“For we are God\u2019s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”<\/em> – Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n You are God\u2019s workmanship\u2014His handiwork, His art. He has created you in Christ Jesus for good works that He prepared in advance for you to walk in. This means your story, personality, and experiences are not accidental; they are raw material in God\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n You do not have to figure out your entire life calling in one moment. Instead, you stay close to Jesus and respond to the opportunities and promptings He places in front of you. As you obey Him in the small things, a larger pattern of purpose begins to emerge.<\/p>\n Over time, you may notice certain themes: particular groups of people you care about, types of problems you feel drawn to help with, or gifts that keep being affirmed by others. These are clues to the good works God has woven into your journey. You are not aimless; you are being led.<\/p>\n Lord, thank You that I am Your workmanship. I invite You to lead me into the good works You\u2019ve prepared for me today and in the future. Help me trust that my life has purpose in Your hands. Amen.<\/p>\n Write down three places you regularly find yourself (home, work, school, online). Next to each, finish this sentence: \u201cHere, I can reflect Jesus by ______.\u201d Choose one and intentionally act on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Key Scripture: “For we are God\u2019s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) Reflection: You are God\u2019s workmanship\u2014His handiwork, His art. He has created you in Christ Jesus for good works that He prepared in advance for you to walk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotionals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reflection:<\/h5>\n
Prayer:<\/h5>\n
Today\u2019s Action Step:<\/h5>\n