Purposeful Living For Youths (P.L.Y)

1Samuel 16 vs 13-16 Once Samuel had prophesied and laid his hands upon David and said, "You are the King of Israel," did David become the king immediately? No, not according to the Scriptures—it tells us that it took years until David was finally crowned as the King of Judah, and then later the King of Israel. This is important for you to realize—David lived according to his destiny while he was serving his purpose. Destiny is what you are ultimately called to perform in this life. Your purpose is what you are called to perform while progressing to your destiny. First of all, David is elected and anointed to be the King of Israel, the King of Zion. But he is a young man. He goes out into the fields and one day he hears the sound of a giant that is challenging the people of Israel. Suddenly, something rises in David and he becomes enraged and boldness rises inside of him. His destined authority takes over and he begins to say things that he never dreamed he would s...

Be in Your Element! Discover Your Purpose and Destiny by Oluwapelumi Adediran "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith...Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness." Romans 12:3, 6-8 Element is used to describe the place where things we love to do and things we are good at come together. Each one of us must find our element. Have you ever heard the saying, "He is in his element"? It's that place where everything you do well and beautifully is enhanced and expressed wit...

If the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable. That is a popular quote by an unknown author. The word "purpose" means the reason for which something is done or created or the reason for which something exists. Now God being the creator of man must definitely have a purpose for creating each one of us. And it is important that each person discover his/her purpose and walk therein in order to fulfil destiny. Like the quote says, when purpose is not known, it leads to abuse of God's deposit in us. Everyone has been equipped with certain  skills needed to fulfill purpose. Not working within your purpose is like one beating the air, you get nowhere.