Dominion: Every Christian's CallSample

Plans pile up: to-do lists, calendars, strategies, and deadlines. They keep you moving, but they cannot keep you steady. The problem is that markets will shift, moods will swing, and tragedy will strike without warning. When these things happen, our plans are forced to change without our permission.

Purpose is different. Purpose holds when everything else shakes. Purpose anchors a life. Scripture says it plain: “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand” (Proverbs 19:21). What endures is not your projections or brainstorms. What endures is what God already purposed. He declares, “My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose” (Isaiah 46:10). That purpose is not vague. The Church is Christ’s eternal plan. It is the Body He is building, the Bride He is preparing, and the people who He uses to display His glory on the earth. Let’s build what God is building!

God’s cause is fixed. It does not drift or wobble. It outlasts kings and empires. For the Christian, this is good news. We can build our lives on a foundation without fear of it ever collapsing. Every believer must decide: will my life bend to His Cause, or will I keep chasing my own? You can run hard. You can run fast. But if you are in the wrong lane, you are still wasting your breath.

Paul pressed the point: “I do not run aimlessly. I do not box as one beating the air” (1 Corinthians 9:26). Vision is the fruit of a cause taking root in your heart. Vision is more than hype, a dream board, or manifesting. We’re talking about prophetic sight rooted in God and His eternal words. It keeps you in the lane He carves and draws you forward when everything else tries to drag you off course. Without it, you end up swinging at shadows. With it, your plans yield to His purpose, and your ambition bows before His call.

History shows us what happens when vision is severed from God’s purpose. Alexander the Great conquered the known world by thirty. Legend claims he then wept because he had no more worlds to conquer. That is the destiny of a self-made cause. It burns hot, then burns out. Scripture gives a different picture in David: “After he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, he fell asleep” (Acts 13:36). Alexander’s empire died with him. David’s legacy carried God’s purpose forward into the next generation.

That’s the dividing line: dominion severed from God’s cause dies in our lifetime, but dominion anchored in His cause endures long after we’re gone. Dominion with His purpose becomes fruit that outlives you. Every decision, every deal, every week of work advances something. The question is sharp and inescapable: will your influence build your own name or will it carry forward Christ’s Church for His glory?

Reflective Question:

What would shift if God’s Cause, not my plans, became the measure of my success?