You would think that once we identify our personal purpose, life would be easy. After all, we’ve identified why we are here and simply live our purpose every day, creating the perfect idyllic life—right? Not so fast. The truth is that none of us lives on-purpose 100 per cent of the time. Real wisdom comes when we recognize the times …
God often works in ways we don’t expect. Terri Ponce de Leon’s story is proof. He gave her a vision and called her out from behind a desk and into the lives of women who longed to know their purpose. Along the way, Terri found her purpose too (above right). Here’s her story. Several years ago, I helped a family …
You may have heard the saying that comes around this time of year: “We are an Easter people.” I love the image it inspires in me—a people living by faith and believing in the power of God to transform even death into life. But so much of the Easter story I heard growing up focused on what the men did …
We asked Renee Lockey from Tuesday’s post to share how she continues to grow in her relationship with God. Here are her practical suggestions for staying in His Word. So how do you ground your life in Scripture? For the past few years I’ve made it my habit to kick the new year off with a Bible reading plan: a …
At Women Doing Well some of our best stories have been about women who have stepped out in faith to live their purpose on behalf of others—and they have looked like fools in the eyes of friends and even family. If you fully live your purpose for Christ there is good chance that you too may be asked to look …
Other than “Why do I exist?” the most asked question I hear as a coach is “How do I know God’s call for my life?” Knowing God’s call can feel complex if we over complicate what we are searching for. Moving Forward in Confidence I heard a sermon recently about how to know what God is telling you to do: …
I wrestled through the night with God as He showed me something I needed to give. I argued that this wasn’t what I wanted. As I struggled, the words of Job kept ringing in my ear, “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away….” Quite honestly, this is not one of my favorite Scripture passages. However, it was clear that …
I graduated from college in Boston with a degree in journalism and a rather grandiose idea that I might be able to change the world through media. Pursing my dream job, I packed up my Honda Civic with my life’s belongings and made the drive to New York City. Along the way, I had two distinct emotions. One was excitement …
