Puzzled to Purpose
Excellence Is Never Achieved by Accident
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The small white house sits among other small homes tangled through quiet streets and regular people living regular lives. The adults spend their days working.
As a child I just had an imagination and it was very active.
Vision is sometimes described as a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination. Let me tell you, God has formed many visions within my imagination.
God would sharpen my imagination and use it to reveal things to me.
Being that I spent many summers with my grandparents I was taught to play games that didn’t require as much “energy”.
As I got older I was introduced to activities that would occupy my curious little mind for longer periods of time. I believe this happened as a natural parenting technique in order for the adults to get some “Peace & Quiet” rather than their true concern for my intellect but once again I loved adventure. It was during the peace and quiet time that I was placed in front of many books, paper and crayons or one of my favorite puzzles. Although I enjoy all of these activities it is the puzzle I want to focus on. It’s amazing how God will rewind time and bring you back to the simplest memories and turn them into profound revelation for your life. I began this book after asking God some questions about my life, my childhood and what was the purpose of some of my past experiences. I did what I think most people do as they get older as they begin to feel a since of urgency more than ever to find their fit in the body of Christ if they havn’t already found it. You may have had some successes here and there, some experiences, yet you still may, like myself, find yourself asking what is my purpose? Where do I fit into the “Big” picture? Like me you may have asked yourself after a church function, a Bible Study, a great Sunday sermon, will this help me help someone and bring me closer to God? You may have thought to yourself like myself that you are bored with just accumulating more knowledge about the Kingdom of God and not having the opportunity to actually be a true contributing, participating member in it! With all of this built up frustration I went to God with one question. It wasn’t the typical why was I born or what is my purpose because being a Christian I had some idea of both of those already. My question was more of a statement. “Father, I don’t want to be puzzled about my future anymore, help me find my fit.”
He answered me.
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About the Book
It’s easy to dismiss your childhood and other life experiences as just that. We like using the phrase, “that’s just life” when we don’t know what else to attribute to our lack of connection with who and what we really want to be when we grow up. It was in this pondering and puzzling moment of my life that God began to show me piece by piece how connection to my many “just life” experiences really did matter. You were not created by accident, and nor will you find your purpose by accident. It wasn't easy sharing some of the stories of my life, but I truly want someone else to know what God has taken time to let me know. You have to be willing to share pieces of your life and begin the process of connecting. You can go from puzzled to purpose by doing just that.
About the Author
Tasha Hart grew up in a time when a village really did raise the child. Born to Anita Wimberly in Terre Haute, Indiana, she is the mother of two boys and recently remarried. Tasha shares some of her personal life experiences to bring this book to life.