hello my friend it's Kris Reece here and we are on a topic that has been very
near and dear to my heart and that is purpose, In my coaching and counseling
practice a lot of people will come to me wanting a solution for many of the
problems that they're going through whether they're suffering with toxic
thinking damaged relationships or just wanting to grow their faith in God, what
I have found is that there is one common denominator and they all lack purpose. my
desire is to help you to discover your purpose remove all the barriers and walk
in it with all boldness and that's why this topic has been so gripping to me
and today we have a wonderful guest with us Naima Ward .welcome Naima thank you
it's a pleasure to be here. Naima is a wife a mom a professor a
pastor an entrepreneur. seriously woman how do you have all this time but and
she is a very dear friend of mine and I'm very excited to announce that we are
going to be ministering together at our upcoming event the promise conference
which we will talk about shortly but Naima has a very unique story one
that I think you're going to be able to relate to. so welcome Naima it's so glad
you're here thank you pleasure so I know that you love to help women to walk in
their purpose but you weren't always living in your purpose were you. no I was
not . so tell me what was the pivotal point for you were you discovered where
you weren't doing what God called you to do. you know Dr.Reece when I think about it
I it takes me back to that very same moment when I was working at a job and I
had several jobs not too many but those that I was really passionate about so I
thought and I felt like an eagle being caged and that to me was the
moment defining moment my aha moment when I said something is not right here
I have to begin to live my purpose on purpose. Wow my purpose on
purpose. absolutely love that so what did you do to start to change that because
sometimes the the revelation is inspiring but we almost get stuck. what
did you do to change that. right I mean it was I call it my discovering process
I didn't know what to do at first I had to really go through a process to learn
Who I am why am I here and it's beyond working a job I have really discovered
and I had to begin to take off the many layers of what people told me who I am
and I had to spend time with God and really really just enjoy the discovering
process because a lot of people they fight up against it because it's like
you're going against what people have spoken over you instead who you aren't
even what you said about yourself and so getting past that and getting to that
place where you're comfortable with who you are you're you're you're excited
about who you are and you're beginning to live your purpose on purpose nice
nice so tell me what is the most exciting part about how you're living
your purpose right now. it's freeing you know it's it's freeing when it's
something that you begin to do you literally feel like an eagle who's
soaring you're soaring as opposed to your wings are you know they're then
you're not able to stretch out and be who God has called you to be and that's
it's so freeing you don't have to pretend any longer and sometimes it's
not that you're pretending because you're pretending right it's just that
you don't really know who you are I don't know don't even know what else to
do exactly and so you're going down this path right of trying to figure it out
and it's almost like you're on a tightrope and you just don't know which
direction to go in you're kind of stumbling your way through but when you
it's like that solid line you know that you know that you know in spite of right
may have said that's totally contrary to what God's purpose and plan for your
life is nice well I think a lot of our viewers can really really relate to that
feeling like they're they're an Eagle trapped in this
Nest but do you always feel like you're an eagle flying you know not all the
time you have those moments where you may know your purpose right and to live
your purpose on purpose but you have those little hiccups where you know
you're comparing yourself to others yeah or things aren't happening as quickly as
you would like them to right you know the promises of God and your confessing
the promises of God but they're not happening quickly as you desire so been
there so sometimes but see here's the thing knowing that you're an eagle
soaring is different from feeling like an Eagles yes and that's that's a total
different thing although you may not feel like it you still know that's right
did you hear that knowing it is not feeling it
we can't always go by our feelings that is a really really great point well I
could hang out here all day with Naima and but Naima would you please leave our
listeners with one piece of advice because I think a lot of them are going
through a lot of the struggles and challenges that you just mentioned I
mean I know I did for a very long time. so what is one piece of advice that you
would offer to them the number one thing that I would say is don't be afraid to
discover who you are and don't be afraid to discover who you really are
yes it's it's a it's a tough process but when you fight against it it makes it
even more challenging when you really just surrender yourself to God and you
surrender to the process it's so it becomes so much more easier now you may
begin to experience things and learn things about yourself that you're like I
didn't know that no you know but it's part of the process
absolutely thing because again it's so freeing
oh so true freeing you know I've often said that if God's revealing it to you
then he can easily heal it oh that's good so well Naima this was wonderful
thank you so much we've really enjoyed having you. well that's all the time we
have for today but I want to take a moment to talk to my sisters out there
my gal pals and invite you to our upcoming of
and the promise conference. I love conferences and I love to plan but
I've recognized that not everybody is a planner so if you are considering
registering for the promise conference I want to encourage you to do that today
space is limited it is an intimate environment where we get to personally
minister to each other yes absolutely and I just want to encourage you listen
in order to experience change you first have to be the change and so I encourage
you come out it's going to be powerful women encouraging one another hearing
the word of God you don't want to miss it it's going to be life-changing and I
truly believe that it's going to change the trajectory of your life absolutely
so grab your tickets today do not delay I know you're busy I know you have a lot
of things that are going on but get this on your calendar and if you're
considering this for yourself or for a loved one I want to encourage you to
register for the promise conference today you will not regret it.