Our Core Purpose and the Battle to Protect It

We all know this verse John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." Although God may have several purposes for us throughout our lives, I believe it all radiates from a hub at our core. Because of this, if the enemy can disrupt this in us, he knows that he can derail us from being who God means for us to be in this world.

My name, Kathy, means "pure one", and it is this that has been attacked my whole life. In my 20's, my friend C.J. gave me a word from the Lord. She said He was telling me "to guard my heart". I have had things happen over and over that have pushed me to the edge of snapping, becoming bitter and distrustful, which would affect the purity of my heart and undermine who God intends for me to be. It's happened again, and I am at the point where for self-preservation, I want to flip a switch and let my heart grow cold so I won't get hurt anymore. I know I cannot let that happen, but I know something needs to change in me. I need to figure out what God intends for me regarding my growth instead of letting my heart grow cold. This is the way in which the enemy is trying to destroy me.

Sometimes the enemy uses people or situations that we would never expect, to get his foot in the door to harm us.I would rather reach the end of my life with nothing but the relationships of the people I love and the knowledge that I have grown into the person God wants me to be, than to have everything and have missed the whole point. The meaning of real life is simple...love God...love others...and run the race to show yourself approved. Thank you God for all the people through the course of my life who have helped me run the race, and for the ones in my life who have brought me joy to want to run it!