“All Things Work for His Purpose, 

                                              Don’t Fear His Call”

Rom 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 

Romans 8:28 NLT

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

All things work together for the good.

Everything comes together for the good. To them who love God.

Those who love God will want to please him. It doesn’t mean we aren’t nervous or anxious about the work he has for us. 

But it means we are willing to go forward and do what he lays on our heart to do. And we trust his process as he reveals his plan.

And as we go forward to put the work into action, trust him to pull everything together. Understand that there may be some challenges, even roadblocks.

The enemy may throw a wrench in the plan, but puck it up and toss it to the side. Keep your focus in Hod and his direction for you.

To them who are called according to his purpose.

To be Called: is to be selected or chosen.

To be chosen or selected according to his purpose - is chosen for 👇🏽

Purpose: 

A reason 

An Intended or desired result

A goal.

For those individuals whom God has selected for a purpose, goal, reason. 

All things will work together for the good of the intended person, God chosen and purpose- goal he has intended for you to fulfill. 

Testimony:

The most effective message I feel I can give you regarding this scripture. Is to give you a personal testimony of mine and how he chose me for what I currently do.

He gave me his vision of a website in 2013. At that time, I began writing out plans for a website that had different features to it. He gave me an acronym and I knew I was not to tell anyone what it was. 

I knew that it would be the name of a ministry abt the website would be a focal point. I thought it would be the only focal point.

I made various notes regarding what would be in this site.  Who could possibly put it together for me, and who I could get to put together art work or anything else it might need.

I spent a lot of time on ideas then I put it away, only to occasionally bring it out if a new idea popped in my head.

Along the way, I was writing a blog related to devotionals and prayer on a couple of platforms.

One of them I stopped writing on and continued on the other one.

Fast forward to 2022. I felt compelled to put together a podcast. Back in 2013 I had no idea if a podcast or if they existed.

But in 2022, I was aware of them. Never thought in a million years I would ever put one together. 

I felt, however, this is what I was to do. In between 2013 and 2022, I had worked my way up to taking a class to become ordained through the church I attended at the time. 

I successfully completed the class and became an ordained minister. I began researching about podcasting and how to put it together. 

God did not tell me to ask for help. I read about it and how to put it together, obtain a host company that I could upload it to. 

I found a host company that sends out the podcast to different directories, such as Spotify, IHeart, and other popular podcast platforms.

Then I received understanding that I would be podcasting “sermons”.  As I continued to learn and set up my podcast. I had to come up with a name. 

I came up with “ The Inspired Word of God” I knew at that moment, by the unction of Holy Spirit that taking a picture of an open Bible would be my logo. I opened my Bible, took a picture of it and uploaded it under the name of my podcast.

At the same time this was occurring, I was looking for music as my introduction and found something to use. I used it for my first episode which, took all day to study, record, and edit. 

What took all day to do all of these things resulted in a 7 minute episode.

I was dismounted that it was 7 minutes, but elated that I actually got it accomplished!

Next, I knew I had to put the website together and decide from my rough draft from 2013, what components would go in. ( remember, back then I had the idea that I would have someone else put this together for me) but, here I was looking for host sites that I could build a website on.

I found one, and spent the next few day putting it together and learning how to upload elements in it to fit what I felt was the Lord’s vision.

It included pictures that I had taken along the way and some media the site offered. I got it put together then found a host company that I could register it and become active, live on.

It took a lot of time to put this together, both the website and the podcast. 

My first podcast was uploaded April 2022. I knew I would be doing one weekly for 52 episodes in the year.(52 weeks). The website I put together also had an option to upload my podcast to it! 

I was beyond excited and happy to bring these two together in one place as they were meant to be together. I had no idea how I was going to make that happen.

Then while putting together my new website, there was an option to add an existing podcast. I suddenly knew why I put the podcast together first, though I had the plans for the website for years.

After I got it uploaded in its section. I finished the other sections, some from my rough draft, others from Holy Spirit as I went along. But I completed it and C. H. A. R. G. E. Ministries was ready to go live.

The acronym: Caring

                            Helping

                            And

                            Reaching 

                            God’s

                            Elect

Was in place. As I worked on my next message for the upcoming week. The Lord impressed upon my to sing my on intro/ outro song. Which is the music you hear at the start- intro and at the end- outro.

Wasn’t sure how to do this since I did not have professional recording equipment. But, with God, there is always a way.

God has gifted me with a voice to sing and I sing in church mainly, but on occasion, if there is another reason. 

I use CDs and I sing with the accompaniment recordings of a lady who was gifted to play piano by ear.

She is someone I have always known. But one day when I was still in middle school. I spent the weekend with my oldest sister. 

She had the idea of taking me over to Mrs. Loretta Rays to listen to her play the piano. She played at my sister’s church also.

We had a lot of fun. She played a lot of church songs and gave me the lyrics to them so I could learn them.  I lived them and asked her if she would record herself playing a list of church songs for me, then asked her to make a second one of Christmas songs. She did. 

I sang my first solo in church to her piano playing. And have continued to sing to her playing, though I also sing to other accompaniment songs over the years.

Back when she was alive, there were a couple of times I got up to sing and was blessed to have her at my church program and sang to her playing live.

Back then, 1976, the music was recorded on cassette tapes. I cherish her gift to play by ear and made copies over the years. And when CDs came about, I recorded all of her music on cds to persevere them. 

I have used these cds many times over the years to sing along with one of her songs. She has been gone for many years, but I often thought, if she could only know that I still sing to her playing.

It was befitting to use her gift of piano playing to record my intro/ outro. Because God has ordained this whole process. It had to be to her music.

I chose a song that Mrs. Loretta Ray recorded for me playing her piano, decades ago, (1976)!

Though I sang to many of the church songs she played and recorded for me over the years, and to this day. 

I chose one that I had not sung that often. “King Jesus Will Roll All Your Burden Away” I timed the music and jumped in, singing just a portion of it that would count as an intro/ outro. 

I used my CD player and computer software that I broadcast my podcast on to make a track. Added it to my playlist and it is my intro/ outro used on all of my podcast.

Please understand that I had to find, and learn how to use a recording track on my computer. I was familiar with one from a friend using it years ago. 

I went in search of and found that it was still available. I downloaded it, and learned how to use it, just as I did the podcast platform and website.

Though I am familiar with computers. The software for all three of these things were new to me. I had challenges learning how to use each one and had no idea how I would combine all of these elements together for the intended purpose Hod had for me.

God is omnipresent- everywhere present.

He is omnipotent-all power, and 

He is omniscient-all knowing.

He has his purpose, plan and chosen. All we have to do is say yes. He will do the rest.

My Closing Prayer:

Father, I pray that we not fear what you will have us do. But go forward with anticipation of what is to come.

Let us be obedient because you will not abandon us, but will lead, guide, and direct our every step into your purpose and success. In the name of Jesus. Amen.