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The Greatest Thing You Can Do with Your Life

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One of the most wonderful and hopeful things you can know about yourself and your life is captured in a rather unassuming, simple sentence:

Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. (1 Corinthians 7:17)

The verse might hit us as a bit constrictive, perhaps even oppressive, especially if our circumstances are difficult or painful. But that would miss the heart of God’s intention for us.

Your life is a gift and an assignment from God. This should infuse our life — its good and evil, its sweet and bitter, its health and affliction, its prosperity and poverty, its comfort and suffering — with an unfathomable dignity, purpose, and glory. You are not an accident. Neither are you a ruined potential, run off the rails because you were dealt a poor genetic hand of cards, suffered others’ abuse, or made foolish and sinful choices, putting you beyond the hope of a useful calling in Jesus’s kingdom.

No, you exist because God wanted you to exist . And you are who you are, what you are, how you are, where you are, and when you are because God made you (John 1:3), wove you in your mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13), called you to be his own (John 10:27; Romans 8:30), and assigned you a place to live (Acts 17:26).

The greatest thing you can do with your life is to live to the hilt the adventurous assignment God has given you.

God Has Called You

“Jesus doesn’t want us to spend the life he’s given us today absorbed in the unreality of an imagined tomorrow.”

Think about this for a moment: “Let each person lead the life . . . to which God has called him.” God has made your entire life your calling!

We tend to think of our callings as our vocations, some significant job God gives us to do with an identifiable and preferably esteemed title. Perhaps it’s a career vocation or perhaps it’s a noncareer vocation in a church or ministry. But that’s too narrow. Of course, vocations should be vehicles for our calling — ways we fulfill our assignment from the Lord. But our calling encompasses more than our vocations.

Our primary core calling is to love God with all we are and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Luke 10:27). And this calling incorporates everyone we interact with, or perhaps comes to mind, in everything we do from morning till night. Which is why John Calvin said, “God commands each one of us to consider his calling in every act of life” ( Institutes , 821).

This means that our calling isn’t behind that door we’re waiting for God to open someday (though that may be part of tomorrow’s calling). Our calling is to love God today, to love the neighbors God places in our “road” today, and to do well what God gives our hands to do today.

That’s one reason Jesus tells us, “Do not be anxious about tomorrow” (Matthew 6:34). Being overly preoccupied with tomorrow’s calling, as tempting as that can be, is often a way we are deceived into being disengaged from today’s calling. Jesus doesn’t want us to spend the priceless gift of life he’s given us today absorbed in the unreality of an imagined tomorrow.

Now, it is true that our callings change over time. We move through different phases of life, we might be deployed to different places at different times, and we experience various circumstantial and health changes. All these alter our calling. And as the Spirit gives us light, we should seek to anticipate and plan for changes as befit good stewards.

But God wants us focused primarily on the life he’s called us to, which is the life we have today.

Be Faithful to Your Assignment

“The greatest thing you can do with your life is to live to the hilt the adventurous assignment God has given you.”

The Spirit tells us through Paul, “Let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him.”

Perhaps you’re thinking, You don’t know my circumstances . Without wanting to be insensitive, it doesn’t matter what your circumstances are.

The circumstances of the Corinthian Christians to whom Paul was writing were all over the board: married, betrothed, and single, widows and bondservants, circumcised and uncircumcised. That’s just a sampling.

Think of the bondservants. They were the physical property of a human master. And yet Paul says to them in 1 Corinthians 7:21, “Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.)” What Paul meant was circumstances, even very difficult ones, don’t disqualify anyone from God’s assignment. If we can extricate ourselves honorably from such circumstances, we ought to do it. But if not, let us consider it God’s assignment, at least for today, and be faithful,

not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. (Ephesians 6:6–8)

Assigned to Affliction

Think of Paul’s own various circumstances: imprisoned, violently persecuted, ill, exposed to the cold, hungry, shipwrecked, betrayed, homeless, poorly dressed, mocked, maligned, distrusted, spiritually opposed, afflicted, sometimes despairing of life, and finally killed (2 Corinthians 11:23–28). And it was glorious! All of it! Because Paul’s life was hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3) and since the Life (John 14:6) had given him eternal life, death could only gain him a whole new level of life (Philippians 1:21).

As John Calvin said, “we should all regard our particular situation as a post assigned to us by God, lest in the course of our lives we flit to and fro and drift aimlessly about” ( Institutes , 821). See your life today as an assignment from God. And stay faithful at your post until the Lord moves you.

Your Greatest Adventure

“See your life today as an assignment from God. And stay faithful at your post until the Lord moves you.”

Here’s the bedrock truth beneath 1 Corinthians 7:17: God — the Creator and sustainer of all that exists — is the one who has chosen us and bestowed on us the exceedingly rare honor to live here and now. He has assigned us a life to lead. And there is no more wonderful, exciting, hopeful, fulfilling, joy-producing sense of life purpose than to realize that we are who we are, what we are, how we are, where we are, and when we are by the assignment of the Lord.

You have been given the unfathomable gift of life. You have been given the infinitely more valuable gift of eternal life. And you have been given the astounding and extremely rare privilege of receiving an assignment from God. There is no higher calling than to lead the life that the Lord has assigned to you. Embrace your assignment, this great adventure chosen for you, and press it to the limit.

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When God Has An Assignment On Your Life You Can’T Hang With Everybody

Have you ever felt like you’re on a different path than some of your friends or that you need to pull away from certain relationships in order to pursue God’s calling for your life? This is a common tension believers face when maturing in their faith.

In this detailed guide, we’ll explore why you may need to limit interactions with certain people when God gives you a special assignment to fulfill His greater purposes.

If you’re short on time, here’s the quick answer to why you can’t hang with everybody when God has an assignment on your life: Your assignments from God require focus, wisdom and often sacrifice . Not everyone in your life will understand or support these callings, which can hinder your ability to wholeheartedly pursue your kingdom purpose.

Understanding Why God Assigns Special Purposes to Specific People

We are each called to play unique roles in god’s plan.

As children of God, we each have a special purpose and calling that only we can fulfill (Jeremiah 29:11). Our creator has intricately designed us with specific gifts, talents, personalities, and experiences to carry out unique roles in His great plan.

Just as parts of the human body work together, with each playing vital roles, so too are we parts of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27). The eye sees while the ear hears. Similarly, one is gifted at teaching while another has the mercy to care for the sick.

Our diversity and differences enable us to complement each other.

Focus is Required to Fulfill God’s Special Callings

Fulfilling God’s special assignments requires undivided attention and focus on hearing His voice. We must block out distractions and “tune out” other voices calling us in different directions (Matthew 13:22).

Seasons of separation unto God are often needed to discern our assignments without outside influence.

Jesus himself modeled this laser focus during His earthly ministry. Though crowded and busy, He maintained connection with the Father and walked in step with His will (John 5:19). We too must fix our eyes upon Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).

Our Assignments Require Us to Be Set Apart for a Season

There are biblical precedents showing those with special callings on their lives experienced periods of separation from others. Moses spent 40 years in the wilderness before returning to deliver the Israelites from Egypt (Exodus 7:7).

Paul, after his radical conversion, went to Arabia for three years before starting his missionary journeys (Galatians 1:15-18).

Similarly, fulfilling our Kingdom assignments may require seasons of relative isolation to receive needed preparation, wisdom and anointing from God. During these seasons, many relationships and activities that previously occupied our time may need to be laid down for a period to fully focus on God’s plans.

Examining Biblical Examples of Assignments Requiring Separation

Joseph: betrayed by his brothers while fulfilling god’s purpose.

Joseph received a vision from God that he would one day rule over his brothers (Genesis 37:5-11). However, his bothers became jealous and sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt (Genesis 37:12-36). Joseph was thus isolated and betrayed by his own family while walking in his divine assignment .

Yet later, Joseph was elevated to become second-in-command to Pharaoh and helped save Egypt and his family from famine (Genesis 41:37-57). As evidenced in Joseph’s story, carrying out God’s will can sometimes require painful separation from those closest to us.

Moses: Isolated in the Desert to Prepare Him

Moses spent 40 years in isolation in the desert before returning to Egypt to deliver the Israelites from bondage (Exodus 2:11-3:10). This extended time alone was necessary for God to shape Moses into the leader needed for this immense task.

Similarly, seasons of solitude are often required for God to equip us without distractions. As noted on BibleStudyTools.com , God used Moses’ desert isolation to teach him vital lessons in patience, faith and self-control.

Jesus: Tempted in the Wilderness Before Public Ministry

Before launching His earthly ministry, Jesus spent 40 days fasting alone in the Judean wilderness where He was tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). This bleak seclusion and temptation prepared Christ for the trials and testing He would face in public ministry.

We too should expect that embracing a God-given assignment may lead us through a spiritual wilderness of isolation and temptation prior to releasing us into greater influence.

Paul: Received Reveled Truth in Arabia Before Joining Disciples

The Apostle Paul spent three years in the Arabian desert after his Damascus road conversion before joining the disciples in Jerusalem (Galatians 1:11-24). As noted on GotQuestions.org , Paul likely used this desert retreat to receive direct revelation from Christ about the Gospel message he would carry to the Gentiles.

Once again, isolation and solitary retreat played a key role in preparing someone for an assignment of great consequence.

Why Those Closest to You May Not Understand Your Assignment

When God gives us a special assignment or calling in life, it’s easy to assume that our closest friends and family will be supportive. After all, they know us best and want what’s good for us, right? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.

Here are a few reasons why those closest to you may struggle to understand or embrace the assignment God has placed on your life:

They Have Not Shared Your Encounter with God

If your friends and family have not had the same kind of divine encounter and calling from God that you have experienced, it may be hard for them to fully grasp it. They don’t have that personal relationship with God guiding them, so your calling could seem abstract or confusing.

Give them grace if they don’t immediately “get it.”

Their Support May Enable Counterproductive Patterns

Sometimes, our family and friends support us in ways that actually hinder our growth and purpose. For example, a parent may want to protect you from challenges God wants you to face. Or a spouse may prefer the comfort of the status quo rather than supporting a bold calling that requires sacrifice.

Their intentions are good, but their support contradicts God’s purposes.

Pursuing Earthly Rewards Does Not Align with Eternal Purposes

Many of those closest to us are consumed by pursuing worldly success, pleasures, or comfort. Your calling may threaten their preferred lifestyle or values. For example, a business owner may not understand why you left a lucrative career to begin an unprofitable ministry.

Your eyes are fixed on treasure in heaven, not on earthly rewards.

Rather than judge those close to you, offer grace and understanding. Avoid defensiveness and arguments. Over time, as you walk faithfully with God, He can change hearts and open eyes. Some may eventually become your biggest encouragers!

Until then, rest in the knowledge that God assigns us to special purposes which the world may not comprehend, but His wisdom and grace is sufficient.

Setting Healthy Boundaries to Protect God-Given Assignments

Be selective about who you share with.

When embarking on a God-given assignment or purpose, it’s crucial to be discerning about who you share details with. Not everyone will celebrate the calling on your life. Some may discourages or drain your enthusiasm with their doubts or negative words (See Gideon’s story in Judges 6).

Be led by the Holy Spirit regarding who needs to know specific details. As Jesus said in Matthew 7:6, don’t cast your pearls before swine or give dogs what is sacred.

There’s wisdom in keeping some details private until the appointed time. Consider telling only a small, trusted circle of encouragers who will cover your assignment in prayer and speak life and victory over it. Limit oversharing on social media where scoffers and critics have access.

Limit Time with Those Who Drain Your Focus

It’s admirable to try helping and fixing everyone, but that can easily divert you from what God wants you to uniquely accomplish. You might need to limit interactions with friends or family members who are perpetually negative, draining or distracting.

Set healthy boundaries and limits with them. Politely decline get-togethers that usually veer into vent sessions. Say “no” to nonessential requests for your time and energy. Don’t feel guilty about guarding your anointing, gifts, calling and assignment from the Lord.

He wants you to bear lasting spiritual fruit (See John 15:16 ).

Surround Yourself with Like-Minded Kingdom Builders

God often connects us with specific people to mutually encourage our kingdom purposes. Seek out and unite with Christians who share your values and aspirations – perhaps in a small group, ministry team or informal mentoring relationships (see Proverbs 27:17 ).

Discuss ideas, pray together, collaborate on projects. Brainstorm ways to spread the Gospel, make disciples and transform communities. As iron sharpens iron, you’ll inspire each other to grow, improve skills, overcome obstacles and walk in divine destiny.

Staying Rooted in the Vine While Fulfilling Your Purpose

Guard against self-reliance and pride.

It’s easy to rely on our own talents and become prideful when God blesses us. However, we must remember that all good things come from God (James 1:17). If we think success comes from ourselves alone, we essentially push God out of His rightful place in our lives.

Proverbs 16:18 warns that “Pride goes before disaster, and haughtiness before a fall.” This sin threatens those fulfilling their God-given purpose. After experiencing some success in ministry, it’s crucial to give all glory to the Lord for enabling us (1 Corinthians 15:10).

As Jesus said, “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine” (John 15:4) . We rely on His life-giving power flowing through us.

Submit Your Desires Daily to God

As Christ’s disciples, we daily surrender our own desires and accept God’s will. Jesus practiced complete submission when He prayed in Luke 22:42, “ Father, if You are willing, take this cup of suffering away from Me.

Yet I want Your will to be done, not Mine .” This models the humility we need in fulfilling God’s calling.

Rather than asserting our plans, we pray “not my will but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42). Our desires may sometimes align with His purpose for our lives. Other times, He calls us to sacrifice comfortable things. But we can trust that His way is best and will bear eternal fruit.

Remember Your True Value Comes from Christ

Knowing our true identity in Christ protects against pride. All value and significance come from Him rather than worldly applause. Ephesians 1:4 declares, “God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.” Out of His great mercy and love, He saved us and called us to participate in His glorious plans.

We contribute nothing apart from Christ’s enablement . As Galatians 2:20 says, “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Everything we accomplish comes by His Spirit’s power from beginning to end.

When God puts a special assignment on your life, you often have to make sacrifices relationally and practically to stay focused on fulfilling your purpose. As we’ve explored, both Scripture and modern examples show that isolation, hardship and lack of support often accompany unique callings.

While this tension can be painful, we must remember that our identity lies in Christ – not the approval of others or worldly affirmation. Staying rooted in God’s love gives us the strength and discernment needed to set healthy boundaries and finish the race marked out for us.

Amanda Williams is a dedicated Christian writer and blogger who is passionate about sharing Biblical truth and encouraging believers in their faith walks. After working as a youth pastor and Bible teacher for several years, she launched her blog in 2022 to minister to Christians online seeking to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ. When she's not creating content or connecting with readers, Amanda enjoys studying theology, being out in nature, baking, and spending time with family. Her goal is to provide practical wisdom and hope from a genuine Christian perspective. Amanda currently resides in Colorado with her husband, daughter, and two rescue dogs.

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What Is My Assignment From God?

hat is my assignment from God? This is a question that many resonate with because God has given each one of us a direct assignment. When many in the body of Christ think of their God-given assignment, they make the mistake to understand it on a broad level that feels unreachable.  As we will unpack today, an assignment is something that God uses to start us on the path of our destiny. 

After Jesus had risen from the dead, and spent 40 days walking with his disciples, He gave them disciples an amazing assignment.  

“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.  When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:16-20)

The disciples were given a direct assignment from Jesus to go and to “make disciples of all nations.”  How were they to go about accomplishing this assignment?  By “teaching them to obey everything” Jesus had taught them.  This assignment is known today as the great commission.  Why did Jesus give them this assignment? 

It is in the Father’s heart for His children to partner with Him.  In the beginning, Adam co-labored with God in stewarding the garden of Eden (see Genesis 2:15 ).  This assignment was given so that Adam could discover God’s heart and love for the earth.  Today, in the same way, God gives His children unique assignments to carry out so that they can release the love of God on the earth. 

Jesus Modeled The Perfect Assignment 

When Jesus walked the earth, he modeled the perfect assignment.  As one reads the Gospels, they understand Jesus had a clear mission - to usher the kingdom of heaven into the earth.  This mission released various assignments from God to destroy the works of the devil.  1 John 3:8 makes this assignment clear.  “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” 

As Jesus modeled the perfect assignment, he invited others to share in this responsibility.  Many times, after healing the sick or performing a sign to inaugurate the kingdom of God, he would release the recipients with a direct assignment.  

“Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”  She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” (John 8:10-11)

When the woman who was caught in adultery was brought to Jesus, she discovered something she never expected.  In the aftermath of being forgiven and unjudged by the Son of God, he gave her a direct command, “Go and sin no more.”  

In order to release her into her God-given destiny, Jesus commanded her to walk away from her former life and to follow the direction of Jesus.  By her sinning no more and obeying the word of God, she would be released to walk in a manner that she had never once walked in before.  

Assignments Fulfill Our Purpose   

When we discover our assignments from God, we partner with Him into his divine plans for our lives.  The book of Jeremiah speaks to the intentions of God’s plans over us.  

“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.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

God has a plan for our lives.  These divine plans are rooted in our welfare and give us a wonderful hope and a future.  Although this is an amazing promise in scripture, when many read this verse they forget that it is a conditional promise, according to the preceding verses. 

“Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:12-13)

After God reveals to us His divine plans, He gives us a direct assignment.  Those that embark upon His plans of welfare must take on the assignment to seek Him with all of their heart.  By obeying this command, one embarks upon the road of their own destiny.  

This passage of scripture makes it clear, the path of our purpose is found by saying yes to our God-given assignments.  Saying yes to God’s assignment allows His purpose to begin working in your life.  When Jesus called his first disciples, he gave them clear assignments to propel them into their future.  

“And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19)

Jesus could of stop after his initial calling of “follow me”, but he didn’t.  Why?  Because Jesus wasn’t looking for followers alone, he was looking for co-labors in the kingdom of heaven.  Just as God gave Adam tasks to steward the garden, so Jesus gave his disciples tasks to steward the kingdom of God.  

Jesus didn’t ask the first disciples to just simply follow him, he gave them an assignment, “to become fishers of men.”  This assignment set them on the path of their destiny.  Years later, the disciples would produce the first fruits of the great commission by spreading the gospel around the modern world.  Imagine if Jesus would have never given them an assignment, could they have taken on their destiny? 

God gives us assignments to steward His divine purpose for our life.  Sometimes, His assignments make no sense to us at first (think of Noah), but we must obey them.  Obedience releases a grace of faith that unlocks our destiny and fulfills our assignment. 

Today, know this - God has called you and has a plan for your life.  The Lord has assigned an amazing purpose for you. It can only be unlocked through your response to His assignments and developed over the course of your own spiritual life. One thing is certain, His assignments are meant to fulfill the words of Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer , 

“Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)

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The Biblical Significance of Assignment: Unveiling God’s Purpose for Your Tasks

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The biblical meaning of assignment.

In our journey through life, it is common to encounter various tasks and responsibilities that we must fulfill. These assignments may range from small daily chores to significant life-changing missions. But have you ever wondered about the deeper meaning behind these assignments? What does the Bible say about the purpose and significance of the tasks we are given?

The concept of assignment holds great spiritual significance in the scriptures. It goes beyond mere obligations and highlights God’s divine purpose for our lives. As

Ephesians 2 :10

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

Each assignment we receive is intricately designed by God Himself, tailored specifically for us to fulfill His purposes.

Through exploring the biblical perspective on assignment, we gain deeper insights into how God uses these tasks to shape and mold us. Our assignments are not random or insignificant; they hold the potential to bring glory to God and impact the lives of others. Understanding the biblical meaning of assignment empowers us to approach our tasks with renewed purpose, seeking to align ourselves with God’s will and carrying out His plans faithfully.

Join us in this enlightening exploration of the biblical meaning of assignment. As we delve into God’s Word, may our understanding deepen, and our hearts be inspired to embrace the assignments placed before us, knowing that in fulfilling them, we participate in God’s greater plan for our lives and His kingdom.

In the journey of life, we often find ourselves on various assignments. These assignments may come in the form of tasks, responsibilities, or even divine mandates. Understanding the biblical meaning of assignment can provide us with valuable insights and guidance as we navigate through these different seasons.

Assignment Defined

According to the biblical context, an assignment refers to a specific task or purpose that God has entrusted to an individual or group of people. It is a unique calling designed to fulfill a particular role in God’s greater plan.

The concept of assignment can be traced back to the beginning of creation. In Genesis 1:28, God assigns Adam and Eve to have dominion over the earth and to multiply. This assignment granted them authority and responsibility to steward and cultivate the world.

Divine Assignments

Throughout the Bible, we see numerous examples of individuals being given divine assignments. Noah was assigned to build the ark and preserve humanity. Moses was assigned to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. David was assigned to become king of Israel. Mary was assigned to bear and raise the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

These divine assignments were not mere coincidences or random happenings. They were part of God’s intentional plan to accomplish His purposes on earth. Each assignment held significant meaning and had a profound impact on the individuals involved and the generations that followed.

Fulfilling Your Assignment

Discovering and fulfilling your assignment requires seeking God’s guidance and aligning your will with His. It involves recognizing your unique gifts, talents, and passions, and leveraging them in service to God and others.

One of the most notable examples of someone fulfilling their assignment is found in the life of Jesus. He understood His assignment to be the sacrificial lamb, sent to reconcile humanity with God. Jesus willingly embraced His assignment, even in the face of great adversity, ultimately fulfilling it through His death and resurrection.

Understanding God’s Assignment for You

Discerning God’s assignment for your life can be a deeply personal and spiritual process. It requires listening to God’s voice, seeking His wisdom through prayer and studying His Word. The Bible serves as a rich source of guidance and inspiration, providing valuable insights into God’s character, His will, and the assignments He has entrusted to His people.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

God’s plans for our lives are rooted in love, purpose, and fulfillment. He desires to see us thrive and make a meaningful impact on the world around us. When we align ourselves with His assignment, we position ourselves to experience growth, blessings, and the joy of fulfilling our unique purpose.

Embracing Your Assignment

Once you have discerned your assignment, it is crucial to embrace it wholeheartedly. This involves walking in obedience, remaining steadfast in faith, and diligently pursuing the mission set before you.

While assignments may not always be easy or comfortable, they are designed to stretch and refine us. They often require stepping out of our comfort zones, facing challenges, and persevering through obstacles. However, it is in these moments that our character is molded, and our faith deepens.

The biblical meaning of assignment encompasses purpose, calling, and divine intention. Understanding your assignment involves seeking God’s guidance, aligning your will with His, and embracing the unique role He has entrusted to you.

As you embark on your assignment, remember that you are not alone. The Holy Spirit is with you, equipping and empowering you to fulfill your divine purpose. Trust in God’s plan, lean on His strength, and confidently step into the assignment He has prepared for you.

Unveiling the Biblical Meaning of Assignment: A Swift Insight

In conclusion, the biblical meaning of assignment holds great significance in the context of understanding our purpose and calling in life. As followers of Christ, we are each uniquely gifted and entrusted with specific assignments by God. These assignments are not random or accidental but are divinely appointed to fulfill His purposes.

One key passage that sheds light on this topic is found in Ephesians 2:10, which states,

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10

This verse emphasizes that our assignments are part of God’s intentional design for us. We are His masterpiece, intricately crafted by Him, and equipped with gifts and talents to carry out the good works He has prepared for us.

Furthermore, Romans 12:6 reminds us that,

“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them…” Romans 12:6

This verse highlights that our assignments are linked to the unique gifts and abilities bestowed upon us by God’s grace. Therefore, we should embrace our assignments wholeheartedly, acknowledging that they are not burdensome tasks but opportunities for us to serve and glorify God.

Understanding the biblical meaning of assignment also requires recognizing that it is not about personal ambition or self-promotion. Rather, it is about surrendering our will to God’s perfect plan and aligning ourselves with His purposes. As Proverbs 16: 3 advises,

“Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3

This verse encourages us to entrust our assignments to the Lord, seeking His guidance and direction in all that we do.

In conclusion, embracing the biblical meaning of assignment leads to a life of purpose, fulfillment, and impact. As we faithfully steward our assignments, guided by God’s Word, we can trust that He will accomplish His purposes through us. Let us remember the words of Jeremiah 29:11,

May we faithfully walk in the assignments God has given us, knowing that He has a greater plan for our lives.

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10 Facts About Your Assignment

• God gave you an assignment before you were born. God told Jeremiah, “Before you were formed in the womb, I knew you…I ordained you a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5 NKJV). God has an assignment for each of us. I am called to be an evangelist. It was prophesied that I would be an evangelist when I was five years old. Joyce Meyer says, “What you can’t stand is a hint to what you are called to fix.” If you had the money and time to do anything you wanted to help people, what would you do?

• Your assignment will be revealed by your diligence. You will never discover your assignment sitting in a rocking chair. You may not know whatyour assignment is right now, but if you will start moving diligently in the direction of your dominate focus your divine assignment will be revealed. Initially, I did not know I was called to be a writer. But, my larger assignment to be an evangelist created the need for me to also be a writer.
• Your assignment will be something that no one else can accomplish. Look at your thumb. No one else on the planet had your fingerprint. You are unique and special. God has given you abilities that are not duplicated in any other person on earth. If you do not complete your assignment, it will never be done in the way that only you can do it.
• Your assignment is bigger than you can accomplish alone. You need other people. You need God to be involved in your assignment. With God’s help you can do something bigger than is possible with your own strength.
• Your assignment will take your whole life to accomplish. Your life purpose is bigger than a few months or years. It may take you a lifetime to prepare to accomplish your assignment. After you die, the fruit of your assignment will continue.
• There are a variety of ways for you to accomplish your assignment. The nature of your calling comes from God, but the way you fulfill your assignment comes from your creativity. My assignment is to be an evangelist, within this calling there are a variety of ways of accomplishing my assignment. I could be a street evangelist, a crusade evangelist, an Internet evangelist, or a television evangelist. Each of these options would be a fulfillment of God’s call on my life. My assignment comes from God, but the method I use to fulfill that assignment comes from me. The nature of my calling comes from God, the scope of my calling is revealed by my willingness to be used.
• Your assignment is attached to a particular place, people, or problem. You are not called to fix every problem in the world. You are called to fix a specific problem that no one else can fix. Stay in your assignment and don’t try to minister to everyone. Paul was not assigned to John Mark. A trash collector cannot collect trash in both Seattle and Miami, he has to choose a geographical location to fulfill his assignment.
• By embracing your assignment, you are saying no to distractions. Know who you are and what you are called to do. I am called to be an evangelist. When I embrace my assignment, it forces me to decline many invitations that are good but have nothing to do with my calling. The more clearly your assignment is defined, the easier it will be to make important decisions. On Facebook, some people make comments that I disagree with but I do not say anything. Why? Because trying to set them straight is not my assignment.
• When you are in your assignment, you will be sought out by people who need your specific skill. People will appreciate you for who you are instead of for who they wish you were. I don’t get mad at my dentist because he does not cut my hair. You will be rewarded for the problems that you solve.

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Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Summary: We all have a specific assignment from God when we became a Christian. We must uncover what are assignment is, how to complete it with God’s help and be a blessing to the Body of Christ.

Introduction

· God has a specific assignment for each Born Again Believer.

· God has laid out a road map for you to be successful in His plans.

· He has given you His Holy Spirit to guide you to your divine destination.

· The only way to be sure of completing your assignment is through constant fellowship with God (Secret Place).

· Seeking the Lord in prayer, meditation on the Word of God and by fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit, you will discover the assignment of God for your life.

· Let us look to the scriptures this morning to find out our assignment.

A. God has a specific assignment for your life.

(NKJV) Jeremiah 29 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

(AMP) Jeremiah 29 11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

1. God has already placed a specific assignment in your life that only you can accomplish with His help.

a. It is your job to discover that assignment.

2. Your assignment or plans can be found in studying the Word of God.

a. God’s thoughts toward you and His plans for your life are for good and not evil. They are to prosper you!

b. God’s assignment for you will not fail when you do it His way.

c. God has laid out a detailed plan for you to complete your assignment. Seek Him and He will reveal it to you.

d. God is concerned about your welfare and your peace of mind.

B. You are predestined to do good works & complete your assignment.

(AMP) Ephesians 2 10For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

1. It is up to you to make sure you locate the path for your life.

a. Studying and meditation on the Word is key.

2. You are created in the image of Jesus Christ, God’s handiwork. You are created to win in life.

3. Follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit at all times. He will direct your steps.

4. When the Holy Spirit speaks to you, do what He say immediately. Do not delay or you will be steered off course.

a. When the Holy Spirit speaks, you will know that it is God directing you.

(NKJV) Ephesians 3 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), 5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: 6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, 7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

5. When you communicate with the Holy Spirit, He will reveal the secrets or mysteries of God to you. This allows you to complete your assignment.

6. Revelation knowledge is revealed knowledge by the Spirit of God.

7. Revelation knowledge will always line up with the Word of God.

a. The Holy Spirit will reveal secrets when you spend a considerable amount of time with Him.

b. God’s sheep know His voice.

i. Like a parent knows the voice of his or her child, we as children of God, will know His voice when we spend time fellowshipping with Him daily.

c. When your thoughts line up with the Word of God, you will have great results in life.

8. God will guide you on your assignment by giving you insight.

C. Keeping your course as you perform your assignment.

1. God gave you His spirit so that you can know Him better and keep on course to complete your assignment.

2. God requires you to be a good steward over the revelation knowledge He gives you.

3. Ask God to reveal things to you. Be persistent in your asking.

4. Speaking in tongues enable you to communicate directly with God.

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Finding Your Divine Assignment: A Biblical Guide to Purposeful Living

In a world where distractions and worldly pursuits often consume our attention, we can easily lose sight of our divine assignment on this Earth. We find ourselves chasing material possessions, success, and societal validation, yet deep within us, there’s an innate yearning for something more profound, something that aligns with our Creator’s plan for us. This yearning is our soul’s call to discover and fulfill our divine purpose.

The Manufacturer’s Divine Design

Imagine entering an electronics store and noticing two devices, both bearing the same manufacturer’s name – a television and a washing machine. At first glance, they may appear similar, perhaps even constructed from the same materials. However, their purposes are distinct. The television is designed for entertainment, while the washing machine is meant to cleanse your clothes. When these devices fulfill their intended purposes, they bring satisfaction to their maker.

Likewise, God, our Divine Manufacturer, fashions each of us with a unique purpose in mind. Just as a television was never meant for laundering clothes, we were not created to wander aimlessly through life Instead, our Creator delights in our discovery and embrace of our individual assignments because, in doing so, we bring Him pleasure.

The Dangers of Misplaced Purpose

Consider this scenario: these electronic devices, the television and the washing machine, suddenly gain consciousness and decide to swap roles. The television, not designed to hold water, attempts to do laundry, and the washing machine endeavors to display your favorite shows. What do you imagine would occur?

Chaos would surely ensue, and both devices would rapidly lose functionality. The television would short-circuit, and the washing machine would become inoperable. Why? Because they strayed from their intended purposes.

Similarly, when we deviate from our divine assignment, we risk spiritual short-circuiting and ineffectiveness. Just as the manufacturer designed each device for a specific purpose, our Creator fashioned us with a unique mission that aligns with our talents, passions, and spiritual gifts.

Embracing Your Unique Assignment

Understanding that no two individuals share the same divine assignment is crucial. You are endowed with a unique calling, a specific purpose that only you can fulfill. This realization should not foster competition but rather inspire collaboration and support as we work together to fulfill our respective assignments, contributing to the greater good.

Now, Let’s explore biblical ways for discovering and embracing your divine assignment. The following Scriptures provide profound insights and guidance to help you align your life with God’s purpose:

• Seek Divine Guidance

Proverbs 3:5-6 reads, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.” Trusting in the Lord wholeheartedly means surrendering your desires and ambitions to Him. Acknowledge that His understanding surpasses yours, and seek His guidance in every aspect of your life. When you do, He promises to direct your steps and lead you along the path that aligns with your divine assignment.

• Listen to Your Heart

In Psalm 37:4 , the Bible says, “Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires.” When you delight in the Lord, your desires become aligned with His will. Your heart’s desires, when rooted in a deep relationship with God, can provide valuable clues about your divine assignment. As you cultivate your relationship with Him, your desires will naturally gravitate toward the purpose He has for you.

• Seek and Discern Spiritual Gifts

God has put in place unique spiritual gifts for the discovery and fulfillment of your purpose. These gifts are not only meant to build up the body of Christ but also to guide you toward your divine assignment. 1 Corinthians 12:7 says, “A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.” Take time to discern your spiritual gifts through prayer and self-reflection. Understanding your gifts can reveal where you can make the greatest impact in the body of Christ.

• Pray and Meditate

Psalm 119:105reads, “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.” Regularly immerse yourself in God’s Word through prayer and meditation. Scripture serves as a source of wisdom, guidance, and inspiration. It illuminates your path, helping you discern God’s will and understand the specific steps you need to take to fulfill your divine assignment.

• Seek Wise Counsel

The Bible says, “Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.” (Proverbs 15:22). Seek the counsel of wise and mature believers who can provide guidance and insight on your journey to discovering your purpose. They can offer perspectives and experiences that may shed light on your unique assignment and help you navigate challenges along the way.

• Act with Faith

Faith is essential, but it must be accompanied by action. As you discern your divine assignment, step out in faith to pursue it. James 2:17 reads , “So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.” Trust that God will guide and empower you to carry out the work He has prepared for you. And ensure your faith is expressed through meaningful actions that is aligned with your purpose.

Conclusion: Living a Purpose-Driven Life in Alignment with God’s Word

In conclusion, living a purpose-driven life isn’t about comparing yourself to others or competing with them. It’s about recognizing your unique role in God’s grand design, just as the television and washing machine serve distinct functions in the world of electronics.

By embracing your divine assignment, you not only find fulfillment and satisfaction but also bring glory to the One who lovingly created you. Your life becomes a testimony to God’s wisdom and grace, and you become a beacon of inspiration and guidance for others seeking their own purpose.

As you embark on this journey of purposeful living, remember that you are a unique creation, fashioned by the Divine Maker for a specific mission. It’s time to align your life with your divine assignment and fulfill your purpose, bringing glory to God and leaving a lasting legacy of inspiration and purpose for generations to come.

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Your Life’s Assignment

September 15, 2017.

My life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the  work assigned me by the Lord.  Acts 20:24

When I was just out of school, I had the “perfect plan” for my life. I would marry the perfect man, have the perfect children, live a perfect life. It’s almost laughable when I think about it now, but clearly –– I was pursuing my own comfort and dreams.

As believers, God calls us to seek His purpose for our lives – not pursue a trouble-free life on earth. Trouble-free lives are not only unrealistic, they’re not at all reflective of God’s plan and purpose for our lives.

God has a divine assignment for each of us. To miss that assignment in life is to miss the opportunity of a lifetime. God’s plans always exceed anything we could ever dream up for ourselves. As children of God, we are gifted and called by Him to make His name famous and glorify Him in our sphere of influence.

To succeed, we must first seek God’s will through careful prayer and consideration, then focus on cooperating with Him to fulfill it. Rather than chasing after money or depending solely on our own talents, we ought to pursue His calling and desires for our life. After all, that’s where we’ll find our greatest joy and strength.

To help us discover our Life Assignment, ask yourself the following questions:

1. What are your talents? Consider abilities and qualities you have that go all the way back to childhood. God places desires, interests, and abilities in us before we are born. What is the one thing you’re really good at doing? Track your reoccurring themes and dreams to the present. What theme is underscored in your life? Pray and ask God to help you uncover what He’s put inside you and how He wants you to use it.

2. Why do you do what you do? There’s a big difference between doing something because we’ve stumbled into it, or because we’ve been pressured or influenced by family or friends, and doing something because we believe God has called us to do it. When we consider why we do what we do, we analyze our motives and can make a conscious choice to let go of selfish desires in order to pursue our Life Assignment.

3. What do you not do well? Identifying what we’re called to do often demands we discover what we’re not called to do. When we eliminate things we don’t do well, and accept our limitations, we remove needless distractions in order to go after our Life Assignment.

Remember –– prayer is the critical cornerstone. Always seek God will through prayer and ask Him for wisdom and direction.

Lastly, it’s important to recognize that God always calls us to places where He is working. So, keep your eyes open and look for a place where God is clearing a path and opening a door.

Are you pursuing your God-given Life Assignment and are you willing to give it all you’ve got?

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7 Spiritual Keys to Fulfill Your God-Given Assignment

In today’s culture of increasing identity confusion, there is a need for believers to understand and model a healthy identity and purpose that is Christ-centered and kingdom-focused. When we know who we are, why we’re here and where we’re going, we will offer to the world a picture of what a true son and daughter of the kingdom looks like. Here are seven keys that may help start the process in learning how to know your true identity in the kingdom of God in order to fulfill your call and assignment.

1. Determine to love Jesus more than anyone or anything . Simple? Yes. Easy? No. We become what we focus on—who we focus on. As we fix our eyes on Jesus and determine to please Him above all else, our hearts and affections will be rightly placed. In order to make wise choices and determine God’s will, loving Jesus first and foremost is foundational to everything else. We will never know who we really are apart from learning who Jesus really is. We are to be a reflection of Him.

2. Walk in the fear of the Lord, not the fear of man. Once we have settled to love Jesus most, we can expect to be tested in it. The fear of the Lord keeps us faithful to His purposes even when others may misunderstand us, mock us or challenge us. Though I can walk with sensitivity towards people’s needs and perspectives, I don’t have to bow to them or change my beliefs for validation. Especially in the current atmosphere of hostility towards those who seek godly truth, we must guard ourselves from compromise at the altar of “acceptance.” Walking in a healthy fear of the Lord provides wisdom, protection and confidence in all things eternal and right.

3. Seek a reputation in heaven more than on the earth. In today’s social media, the more friends you have, the more tweets you post and the more “likes” you get, the more likely you are to draw a crowd. But getting attention is a lot different than having influence. Standing out in the crowd isn’t hard to do in our shock-driven, entertainment-saturated culture. What’s a lot more challenging is saying or doing something that will cause heaven to move on your behalf to change entire cities and even nations. Sometimes those in the secret place are changing history a lot more than those in the public eye. Seek to move heaven first and then watch the earth respond.

4. Know your spiritual gifts. You have been given a measure of spiritual gifts that have marked you from creation. The seven gifts listed in Romans 12:3-8 point to the motivations and passions your heavenly Father put within you from birth: prophesying, serving, teaching, exhorting, giving, leading and showing mercy. When you can identify your primary “motivational gift,” you can better know your strengths and weaknesses and where you best fit in the body of Christ. Though these gifts do not necessarily define who you are, they do point to what you’re good at and what will bear the most fruit in your life.

5. Know your call. Where your spiritual gifts explain your primary motivation, your calling is what you were born for, or better yet, who you were born to reach. God’s priority is always people, and our calling will be a reflection of His heart to reach someone. This may take a lifetime to fulfill, but you will know it is His call because it continues to burn in your heart, keep you up at night and never quite goes away regardless of challenges or setbacks. It will require faith and is bigger than you are, but your call is what draws your heart and inspires your journey.

6. Know your present assignment. If your life story was written as a book, your calling would be the title. Your spiritual gifts would shine in the unique writing style and illustrations. The individual chapters would highlight the various assignments throughout your journey. Specific assignments will come and go and serve to advance the kingdom, increasing the measure of grace on your life to ultimately fulfill your call. Some may seem like side roads to your destination, but all will lead to His purposes as you trust His heart in knowing how to prepare and equip you.

7. Measure your success by the fruit. Regardless of our call, gifts and assignments, the true measure of success will be in the fruit that follows us. If we are walking in the fullness of our identity, the people around us will recognize it, grow from it and encounter Christ through it. God’s grace will flow out of us and will exponentially increase in those around us. Look for disciples, not just followers. Look for reproduction, not just reputation. Look for transformation that lasts, not just a fascination that quickly fades.

Ultimately, knowing who you are is not about “finding yourself,” but losing yourself in order to find Christ. Seek to know His heart above your own and trust His plans in molding and shaping your life to be a perfect representation of Him. There won’t be any identity confusion. In the end, the world won’t see you anyway; just Him! {eoa}

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“ God doesn’t give His children assignments that are unimportant.”

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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.   Ephesians 2:10

I once heard Pastor Rick Warren say, “You have an assignment from God himself. Once you’re in the family, your life changes. You have a new reason for living. Your life isn’t about you anymore; it’s about God’s mission.” 

If I’m honest, there are times in life when I haven’t liked the assignment God has given me as a creative encourager. I haven’t appreciated my gifts and there are times I haven’t been grateful for them. I have—in ignorance and foolishness—looked at others as if they had gotten a better slice of the “assignment” pie because their gifts and placement in life seemed to have more value, meaning, and significance. 

And, when others close to me haven’t appreciated the assignment God has given me or even cared to know about it, I’ve felt like I got short-changed when God handed out the good works we would do. 

If you can relate to feeling as if you would like your assignment better if you were doing something else, here are some words to encourage you: 

God is the only one who can tell you if your assignment has value and meaning. Your family cannot tell you if it has value. Your pastor cannot tell you if it has value. Your best friend cannot tell you if it has value. Even you cannot determine if it has value. God is the only one who can determine if it has value and if you are making an impact, because God is the one who gives the assignments, and He assigns value to the assignments.

You must look at the assignment God has given you through the lens of eternity because all His plans affect eternity. You must look past here and now to consider how your assignment will ripple into the hereafter. You may see your assignment as small or insignificant. You may even think you have been cheated. 

But could it be that your assignment from the Lord is more significant and more purposeful, more sacred, and more holy than you could possibly imagine? Could it be, that through your assignment the eternal destinies of a myriad of people will be changed because you’re faithful to your assignment? Could it be that you will not see the impact of your assignment until you enter your heavenly home? 

Don’t count your assignment as insignificant or measure its value through a temporal lens, for then you will not see clearly. Look at it through the eyes of God who doesn’t waste the impact of one person whom He has created. All His children have important assignments—all of them. There is not one person who doesn’t matter—including you. 

The grace of God, and His unmerited favor teaches us that every God-given assignment is important because we are daughters, we are sons, and God doesn’t give His children assignments that are unimportant. 

“But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being” ( Galatians 1:15-16 ).

Lord, I may not always be able to see the impact of the assignment you have given me. I may not be able to see the impact of my gifts. But I must trust that you have made me how you have made me for a reason and all you make is good. I trust you with the outcome of the good works you have given me to do. My only job is to be faithful. I praise you, Jesus. Amen.

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Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, in this manner let him walk. And so I direct in all the churches.

They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.

He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses, they were numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

The king appointed for them a daily ration from the king’s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to enter the king’s personal service.

So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you are to apportion by lot among you as a possession, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

Thus I purified them from everything foreign and appointed duties for the priests and the Levites, each in his task,

Their kinsmen the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

For I have assigned you a number of days corresponding to the years of their iniquity, three hundred and ninety days; thus you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.

And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,

So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.

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Your Job Is God’s Assignment

Tbt with every square inch: reading the classics, more by john piper.

TBT (Throwback Thursday) with Every Square Inch: Reading the Classics is a weekly column that publishes some of the best writings on vocation from the past. Our hope is to introduce you to thoughtful literature that you may not have yet discovered and, as always, to encourage you to know and love Christ more in all spheres of your life. This excerpt is adapted from “Your Job as Ministry” by John Piper. Copyright © 1981. Used by permission of Desiring God, www.desiringgod.org .

On Sunday, June 14, 1981, John Piper preached on 1 Corinthians 7:17–24, which begins, “Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him” (1 Cor. 7:17). The point of Piper’s message , he said, could be stated as a declaration and as a prayer:

As a declaration it would be: How you fulfill the demands of your vocation is an essential part of Christian discipleship. Or to put it another way: How you do your job is a big part of your obedience to Jesus. Stated as a prayer, the main point today is: Father, grant to us all the grace to be conscious of your presence at our work and to obey your commands in all our vocational relationships.

He then explained how that declaration and prayer related to Paul’s letter to the churches in Corinth. He concluded his sermon by offering four helpful and practical implications for our work. [To read and/or listen to the sermon in its entirety, click here .]

First, God is much more concerned with the way you do the job you now have than he is with whether you get a new job. We have in this congregation nurses, teachers, carpenters, artists, secretaries, bookkeepers, lawyers, receptionists, accountants, social workers, repairmen of various sorts, engineers, office managers, waitresses, plumbers, salesmen, security guards, doctors, military personnel, counselors, bankers, police officers, decorators, musicians, architects, painters, house cleaners, school administrators, housewives, missionaries, pastors, cabinet makers, and many more. And we all need to hear that what lies most on the heart of God is not whether we move from one to the other, but whether in our present work we are enjoying God’s promised presence and obeying his commands in the way we do our work.

Second, as we have seen, the command to stay in the calling in which you were when converted is not absolute. It does not condemn all job changes. We know this not only because of the exceptions Paul allowed to his principle here in 1 Corinthians 7 (cf. verse 15), but also because Scripture depicts and approves such changes. There is provision for freeing slaves in the Old Testament, and we are familiar with a tax collector who became a preacher and fishermen who became missionaries. Besides this, we know that there are some jobs in which you could not stay and obey God’s commands: for example, prostitution, numerous forms of indecent and corrupting entertainment, and others in which you may be forced to exploit people.

Paul is not saying that professional thieves or Corinthian cult prostitutes should stay in the calling in which they were called. The question at Corinth was: When we come to Christ, what should we abandon? And Paul’s answer is: You don’t need to abandon your vocation if you can stay in it with God. His concern is not to condemn job changes, but to teach that you can have fulfillment in Christ whatever your job is. This is unfashionable teaching in contemporary Western society, because it cuts the nerve of worldly ambition. We need to think long and hard about whether what we communicate to our children about success is biblical or just American. The word of God for all us “success seekers” is this: Take all that ambition and drive that you are pouring into your upward mobility and pour it instead into a spiritual zeal to cultivate an enjoyment of God’s presence and obedience to his revealed will in Scripture.

Third, for you younger people who have not yet entered a profession, the implication of our text is this: When you ask yourself the question, What is God’s will for my life?  you should give the resounding answer: His will is that I maintain close fellowship with him and devote myself to obeying his commandments .  God’s revealed will for you (the only will you are responsible to obey) is your sanctification ( 1 Thessalonians 4:3 ), not your vocation. Devote yourself to that with all your heart, and take whatever job you want. I have no doubt that, if all our young people are bending every effort to stay close to God and to obey the commands of Scripture, God will distribute them in the world exactly where he wants their influence for him.

Fourth, and finally, this text implies that the job you now have, as long as you are there, is God’s assignment to you. Verse 17 says, “Let everyone lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him.” God is sovereign. It is no accident that you are where you are. “A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps” ( Proverbs 16:9 ). “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established” ( Proverbs 19:21 ). “The lot is cast in the lap, but the decision is wholly from the Lord” ( Proverbs 16:33 ).

You are where you are by divine assignment, even if you got there by fraud. Your job is your ministerial assignment, just as much as mine is. How you fulfill the demands of that job is just as essential in life as what you do here on Sunday. For many of us that may mean turning over a new leaf tomorrow morning. Let’s all pray before we set out to work: “God, go with me today and keep me conscious of your presence. Encourage my heart when I tend to despair, and humble me when I tend to boast. O God, give me the grace to obey your commandments, which I know are all summed up in this, to love my neighbor as myself. Amen.”

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37 Bible Verses about Assignment

Colossians 3:23 esv / 27 helpful votes helpful not helpful.

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Ephesians 4:11-12 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

Philippians 2:9-11 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Matthew 25:23 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

2 Peter 1:20-21 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Revelation 21:7 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Hebrews 1:14 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Isaiah 40:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

2 Corinthians 5:1-21 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. ...

John 3:1-36 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ...

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ...

2 Corinthians 2:11 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.

Psalm 17:1-15 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

A Prayer of David. Hear a just cause, O Lord ; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right! You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent. My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped. ...

1 John 1:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

John 14:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Job 38:4-7 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Numbers 13:1-3 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord , all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.

1 Peter 3:1-12 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, ...

Hebrews 5:13-14 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

1 Corinthians 14:3 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.

2 Timothy 1:6-10 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, ...

Galatians 4:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

To redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

1 Corinthians 12:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.

Matthew 24:42 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

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Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.”

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Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

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Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. ...

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And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”

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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

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Oh give thanks to the Lord ; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!

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To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the Lord ? There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous. ...

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04 September 2024: DESIRE MORE DIVINE ASSIGNMENT TO INCREASE YOUR FLOW – Ecclesiastes 3:11, 2 Corinthians 9:8–10

T he principle I will be sharing with you today does not only apply to spiritual things; it applies to every aspect of your walk with God. Sometimes, you need to understand that what you ask for in the place of prayer reflects the true state of your heart. Why do you want more power? If you want increased power (anointing, financial, social, material, etc.), ask for more assignments.

When God wants to add anointing to your anointing, He will add another assignment to your assignment. Do you know that when pastors enter into the office of an evangelist, God begins to tell them to do the work of an evangelist. When they start doing it, the anointing of an evangelist comes upon them. A weightlifter doesn’t wait until he gets the muscles before he starts carrying the weight; he starts carrying the weight, and then the muscles build up. Start taking the assignment, and the power will come.

If God wants to make you a millionaire, He will give you an assignment that only a millionaire can handle.

When people don’t understand this principle, they make an idol out of money, and they chase cash, though cash is the lowest form of wealth. When God gave us the assignment to build our church headquarters, it was not part of our program that year, but one critical lesson I learnt from that experience is that God doesn’t tell you what is next on your agenda; He tells you what is next on His agenda for you.

Power doesn’t come before the assignment; instead, assignments come before the power. Pick up more divine assignments, and you will see that the power for that assignment will find its way into your life.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, I have made a decision today to embrace more assignments and to be faithful in handing them in Jesus’ name.

03 September 2024: GOD IS COMMITTED TO HIS ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR LIFE - 2 Corinthians 9:8-10

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Practicing These 3 Good Habits for the Rest of Your Life Will Be a Difference Maker

The challenge with forming good habits for success is picking the right ones. here are three to consider..

One of the most valuable insights into life and success revolves around the underestimated power of habits . It's often said that people don't fully appreciate just how important habits are until they get older.

As we age, we realize how difficult it can be to change habits , especially those ingrained over decades. This is why it's crucial to form the right habits early on.

The challenge with forming good habits is picking the right ones! Not all habits are the same; some help us grow and achieve, while others hold us back and make us feel unsatisfied.

So, what's the key? It's to identify habits that match our values and long-term goals and nurture them intentionally. Here are three to consider:

1. Living with integrity

Living and working with integrity brings significant benefits, both personally and professionally. When you operate with integrity, people trust you. They know you're reliable and ethical and won't cut corners. This trust helps build stronger relationships with colleagues, clients, and customers. Furthermore, maintaining integrity enhances your reputation, opening up new opportunities and advancing your career. Investor Warren Buffett once said, "In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first one, the other two will kill you."

2. Getting smarter each day

Embracing a growth mindset and making a commitment to lifelong learning are really important habits for success. Think about how you can go to bed a little smarter each day, because when you do, it leads to greater achievements. For example, regular reading and learning can make a big difference in your personal and professional life. The saying "the more you learn, the more you'll earn" really shows how valuable education and self-improvement are.

3. Simplifying your life

Keeping things simple can lead to long-term success and financial security. Instead of splurging and getting into unnecessary debt, focusing on saving and investing is a great idea these days. Many successful people use their resources to help others, rather than just chasing after personal riches. This shows that living modestly can truly make a positive impact on society.

By embracing the power of simple habits and consciously cultivating the right ones, we can set ourselves on a path to success, fulfillment, and a life well-lived.

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Azj-Kahet Special Assignment Hidden - Complete 2 World Quests In The Zone to Fix

Comment by literallyuser.

Aw man can't wait to open 3rd chest in tier1 delve

Comment by Axarax

I have never seen so many bugs in a release. Bloody hell, this is a joke...

Comment by AthDrav

I have never seen so many bugs in a release. Bloody hell, this is a joke... So many? That's nothing really.

Comment by mrlogato

I had to complete 3 world quests before it unlocked - racing course world quest, the climbing gear world quest and then the Beetle Minded quest and it then unlocked

Comment by mobhunter

I don't have that special assignment. I have "Bombs from Behind." Unfortunately, it seems bugged. I can start in the skiff, but it immediately returns me to town after it starts.

Comment by SlowMissiles

I have never seen so many bugs in a release. Bloody hell, this is a joke... Either this is recency bias or you've not being in a lot of launch

Comment by DotOrg

completed 4 world quests, didn't show. Had to relog after and now it's up!

Comment by MaximusPM

I had to complete 3 world quests before it unlocked - racing course world quest, the climbing gear world quest and then the Beetle Minded quest and it then unlocked Took me 3 as well, on two characters.

Comment by the9tail

"they were locked behind forming a Pact with the Severed Threads, which was unavailable" How do I do this?

Comment by nearlysober

Aw man can't wait to open 3rd chest in tier1 delve .... you could just save them til Tier 4 and higher delves unlock.

Comment by Skribbalz

I had to complete 3 world quests before it unlocked - racing course world quest, the climbing gear world quest and then the Beetle Minded quest and it then unlocked Took me 3 as well, on two characters. Depends on if you did the special assignment in the other zone. If you did, you only need 2 WQ.

I have never seen so many bugs in a release. Bloody hell, this is a joke... So many? That's nothing really. Have a look at all the bugs Wowhead is posting. It's a lot.

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Comment by yina.

Can't even see WQ's in that zone, not sure what to do to unlock those first.

Comment by Grapenut

Can't even see WQ's in that zone, not sure what to do to unlock those first. Compete Of Pacts and Patrons and choose a pact. Once selected the WQs show up.

Comment by Gatreya

I have never seen so many bugs in a release. Bloody hell, this is a joke... someone hasn't played Legion and BfA launch and it shows...lol

Comment by RandomGamerChick

I can't get ANY "Special Assignments" to show up in any zone even if I did the world quests! I've relogged so many times in the area where the cache is and outside nothing works. I see the quest in my log that says 3/3 world quests complete but there is no abandon or ability to TURN it in! When I first log in I hear the "failed" sound and I see a yellow chat that says the quest has failed and I don't understand lol.. so I just submitted a ticket that I have to wait for 3 days apparently to get a response. I'm hanging in there but I'm a little annoyed. I've tried to fix it and I'm just stuck, it sucks.

Comment by Pythagoras

I have never seen so many bugs in a release. Bloody hell, this is a joke... I don't think you understand what any of those words mean.

Comment by Zorbius15

Took me three.

Comment by Rhyennard

I have never seen so many bugs in a release. Bloody hell, this is a joke... So many? That's nothing really. Have a look at all the bugs Wowhead is posting. It's a lot. You're lucky you weren't playing when warlords of draenor or legion were released, the last two expanction are perfect compared to past.

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50 birthday wishes for your daughter on her special day

When your daughter or daughter-in-law's birthday rolls around every year, it’s pretty much a national holiday. Which is why you’ll need to have a heartfelt (or humorous) birthday wish for her on hand that's worthy of the occasion .

Whether you haven’t had a chance to scribe her birthday card, or you're running short on time and need some inspiration, we've got you covered with the following birthday wishes for your daughter that can be written in a card or fired off to her via text message.

Whatever has brought you here, it’s safe to say you’re in need of the absolute best birthday wishes for daughters that you have. She’s so special, and your daughter deserves birthday sentiments and gifts that capture just how much she means to you.

Fortunately for you and the birthday girl, we've gathered 50 birthday wishes — ranging from hilarious to sentimental — in order to get the creative juices flowing. Keep reading for our favorite birthday wishes for daughters, and feel free to tweak them however you see fit on her special day.

Sweet birthday wishes for daughter

• To my wonderful daughter, may today bring you everything you dreamed of — and more.
• They don’t make ‘em as sweet and perfect as you. Happy birthday!
• Another year older, another year wiser. Happy birthday to my daughter!
• You’re beautiful inside and out, darling daughter. Happy birthday!
• Wishing you a birthday as magical as you are.
• Your smile lights up a room, and it’s lit up our lives for the past [X] years. Happy birthday. 
• “I love to think that the day you’re born, you’re given the world as your birthday present.” — Leo Buscaglia.
• I’m looking forward to more memories and milestones together in the year ahead. Happy birthday!
• May today usher in a new chapter of growth and fulfillment. Happy birthday, daughter!
• To my daughter on her birthday: You are so deeply loved, each and every day. To many happy and healthy years!
• When you blow out your candles, I hope all your wishes come true, my baby girl. Happiest of birthdays!
• [X] years ago today, you made the world a better place. Keep being you. Happy birthday, daughter!
• What do you say to the daughter who means everything to you? Words can’t ever say enough. Happy birthday!
• On your birthday, I want to remind you how cherished you are. We love you and can’t wait to see what this year brings.
• Could my daughter be any more perfect? Nope, didn’t think so.

Funny birthday wishes for daughter

• Happy birthday, dearest daughter. We can talk about limiting all the times I embarrass you in public when I take you to dinner to celebrate!
• Happy birthday to my funny, considerate, lovely daughter. Clearly you get all your best traits from me!
• Finding a gift for you gets tougher every year so I’m just sticking to a card this year. Happy birthday!
• Now that you’re [X] years old, does that mean you’ll start buying dinner? Happy birthday!
• This birthday card is valid for whatever you want in the world, but it expired yesterday — my bad! Guess you’ll just have to settle for a hug today.
• Happy birthday! Are you old enough for me to stop paying your phone bill yet?
• They say wisdom comes with age, so what’s your excuse, daughter dearest? Happy birthday!
•  “I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born.” — Henry David Thoreau. Here’s to hoping this is your year! Happy birthday!
• Bernard Baruch said, “We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.” Good thing you’re turning more into me!
• “Every day is a gift. But some days are packaged better.” ― Sanhita Baruah. Let’s hope this one lives up to that premise! Happy birthday, daughter!
• “Happy Birthday to my amazing daughter! You’re officially at the age where you’re too old to be called a “kid” but I’m going to keep doing it anyway. All my love.
•  Happy Birthday, sweetheart! Since you’re only as old as you feel, act your shoe size — not your age!
• I hope the toughest decision you have to make a day is whether to have another slice of cake. (The answer is yes.) Happy birthday, darling daughter!
• Happy birthday, daughter! How am I supposed to get you something amazing when you already have me in your life?
• Happy birthday to the prettiest, most intelligent girl in the world. (You’re welcome for the excellent genes.)

Meaningful birthday wishes for daughter 

• To call you my greatest gift is an understatement. Happy birthday, daughter!
• To my lovely daughter: All who know you are better for it. Happy birthday!
• I hope your birthday is as special as you make everyone around you feel.
• You’ve grown into such a wonderful and wise young woman, but you’ll always be my baby girl.
• To my incredible daughter: You have the brightest spirit and warmest heart.
• Could anything light up the world more than you? Happy birthday, apple of my eye.
• Wishing my sweet little girl a birthday filled with laughter and love. Here’s to another great year!
• Saying I love you to the moon and back is about a million miles too short. Happy birthday!
• I hope your dreams come true today and every day. Having you has been the greatest dream come true for me!
• I hope this day is beautiful and a blessing, just like every day is with you in it. Happy birthday!
• “A mother’s treasure is her daughter.” — Catherine Pulsifer. The truest words.
• Today is all about celebrating you, the biggest blessing we could ever receive. Happy birthday, kind and caring daughter!
• Being your mother/mother figure/father/ father figure is a joy and honor. Happy birthday, dear!
• Watching you mature and blossom into the young woman you are is such a blessing.
• Happy birthday to the world’s greatest daughter. May this be your year!
• I hope the year ahead sends nothing but the best your way. The good news is, I’ll always be here for you every step of the way. Happy birthday!
• Nothing comes close to how much love I have for you, my darling girl.
• Many happy and healthy returns to the girl who makes my life so deeply fulfilling and fun.
• Words can’t thank you enough for being such a wonderful daughter. So today, I’ll try to show you in gestures that make the most of celebrating you. Happy birthday!
•  I am so grateful for our bond. Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the gal who is like a daughter to me.

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Perri is a New York City-born-and-based writer. She holds a B.A. in psychology from Columbia University and is also a culinary school graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute. She's probably seen Dave Matthews Band in your hometown, and she'll never turn down a bloody mary. Follow her on Twitter  @66PerriStreet  or learn more at  VeganWhenSober.com

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