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God has a plan for your life that will bring you joy and increase the work of the Gospel. But to lay hold of it, you will have to live a disciplined, God-focused life.

God’s plan for you is attainable. A key step is immersing yourself in the study of God’s Word. It must become what your heart is full of so that when life squeezes you, the Word of God is what comes out.

The level you attain in achieving God’s plan for your life is directly correlated to how submitted you are to the Lordship of Jesus. In Luke 6:46, Jesus said, “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” (ESV).

Obedience is a bigger deal in the Kingdom of God than you may realize. It is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22). Philippians tells us that Jesus Himself was obedient. He took on the nature of a servant, was made in human likeness, and humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross (Philippians 2:8).

The Cross will cost you everything. One day, a rich young ruler came up to Jesus and said, “What shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?” (Mark 10:17, NASB). Jesus said, “Go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me” (v. 21). But the ruler was more concerned with himself than with the mission of God.

In the darkest moments of Jesus’ life, He was kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane, praying. He said, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39, NIV).

With the Cross before Him, blood dripping from His brow, and the sins of the world to atone for, He prayed, “Yet not as I will, but as you will.” He went to the Cross and became the propitiation of men.

Through obedience and discipline, Jesus conquered all. What has the Lord called you to do? What has He put on your heart? What is it that you think about year after year? By the anointing of the Holy Spirit, you can take control of your life, live holy and separated from the world, and complete the destiny the Lord has set before you.