My Bible Lesson-The 5 Ps of Life: Place, Purpose, Provision, Perspective, and Presence

Place: Where God wants you to be? Examples in the Bible: Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Esther, David, etc

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Proverbs 16:9
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

Where ever you are in life right now (your location, your job, your title, etc), that is God wants you to be. Grow where He has you at this time until He changes things!
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Purpose: What God wants you to do; His will for your life-specific tasks or responsibility?
Examples: The Judges, Mary, etc

Psalm 57:2
“I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.”

Proverbs 16:4
"The Lord has made everything for its purpose"

Ephesians 1:11
"In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of His will"

God wants you to do His will with the gifts/tasks/responsibilities He has given you to fulfill your purpose! Doesn't matter what you are...student, worker, a mom, a wife, a leader, etc...figure out what God is calling you to do!
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Provision: God fulfills your needs; even ones you didn’t know that needed to be met!
Examples: Moses, Daniel, The Apostles, etc

Philippians 4:19
"My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."

2 Peter 1:3
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence

Matthew 6:11
“Give us this day our daily bread,”

Before time, now, and later God has you covered!
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Perspective: The vision you are to have about God and your life; how you view the Word and the world around you
Examples: Adam/Eve, Jesus, etc

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
“as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”

Isaiah 55:8
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.”

Make sure your perspective is the right one! Whatever happens it helps to think that God is doing things for your good!
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Presence (of God): You’ll be able to feel presence of God the closer you are to Him.

Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

God is always there! He isn't going to abandon His own!
If you don't feel God's presence or don't feel as close to Him, consider what is going on with your relationship with Him? Are you in sin? Maybe you're not reading your Bible or being in prayer enough? Figure it out, so you can be closer to Him!

Where I'm at right now?

We have a lot of catching up to do!
Well I won't bore anyone reading this post with a lot of details on last couple months. I'll just say I made it through another semester in college, my freelance biz grew with a few more clientele, and my husband and I did some traveling. I've been pretty busy, but it's all good, so praise God for it all.

Now what's on my mind? Well been thinking about the future? What's next for me? Where do I see myself in the next 5 years?

I think what really matters is what does God have in store me and am I willing to submit to His plan for my future/life? I have dreams, goals, plans, and a reality I see for myself, but what if God has something else in mind?

Well I know God has the best in mind for me and knows my desires! If something comes along that I don't like or don't feel good about, I'm sure it will be for my good to teach me something, help me grow in a certain area, prepare me from something, etc. Life may or may nor go my way. I've learned that the easy and hard way.

So now I don't worry so much about my future because it is in God's hands. He has never lead me wrong. He has saw me through so much and blessed me in many ways. Whatever is ahead, I feel ready. I know it won't always be easy, but I'll be able to endure and in the end I'll be closer to God.

There's no point in complaining or being discontent. I know the things I need to change. I have an idea of what is realistic for me to happen in the future and I strive to reach my goals and make my dreams a reality.

I will do my best to pray first, to try and understand what is God's will for me, and not be discouraged when things don't go as expected. I won't give up at what I know God has clearly given me the vision and abilities to do.

So that's where I am for now! Stay tuned to see what's next for me! I'm sure you'll be just as amazed as I will be since I don't really know what the future holds.