Dear Friend,

The story is told of Irish peasants during the Depression era who had been rounded up one day and hired for the specific purpose of constructing infrastructure into the lesser-traveled areas of Ireland. Once signed on for the job, the workers were given the blueprints and road maps for the beginning stages of laying down the roads.

When the men started on the job, they worked efficiently, diligently and with great energy. In fact, many of them passed the hours by singing upbeat Irish songs which enabled them to work longer and harder than they were contracted to do. They enjoyed having a job and an income, and contributing to a greater good.

Yet little by little over time, the men discovered that the roads they were laying were headed nowhere at all. These roads simply wandered out into the uncharted countryside and then stopped. At first, they assumed that they would pick them back up when some details were worked out, but they never did. Rather, they just laid road after road leading nowhere.

Come to find out, the philanthropist who had hired them, while meaning well, had given them a meaningless job as a means to feeding them and supplying them with a wage for their families to live on. As this reality began to sink into the workers’ minds and thoughts, their singing slowed, their enthusiasm waned, and they soon became listless at work. This is because embedded deep within each and every one of us is an innate desire for purpose. For these men to work hard and sing loudly, they needed an end in sight. They needed to focus on where they were going, what they were accomplishing, and how it was going to contribute to the overall greater good.

Roads to nowhere are difficult to build.

Lives headed in the same direction are even more difficult still.

The book of Genesis tells us plainly that we have been made in “the image of God.” That reveals that the DNA of the characteristics that comprise our Creator God are also located within us. From Him we get our desire for relationship, community and creation. From Him we also get our desire for purpose. God is not a God of cosmic mishap and happenstance. Any cursory glance at the intricate complexities of our universe reveal that. From the most majestic mammal to the tiniest parasitic bacterium, life’s interactions and existence showcase an assemblage that would make the most technical biochemists and engineers look like kindergarten artists.

The desire God has placed in you to live a life of purpose comes from Him. That being so, it is He who will meet that need in your life. You should never worry about discovering your purpose when you know God. Because if you are seeking after Him, your purpose will discover you. He will bring the circumstances, events and people to merge onto your path to take you where He wants you to go.

That’s an exciting truth that ought to encourage you as we head into the end of this year. If the calendar still holds question marks as you look back over it in hindsight, or you have doubts about the future – remember that your number one goal should be to seek the Lord, to know Him deeply, and to love Him fully. When you do that, He will align your life so that the questions get answers and you fulfill the destiny He has created you to do.

To help you nurture and cultivate your relationship with Him, we’d like to send you this special compilation of some of our most requested messages of 2014, for your gift of any amount. I encourage you to request your copy today and become even more intentional about knowing the God who knows you and the plans He has for you!

God bless you and enjoy a special time of Thanksgiving with family or friends!

Testimony Time

“Hi Tony, I wanted to share with you that just last night I came upon a sermon of yours on generational curses and I couldn’t go without saying Thank you. As I struggle in fear with what I know God is calling upon me to do, your words spoke like answers to everything I’ve been praying on. Praise The Lord!!”  

“Brother Evans, thank you for this message. I quickly sent it to my two college age sons. This is such an encouraging word.”