INFLUENCE 1: Follow Your Purpose

The world constantly competes for our attention, telling us who to be and what success looks like. But when we let temporary things like popularity, possessions, and pleasure define us, we are building our lives on unstable ground. Scripture is clear that God, as our Creator, is the only One with the right to define our identity and purpose. Just as clay cannot shape itself, we were not designed to define ourselves. Every believer is called to know Jesus, follow Him, obey Him, pursue righteousness, bear fruit, and make Him known. God defined success not by fame or wealth, but by faithfulness, obedience, and humility. You were uniquely and intentionally made, and your purpose is not a mystery to be anxiously chased. It is uncovered daily as you live your life for Him.