:18:13,80.1 --> 00:18:20,340.1 But first, we have to embrace our purpose, our relationship with God, the reason we're here. 169 00:18:22,20.1 --> 00:18:29,330.1 Then we can start to experience God's best in all those other arenas, all those other arenas of life. 170 00:18:32,180.1 --> 00:18:42,350.1 Once you renew your mind to this truth about why you're here, then you can start getting free from being tormented about not fulfilling your purpose. 171 00:18:44,670.1 --> 00:18:49,250.1 Because the enemy would love to convince you that you're not doing what you were created to do. 172 00:18:49,260.1 --> 00:18:53,300.1 He would love to do that, to paralyze you. 173 00:18:55,150.1 --> 00:19:00,900.1 But now that you know your purpose, you don't have to listen to his lies that he tries to sell you. 174 00:19:03,760.1 --> 00:19:04,450.1 It's time. 175 00:19:05,510.1 --> 00:19:09,620.1 It's time for you to get clear and be unwavering in your purpose. 176 00:19:11,900.1 --> 00:19:14,930.1 You were created to have a relationship with your Heavenly Father. 177 00:19:16,200.1 --> 00:19:20,340.1 And if you're making that relationship a priority, then you are living on purpose. 178 00:19:21,900.1 --> 00:19:23,780.1 Now, that doesn't mean you're perfect. 179 00:19:25,250.1 --> 00:19:27,800.1 That doesn't mean you're hitting a home run every day. 180 00:19:29,720.1 --> 00:19:34,790.1 Living on purpose means that you've decided to make your relationship with God a priority. 181 00:19:35,810.1 --> 00:19:37,90.1 It's important to you. 182 00:19:37,560.1 --> 00:19:38,570.099 You value it. 183 00:19:40,840.1 --> 00:19:51,260.1 So where are you at with this? Are you living a life on purpose? Now, I'm not talking about where you were five years ago or 20 years ago. 184 00:19:52,135.1 --> 00:19:54,105.1 I'm talking about today, I'm talking about right now. 185 00:19:55,365.1 --> 00:20:05,65.1 Are you living a life of purpose? If you have a relationship with God and you're growing in that relationship, then you are living a life of purpose. 186 00:20:05,65.1 --> 00:20:10,685.099 You are living on purpose and you should start to acknowledge that and embrace it. 187 00:20:10,785.099 --> 00:20:15,155.1 Take ownership of that and don't let anybody talk you out of it. 188 00:20:16,975.1 --> 00:20:20,765.1 But you may be listening and you aren't currently living on purpose. 189 00:20:22,75.1 --> 00:20:27,445.1 You may have never made a relationship with God important to you. 190 00:20:28,40.1 --> 00:20:30,410.1 May have never even known you were supposed to. 191 00:20:30,950.1 --> 00:20:33,640.1 This may be the first time you've ever heard anything like that. 192 00:20:35,970.1 --> 00:20:43,500.1 Or maybe you were living a life on purpose at one time, but you've turned your back on that relationship with God. 193 00:20:45,200.1 --> 00:20:50,900.1 Well, you can make a decision to start living on purpose right now. 194 00:20:53,330.1 --> 00:21:01,300.1 How do you do that? The word tells us that faith comes from hearing. 195 00:21:02,600.1 --> 00:21:04,880.1 It starts by hearing something. 196 00:21:07,140.1 --> 00:21:10,430.1 And if you've listened to this podcast today, you've heard something. 197 00:21:11,330.1 --> 00:21:17,850.1 You've heard that God has created you, he's made you for a reason, for a purpose. 198 00:21:18,960.1 --> 00:21:23,60.099 And that's to have a relationship with him and to grow in that relationship with him. 199 00:21:23,700.1 --> 00:21:26,270.099 And by hearing that, faith came. 200 00:21:26,860.1 --> 00:21:29,860.1 There's a stirring in you right now in your spirit. 201 00:21:30,240.099 --> 00:21:36,250.1 There's a pull for you to receive this and take a hold of it. 202 00:21:40,510.1 --> 00:21:44,660.099 Faith comes from hearing, but then as faith starts to stir in you. 203 00:21:45,500.1 --> 00:21:47,200.1 Faith will demand action. 204 00:21:49,340.1 --> 00:21:50,730.1 It'll lead to action. 205 00:21:51,360.1 --> 00:21:53,630.1 First you hear, but then you're going to act. 206 00:21:54,570.1 --> 00:21:56,210.1 And today you can act. 207 00:21:57,40.1 --> 00:21:58,300.099 You can act right now. 208 00:21:58,370.1 --> 00:22:02,70.1 You know how you can act? You can pray a prayer with me. 209 00:22:04,340.1 --> 00:22:13,490.1 Just a simple prayer, a simple prayer right now in faith can start you living a life of purpose. 210 00:22:16,20.1 --> 00:22:22,50.1 And if you desire that, if you start, if you right now, you're starting to sense this is for you. 211 00:22:23,685.1 --> 00:22:26,275.1 And you want to start living your life on purpose. 212 00:22:26,275.1 --> 00:22:28,425.1 I'm going to ask you to pray this prayer with me. 213 00:22:30,905.1 --> 00:22:31,835.1 Just repeat this. 214 00:22:31,845.1 --> 00:22:36,495.1 Just say, Father God, I thank you for being patient with me. 215 00:22:39,25.1 --> 00:22:48,465.099 I thank you for loving me and paying the ultimate price for your relationship with me, your son, Jesus. 216 00:22:50,525.1 --> 00:22:51,955.1 I received that payment. 217 00:22:53,255.1 --> 00:22:55,785.1 I received forgiveness for all my sins. 218 00:22:57,895.1 --> 00:23:02,425.1 And today I make a decision to start living on purpose. 219 00:23:04,535.1 --> 00:23:06,775.1 I will honor my relationship with you. 220 00:23:08,685.1 --> 00:23:09,335.1 Help me. 221 00:23:11,365.1 --> 00:23:15,305.1 Help me do that from this moment forward. 222 00:23:16,715.1 --> 00:23:24,815.0995 In Jesus name, I pray, amen, hallelujah, amen. 223 00:23:24,815.0995 --> 00:23:29,895.1 If you prayed that prayer with a sincere heart, it's called being born again. 224 00:23:31,635.1 --> 00:23:38,155.1 This is like at the start of a fresh new life for you, a life of purpose. 225 00:23:42,935.1 --> 00:23:43,345.1 Now. 226 00:23:44,10.1 --> 00:23:54,640.1 On the next episode, we're going to start talking about your calling in life, and you are not going to want to miss this. 227 00:23:55,420.1 --> 00:24:02,950.1 We're going to start talking about these details that make our relationship with the Lord and with other people so much fun. 228 00:24:05,170.1 --> 00:24:08,700.1 Your calling, your callings in life. 229 00:24:10,25.1 --> 00:24:10,855.1 Come back for it. 230 00:24:10,855.1 --> 00:24:12,435.1 I think it'll be a blessing to you.