{"id":231,"date":"2026-04-25T12:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/?p=231"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:08:23","slug":"april-25-2026-1155-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"April 25, 2026, 11:55 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

God:<\/em> You often mistake project<\/em> for purpose<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can have great purpose, and no clear project<\/em>. And a clear project, but no great purpose<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a project is often measurable<\/em>. And purpose is not<\/em>. It can be hard to measure purpose. There is no objective measure you can use for it<\/em>. Is a little progress on great purpose well worth it? Is a lot of progress on a lesser purpose better<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can tell you \u201cthis is worth it\u201d, and that means it is<\/em>. You often won\u2019t know if it was by your own measuring, even in your own lifespan<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need a project. You have multiple<\/em>. You need clear purpose<\/em>. Project doesn\u2019t replace purpose, it gives guardrails and strategy to it<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose is important. And I give it<\/em>. Until you recognize the purpose I have for you in this time<\/em>, you will settle for more work<\/em>. More work is an addiction fed by lack of purpose<\/em>. But work is a poor substitute for actual mission. You\u2019ve been told \u201cbe effective in work\u201d. \u201cDo good work\u201d. But without a clear purpose, you are Martha, complaining that people are not joining you in what doesn\u2019t matter<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have purpose. Projects will come naturally out of that. My way is not the way of projects<\/strong>, but of purpose<\/strong><\/em>. Projects are meant to guide action<\/em> toward purpose<\/em>, but without a clear purpose, you are merely trying to feed purpose with the wrong nourishment<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you get bored, you pursue projects<\/em>. Instead, ask me for my purpose<\/em>. That will give purpose to your rest, or else clarify a valuable project, in a way you can stick to<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> Abba, what\u2019s my purpose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> In this season? Or in general? You are asking in a manner I want to address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> But I asked the right question!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> (shakes his head) You are asking the wrong one<\/em>. I did not tell you to ask \u201cwhat is my purpose?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua: <\/em>\u2026Yeah, I guess technically. You told me to ask for<\/em> my purpose. What\u2019s the difference? Isn\u2019t purpose something you know<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isn\u2019t the whole point to know my purpose? \u201cGod, what\u2019s your purpose for my life?\u201d I was always told to ask that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> When I walked with people, I told them the purpose I had for them<\/em>. Did Moses ask for a purpose? What about Elijah? I told the disciples the purpose I had for them<\/em>. In fact, in the cases of the most influential people, they asked for guidance, but their purposes were clear<\/strong><\/em>. They asked what were the right projects<\/em>, in effect, but their purposes were clear<\/em><\/strong>. Asking for purpose sounds very good<\/em>, but that\u2019s not what you see throughout scripture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is this such an issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026Well, I think it\u2019s because I don\u2019t like the bits of purpose I got<\/em>. You\u2019ve told me my role is to \u201cHelp Christians create great stories, in ways that honor the Creator.\u201d Which sounds really nice. Except that\u2026 I don\u2019t want to work with crappy Christians on crappy Christian projects<\/em>. Which I\u2019m not! I\u2019m working on really cool projects with Christians. Um\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> (I see him leaning towards me)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> I\u2019m putting my foot in my mouth, and I wanna stop. I\u2019m gonna stop talking! I\u2019m stopping now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God: <\/em>(smiling. Long pause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026Could you start talking so I don\u2019t have to fill in the space?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> (another pause) Joshua, you don\u2019t have to fill in the space<\/em>. Projects are a way to fill in the space<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You hate the silence<\/em>. You think the silence is bad<\/em>. Why? Do you think \u201cbe still and know that I am God\u201d is simply an ideal that cannot be attained? Stillness isn\u2019t evil<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u201cIdleness is the devil\u2019s workshop\u201d\u2014which I know is wrong, I just wanna say it cause it\u2019s a popular saying and I want an excuse to pursue WORKAHOLISM!!!! Woot woot!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> Joshua, you\u2019re overreacting because you are uncomfortable<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua: <\/em>\u2026You\u2019re right. I am<\/em> uncomfortable. I\u2026 I\u2019m scared I\u2019ll miss it<\/em>. If I\u2019m busy, I can\u2019t miss you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God: <\/em>Hmm. So honor me with your hands\u2026 hoping that keeps your heart close to me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026I guess that is kinda dumb. I mean, you\u2019re kinda mirroring the \u201chonor me with your lips, but your hearts are far from me\u201d concern, but in different phrasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> Do you know what your purpose is? I have to give it to you<\/em>. You don\u2019t find it<\/em>. That sounds nice. It\u2019s wrong<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I told Peter what he was. He didn\u2019t read a really inspirational story, and then go, \u201cwow! Maybe I\u2019ll try becoming the rock on which Christ builds his church!\u201d That would\u2019ve been arrogant<\/em>. Here\u2019s the problem: my calling on my children sounds like arrogance to those who don\u2019t know it\u2019s from ME<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinking you\u2019re great in a realm that you\u2019re not is arrogant. Receiving the call to a high position is humility<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know what I\u2019ve called you to. The problem is, you keep thinking that isn\u2019t right<\/strong><\/em>. And you\u2019re upset, because I gave you two slightly different position statements: you\u2019ve been told you should only have one<\/strong><\/em>. But the reality is, you have two adjacent, slightly different calls<\/em>. That isn\u2019t wrong<\/em>. When I came to earth as a baby, I both came for the Jews, and as a sacrifice so that all nations could come to me. Adjacent calls, not in contradiction<\/em>. I could handle it, and you can handle your adjacent callings<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You haven\u2019t sat down and asked \u201cwhat do I do with my position?\u201d The reality is, you just keep thinking it\u2019ll make sense someday<\/em>. You think \u201csomeday, I\u2019ll look back, and think, \u2018wow, God was right!\u2019\u201d Here\u2019s the problem: I want you to believe today<\/strong><\/em>. It doesn\u2019t take faith to say \u201csomeday I\u2019ll believe it\u201d. That is delayed faith<\/em>, or in other words, not actually faith<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> (long pause) \u2026I guess. Yeah, I mean\u2026 yeah\u2026 I\u2019m uncomfortable. Because you\u2019re calling me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, um\u2026 I keep thinking title means nothing<\/em>. Like\u2026 I think about people in corporations, going \u201cthat\u2019s not my job!\u201d I hate that thought process<\/em>. You came to serve!<\/em> If I\u2019m like \u201cSorry bro, God called me to this<\/em>, there\u2019s no way<\/em> I could possibly<\/em> do this other thing!\u201d Like\u2026 that\u2019s just\u2014I don\u2019t wanna tout anything you\u2019ve told me!<\/em> That seems manipulative<\/em>, and demanding<\/em>, and weird<\/em>, and like\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> Did I ever tell you to demand anything to anyone? Is that what I did when I came to earth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> No; you came not to be served, but to serve<\/em>. So like\u2026 I guess given your high calling<\/em>\u2014could I call it that? I mean, you just are God<\/em>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> (nodding) That\u2019s right\u2014my actions came out of my identity<\/strong><\/em>. If I were not God, I couldn\u2019t have done anything<\/em>. My identity<\/em>, my Godhood<\/em>, enabled me to be a sacrifice. So it started with knowing my identity<\/em>. If I hadn\u2019t<\/em>\u2014if Satan had persuaded me otherwise\u2014I couldn\u2019t have been a sacrifice<\/em>. Identity is where it started. Which is why Satan tried to attack it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> So, like\u2026 what do I even do with identity?<\/em> I\u2019ve heard the cringe, \u201cHey, God\u2019s called me to this, bow before me, you less-so-called peasants!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> (shakes his head) If I don\u2019t do it, you have no business doing it<\/em>. Anyone who claims their \u201ctitle\u201d gives them free reign to cause abuse, will quickly be replaced<\/em>. I will give them chances\u2014but a millstone would be better than what they are promoting<\/em>. I want to have mercy\u2014but they must turn, or things will go very very badly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You keep thinking I\u2019ve given you a title<\/em>. I don\u2019t give you a title\u2014I give you an identity<\/strong><\/em>. A title is meaningless. An identity is where everything begins<\/em>. You are my son. That means that any identity can actually be UPHELD<\/strong><\/em>. A peasant claiming \u201cI am a king!\u201d isn\u2019t. But a king receiving that they are king over a certain area<\/em>, has little contesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask me to clarify my identity<\/strong> for you<\/em>. You\u2019ve seen it as a title. That wouldn\u2019t be useful<\/em>. It\u2019s not a way to introduce yourself<\/em>\u2014it\u2019s a way to influence<\/em>. No need to introduce yourself when you can influence<\/em>. People will see how you influence, and make things better in my way<\/strong><\/em>. You keep seeing my identity for you as being \u201cokay, I\u2019ve given you a sword, now run along and figure out how to use it!\u201d Your sword is my word<\/strong><\/em>. So you better keep listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gave you clear identity 9 years ago<\/em>, but you have yet to fully walk in it<\/strong>. It\u2019s not something for you to tout\u2014you don\u2019t wield an identity<\/em>. It is meant to tell you where to focus<\/strong><\/em>. You\u2019ve seen that when you get close, it just makes sense<\/em>. And it is ridiculously easy for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you realize that when I first started talking to you I immediately targeted identity?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026No, I\u2019d never realized that. But now I do. Holy crap. I\u2019ve missed it pretty badly, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God:<\/em> (shaking his head) You never missed it<\/em>, but I told you identity and you said \u201ccool cool, but what do I do<\/strong><\/em>?\u201d It\u2019s simple, in these 5 ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Ask me for places to serve in your call<\/strong>. Don\u2019t put people under you\u2014put yourself under other people<\/em>. When it lines up with your call, it\u2019ll bless them<\/em>, and you\u2019ll also be able to move forward in my full purpose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ask me for the types of opportunity that grow you<\/strong>. If you are called to entertainment, you\u2019ll have a very different path<\/em> than someone called to other areas of focus. That is okay<\/em>. Let me give you relevant opportunity<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Ask me for little ways you can exercise your position<\/strong>. When I give you an identity<\/em>, I am also telling you this is the kind of position that will open up for you<\/em>. For David, it took awhile<\/em>. But he still prepared for that position<\/em>, in areas that were not exactly that position<\/em>. Showing you are faithful in the little arena<\/em> will prepare you for the big one<\/em>. Be the little fish in the little pond, and I will grow you and move you into the big pond<\/em>. The little pond is a safety net for growth; do not despise it<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Ask me what to do to walk in that position today<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s not tomorrow. Your identity didn\u2019t start at a point, you had it<\/strong><\/em>. You still do. Which means opportunity is already open<\/em>. Doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the same as you will have<\/em>; but it is still an expression of the position<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Ask me to open the impossible door<\/strong>. What is the impossible door? It probably looks like a wall<\/em>. If there is no door, it\u2019s an impossible one<\/em>. Do I care? I care about you, not about YOUR DEFINITION OF IMPOSSIBLE<\/strong><\/em>. You already have had multiple impossible doors open<\/em>, to the point that you\u2019re scared to pray about places to work now, because you know you\u2019ll switch jobs to go there<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Joshua:<\/em> Yeah, I kinda wanna cancel my old prayers for some of those now. I have this weird legalistic idea that you won\u2019t respect those prayers though, like I ordered something from Amazon and I can\u2019t return it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    God:<\/em> Do those 5 things, and you\u2019ll see how clear your path is<\/em>. Move forward. Accept my position<\/em>. This will be easy<\/em>, but more importantly, this will bless other people<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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