Knowing Him, Finding Me: Understanding God’s Heart and Discovering My Purpose
About The Book
“Who is God?” and “Who am I?”
These are important questions many people ask. But did you know your knowledge and response to these questions will affect your eternity?
What if you could truly get a glimpse of God through His names and attributes? What if you could understand your full potential?
This unique devotional delves into the names of God and biblical truths concerning who He is and who you are in Him. As you better understand His heart, you are encouraged to step into who God intends you to be—forgiven, free, strong, confident, and more.
Designed for seekers and Jesus followers alike, each chapter gives ideas on how to know God better and apply the information to your own life through Scripture, thoughtful personal reflection questions, and practical applications.
About The Author
Rochelle Lefler
Rochelle Lefler grew up in North Carolina and has traveled extensively in the States and abroad. She has been in ministry more than twenty years, ten of those years serving with her husband, Jake. Rochelle has most recently been involved in university ministry. You can visit her blog at rochellelefler.com. In her free time, she enjoys writing, sharing a cup of tea with friends, playing the piano, and spending time with her husband and four boys.
Quotes from... Knowing Him, Finding Me: Understanding God’s Heart and Discovering My Purpose
What if the trepidation of others’ opinions and the strivings for personal gain were stripped away and our hearts beat with pure intentions to live out our days for the glory of God alone?
It’s easy to get sidetracked by the luring of the world’s standards and expectations for success and praise. But what if we lived our lives differently? What if we understood that we could?
Knowing God not only affects our eternity but also affects every aspect of our present. When God is the foundation of our very being, our lives will take on meaning, our decisions will be made with new perspective, and our days will be lived out with purpose.
This journey is a labyrinth of triumph and trials, and we each have an opportunity to walk with God through it all, as he desired from the beginning. Many people selfishly want to control their own lives but there is no one better to partner with than the One who knows us inside and out.
God is not “up there” waiting in anticipation to strike us down when we fail. Rather, He is beside us like a father with his child, helping us to become more like Him, teaching us to be wise, and picking us up if we fall.
When we invite the Holy Spirit to dwell in both our hearts and our minds, the seemingly daunting spirit of fear loses power.
There will be times when we witness miracles and times when we hear nothing except the silence of God. During seasons of doubt and questioning in my own life, I’ve found that reflecting on the undeniable moments of God’s goodness and His existence have helped me press on.
When we surrender our personal rights, we receive so much more through Christ. More peace, more joy, more love, more hope, more meaning in life. And that’s when we experience what it means to truly live.
When we are authentic, it liberates our own hearts and breathes life to those around us. It opens doors of trust and influence.
God is not looking at the size of your work but is looking for obedience to His voice and the motives of the heart in the doing of those works.