Monday Memo 1242: Labor Empowered by Grace
Grace empowers purposeful labor beyond our natural strength.
Monday Memo 1241: Building Purposefully
Purpose shapes what we build and how we build it.
Monday Memo 1240: No Comparison
God evaluates our labor, not how it compares to others
Monday Memo 1239: Set Apart from Birth
This entry reminds us that purpose is not a hobby we add to life later, but an assignment God designed into us before we were born. It challenges us to let that design shape how we use our time, choose our work, and measure the fruit of our lives.
Monday Memo 1238: Managing What Belongs to God
This entry reminds us that our work, gifts, and opportunities do not belong to us but have been entrusted to us by God. It challenges us to measure success not by visibility or results, but by how faithfully we manage what belongs to Him.
Monday Memo 1237: Labor of Love
Paul’s phrase “labor of love” reframes work not as obligation, but as love in action that willingly bears cost for the sake of others. This entry challenges the idea that God’s will is effortless and invites you to see intense effort as evidence of faithful obedience.
Monday Memo 1237: The Power of Focus
Purpose is fulfilled through disciplined focus, not scattered effort. When you fix your attention on what God has called you to do and learn to say no to distractions, your life gains clarity, momentum, and lasting fruitfulness.
Monday Memo 1236: Growth
Growth is an intentional process God uses to shape who you are before expanding what you do. As you cooperate with Him through learning, pruning, and community, your character matures and your purpose becomes clearer and more fruitful.
Monday Memo 1235: The Power in Perseverance
Perseverance is what carries your purpose forward when passion fades and progress feels slow. As you fix your eyes on Jesus and keep moving in obedience, God uses endurance to shape your character and bring your calling to fulfillment.
Monday Memo 1234: The Funnel Effect
God often increases your fruitfulness not by adding more activity, but by pruning your focus so you can live out your purpose with greater clarity and impact. When you remain connected to Him and allow Him to narrow your path, what feels like restriction becomes the doorway to your greatest effectiveness.
Monday Memo 1233: God Is Watching
Stewardship reveals whether God can trust you with more, because purpose advances through faithfulness, not ambition. When you honor what’s already in your hands, God multiplies its impact and uses it to move you toward what’s next.
Monday Memo 1232: Purpose and Values
Purpose and values develop together, because God shapes who you are before expanding what you do. Calling without character is dangerous, but calling anchored in values can be trusted to endure influence, responsibility, and growth.
Monday Memo 1231: Purpose is Personal and Progressive
Purpose unfolds over time, revealed gradually as we walk with God and respond to His leading. You don’t need the full picture to move forward—just the next step, trusting that God is shaping and refining your calling through every season.
Monday Memo 1230: Discovering What's Already There
Purpose isn’t something you build—it’s something God already placed within you. When you pay attention to the gifts, passions, and patterns woven into your life, you begin discovering the calling He wrote into your design before you were born.
Monday Memo 1229: Purpose Placement
Your work is part of your calling, and when you do it with excellence and the awareness that you are serving the Lord, even ordinary tasks become sacred. Purpose isn’t limited to ministry roles—it is lived wherever God places you, as your work becomes worship and your workplace becomes your mission field.
Monday Memo 1228: Created for Productivity
Productivity is the natural overflow of living in alignment with God’s purpose—it’s not about busyness but fruitfulness. When we act in faith and obedience, our work becomes worship, producing results that glorify God and bless others.
Monday Memo 1227: Courage to Create
Creativity is the divine impulse to bring order and beauty out of chaos, reflecting God’s image in us. When we act on inspired ideas with faith instead of fear, our creativity becomes worship—an ongoing partnership with the Creator to make the unseen visible.
Monday Memo 1226: The Power of Diligence
Diligence is the steady, faithful work that turns inspiration into impact and unseen effort into lasting fruit. When we show up consistently—serving, creating, and obeying even when results seem slow—God transforms our persistence into purpose and our faithfulness into influence.
Monday Memo 1225: Your Thinking
Renewing your mind through God’s Word means working to have Scripture reshape your thoughts, replacing worldly patterns with divine truth. As you take every thought captive to obey His Word, your perspective aligns with His will, producing lasting transformation in how you think, live, and fulfill your purpose.
Monday Memo 1224: Walking by Faith
“Walking by Faith” reminds us that faith, not feelings, must lead the way when emotions waver or circumstances seem uncertain. True faith chooses obedience even when fear or doubt whisper otherwise, trusting that God’s direction will sustain and guide us one step at a time.
Monday Memo 1223: The Word of God
Purpose is revealed through God’s Word, which serves as a lamp guiding each step toward fulfilling His will. True success and creativity flow from studying, obeying, and living by Scripture, for it is through the living Word that God shapes, clarifies, and sustains your divine purpose.
Monday Memo 1222: Obedience
Obedience is the bridge between purpose revealed and purpose fulfilled. God may show you His will, but only doing it will allow you to fulfill it. Jesus made obedience the test of love: “If you love me, keep my commands.” True growth cannot happen apart from your obedience, because growth is measured not by knowledge gained or...
Monday Memo 1221: Purpose as Worship
Let's continue with our 'Back to Basics' series. I've never been comfortable with referring to the song portion of our public services as worship. Yes, that is what we're doing when we sing, but it gives the impression that when we're not singing, we're not worshiping. And that's not the case. When Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac in Genesis 22, he...
Monday Memo 1220: Faith Is The Foundation
Several weeks ago, we started a new series on getting back to the basics of your creative purpose. For me, there are five what I call Goldmine Principles you must apply if you want to lead a productive life: purpose, creativity, goal setting, time management, and faith. Of the five, faith is the foundation for spiritual growth and purpose. Without faith, none of the other Principles are...