Do you have an ache in your soul? Are you longing for something but can’t quite figure out what it is? Have you felt empty or hollow on the inside? Do you look for things of this world to fill the void, the ache you are feeling? Things like alcohol, drugs, parties, spending sprees, careers, driving too fast, etc. All to distract you from your empty feelings or questions of why I am here. 

“When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful.” Proverbs‬ ‭29:18‬ ‭NLT‬

I can tell you from my own experience chasing after so many things to bring fulfillment doesn’t work. There’s only One person that can bring lasting fulfillment, that person is Jesus. Don’t be like me and wait over 40 years to know him. I can testify it’s futile to live without Jesus in your life. A life without Jesus is a life without finding your real purpose, which is no life at all when you are living without purpose, joy and peace. 

Get to know who Jesus really is and how he can impact your life. Take time to find and read through his promises to you in the Bible. 

You can Google ‘Jesus’ there’s a wealth of information about him at your fingertips, on your tablet or phone. Find a church. Speak to a friend you know who goes to church. Ask them what a church service is like, what you can expect to experience and learn. You can listen to church services on podcasts or watch a live service on YouTube or Facebook. These things aren’t quite the same as going into a brick-and-mortar building for service, but it will give you an idea of how church flows. It’s a step in the right direction. For those of you who have quit attending Church since Covid I implore you go back, you need the community it provides. Stop isolating yourself!

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans‬ ‭12:2‬

Don’t stay stuck, unhappy or unfulfilled. Make a move today to do something to make progress toward your God given, purpose driven, future with Jesus. 

Turn or return to Jesus. Live your life with direction and purpose as you grow your relationship with Jesus. 

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6

My home church. Victory Tulsa, Victory (online.church), has an empowering declaration we say together every week. It can be used daily to help you understand and believe Gods not done with you.

I’m here on purpose because I have a purpose.  My heart is open my mind is ready to receive because God is not finished with me yet! My best days are right in front of me. I have victory in my life because Jesus lives in me!

25 Promises of God

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

“So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. John 8:36

“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God”. 2 Corinthians 1:20

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

“He shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21

“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 

“My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me, and I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my had.” John 10: 27-28

“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.” Titus 1:2

“If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” John 14:23

“The Lord God is a sun and shield, the Lord will give grace and glory, no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11

“We know that all things work together for good to them who love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

“It shall come to pass, that before they call. I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24

“I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.” Proverbs 8:17

“I write unto you, little children because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.” 1 John 2:12

“God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure”. Ephesians 1:5

“Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses”. Acts 13:39

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”. 2 Timothy 1:7

“For God has proved his love by giving us his greatest treasure, the gift of his Son. And since God freely offered him up as the sacrifice for us all, he certainly won’t withhold from us anything else he has to give”. Romans 8:32

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze”. Isaiah 43:2

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light”. Matthew 11:28-30

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life “. John 8:12

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners” Isaiah 61:1

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:9-10

There are so many more promises in the Bible, keep looking, write them down, seal them in your heart. Never forget you are fully known and fully loved by the One who created everything!