Beyond the Shoulds of Life
By the Pace with Grace editorial team
Key Verse · Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
“For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Have you ever felt like you're living someone else's dream? Like the things you're doing are what you should be doing, not what you want to be doing.
The shoulds of life can be overwhelming. You should be in a certain career by a certain age. You should be married by a certain time. You should have a certain number of kids.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith,and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God,not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
But what if your purpose isn't about the shoulds? What if it's about the things that make you come alive?
The Bible says we are God's handiwork, created to do good works. Not to do what everyone else thinks we should be doing, but to do what God has prepared in advance for us to do.
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