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Susie Larson is the real deal. No pretense in this lady! You will laugh,
cry, and sigh as she shares her joys, sorrows, and humiliations. Get
ready to discover your buried passion. Be prepared to go deeper inintimacy with your Lord. This book will motivate and push you to
row! I iy rcommd Your Beautiful Purpose!
Lid Diow, uor oCalm My Anxious Heart
d co-uor oIntimate Issues
This is a vulnerable book, an honest book, a beautiul book lled
wi op d promi. God wi m you i p.
Jo Edrd, uor oWild at Heart,Captivating, d Beautiful Outlaw
Susie has such a beautiul way o making you eel at easein her
conversations and in her written word. She spills grace as she welcomes
you io r i d mk you ik youv kow r or yr. I
wy ook orwrd o ki wi r d m oord o v my
m ppr o i buiu work.
Ai Smi, uor d Wom o Fi pkr
For every woman who has ever wanted to dream big dreams or God,
i book i or you! Wi widom d ii, Sui Lro poi u
to the humble boldness and Spirit-led passion we need to ulll the
buiu purpo God did d id c o o u.
Jo Wvr, uor oHaving a Mary Heart
in a Martha World
Sui wri wi uc dr oy d compio you wi
coc o r immdiy. T wi k you o idd ruo God wi covic, cour, d quip you o wk i your
beautiul purpose. Not a word is wasted in this bookits pure gold!
Dr. Jui Sry, prid/co-oudr o Auic Iimcy;
pycooi d uor
Your Beautiful Purpose i rpr, prcic, d imy book.
Ui xmp rom r ow i, Sui iv wom r i
oo y d o iv uy wr o God ov wi d i
Hi purpo or ir iv.
Li Bvr, uor d pkr;
co-oudr o Mr Irio
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PpsDiscovering and Enjoying What
God Can Do Through You
S u S i e L a r S o n
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2013 by Sui Lro
Pubid by By Hou Pubir
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Librry o Cor Coi-i-Pubicio D
Lro, Sui.
Your buiu purpo : dicovri d joyi w God c do rou you /Sui Lro ; orword by A Vokmp.
p. cm.
Icud bibiorpic rrc.
ISBN 978-0-7642-1066-2 (pbk. : k. ppr)
1. Crii womRiiou i. I. Ti.
BV4527.L377 2013
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A portion o chapter 3 is adapted romEmbracing Your Freedom by Susie Larson (Chicago: Moody
Pubir, 2009), 178181, d i ud by prmiio.
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For My Dad
Who taught me how to fight.
For My MomWho taught me how to love.
For My Savior
Who taught me how to live.
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Contents
Forword by A Vokmp 11
Iroducio: Do You Biv Your Cd? 17
How o U Ti Book 23
Section One:
Embrace Your Purpose1. Biv Your Cd 27
2. Lov YourSory 39
Section Two:
Trust Gods Timing3. Wi o God 53
4. Fc Your Fr 65
Section Three:
Hear Gods Voice5. Dicr Your Prprio 816. Sic Your Emy 99
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Section Four:
Believe Gods Word7. Foow Hi Ld 1178. E Your Fi 137
Section Five:
Walk by Faith9. Fid Hi Groud 157
10. Sy Cour 175
Section Six:
Take New Territory11. Tk Nw Ld 195
12. L Lo, Fii Sro 213
Ackowdm 231No 235
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Foreword
My chronic illness ares. I cant nd my wallet. The kids are
oo oudui r omwr.
I cc my br.
I i, r i i: Now ook w you did.
I do w o kow w ju brok.
Bcu I kow I m.O mori i pri, I m rd o oor d i rd
to breathe and I cant gather all the pieces and I dont know
where peace is and how in the world I am going to piece together
a beautiul purpose here when everything just keeps slipping
rou my r o brk.
I v o word w rid kock o ro door d
d m jour mbod wi o imp word: PEACE.
How c kow?I od jour wi o imp, ruriy uiv
word mbod cro iPEACEd my ci drop o my
c d vryi rmb d r o odi o o my
ow brki, vryi ivi wy. Purpo. Pc. Please.
Tr r ro wy cri book d ir wy o your
d.
There are days when you are just desperate, just wild, justbou brki poibcu ui you udrd your
purpo, you ovrim your pc.
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Fwd
I go or walks down through the woods. Sit by the pond, pray,
rd Scripur. Wri i jour. Ru my d cro
one word: Peace. Some days the angst tightened around my chest
in a relentless grip as I walked home: How can I be a more patient
mother, a more loving wife, a more earnest disciple? How can
I become all God needs me to becomebefore I can do what
God called me to do? How can I abandon the pressures and
abide in His promises?
And how in the world do you move these things from what
you knowto what you breathe?I go away to a cottage or a ew days, soak in the Psalms.
Peace pools around my toes, wetting me, quenching me . . . and
bb wy i, o wv o worri ood i.
Peace may come feetingly as a reviving, necessary placebut
pc pc, i wy ik o buri of i o
dy; pc pc wi wy diip.
Places come and go. Tickets are expensive and the cost o
cof dd up.
I com om o oi, o kid, o my m, o m . . .
d I rd i ri r i Hi Word. Ly my d ri cro
the verse like a nding, like a beginning again, like pure beauty
my rur: For im i our pc (Epi 2:14).
And there is the crux o itpeace isnt ultimately a place.
Pc i uim Pro.
And the Person o Christ has an ultimate purpose in Christjust for you.
Listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying, or he speaks
pc o i iu pop (Pm 85:8 nlt), or Lord o
peace Himsel gives us his peace at all times and in every situ-
io (2 Toi 3:16 nlt).
W I rd p o Sui Lro, w I rd r
ori d r ri widom d r r ii d or dr wk wi our Svior, I ik omo d
up p o my Pc jour omo i owi
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mepractically, page by page, purposefullyhow to go deeper
with the Person o Christ, the purpose o my lie, and the peace
o my dy.
There are ew books that make you eel like you have just
ound a mentor, just ound a sisterjust ound out how to
od o o vryi kp ippi rou your r.
I do mr ow coic your i i.
I do mr ow o youv b wii, w your
op i, w your impoib pryr r.
I do mr ow brok you r.T Pric o Pc i b bid you ri owyou od-
i i book, bcu H kowd H picki up
pic o your pc.
To mk i moic o oii rc.
To pic you or or Hi o buiu Purpo.
So ur p . . . d br.
~A Vokmp
Bi uor oOne Thousand Gifts
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Bcu w kow i xrordiry dy i ju d, w
pry or you impry our God wi mk you or what hes called you to be, pray that hell ll your good ideas
d c o i wi i ow ry o i mou o
omi. I your i oor m o Ju, wi oor
you. Grace is behind and through all o this, our God giving
im ry, Mr, Ju Cri, ivi im ry.
2 Toi 1:1112 The Message
I im o bi joury o your i. My your r i you mbrc vryi God pd r.1
Bruc Wikio
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In t roduct ion
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God is in the process o educating us or uture service and
rr bi. Ad i w v id quii mk
us ready or a throne, nothing will keep us rom it once His
imi i ri.1
L. B. Cowm
Beautiful: Magnicent, Stunning, Delightul, Divine, Winsome,
Ei, AppiPurpose: Apirio, P, Covicio, Moivio, Rov,
Iio, Aim2
Bless you or picking up Your Beautiful Purpose. May God speak
dpy o your r d wk r purpo i your ou
you rd o.
I c your wodri i i book i or you, kow I had three women in mind while working my way through
p.
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T r i wom wi burid pio, dir i r
heart to be ullled. She lights up when she talks about what
d o ov o do omdy. Bu i m o r of, o u-
ib, wodr i duio, or ju drmi.
I thats you, this book is or you. God has a plan and purpose
or you that takes time to unold, requires your cooperation, and
goes beyond what your own mind can conceive. I pray youll
joi m o i joury God ri d rdi you or your
buiu purpo.
Im o iki o wom wo b o b dow bylie, had so many o her heartelt desires pushed aside, that shes
barely alive, hardly passionate. The lights gone out o her eyes,
i i moy duy, d qui ur i wy b i wy.
Shes araid to dream because shed rather not be disappointed.
I you, dr o, I wi I coud wrp my rm roud
you. Please hear me when I say, this book is or you too. I prayed
or you while writing this book. With all my heart I believe God
w o impr rwd op d ipird viio o you. H
wants to bring life back to your lie. Join me on this journey
and see i God wont breathe something resh and beautiul
io your ou.
Finally, Im thinking o the woman who is earnest in her walk
wi Ju bu do ro wi word ik dream or call-
ing. S ju w o b iu ri wr iv. S ov
her amiliar territory but lives unaware o the more God hasor r. Ad w buiu ou i! I you, I biv
roy i book i or you w. God w o dp
your impc, rc your i, d wid your iuc i
wy you prcy. Wi you joi m o i joury? I
pry you wi.
T c your di r ody wi br i your
u i God p d purpo or you o iearth. Jesus wants you to live with bold condence in His prom-
ises and humble dependence on His voice. He plans to transorm
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you io wom o purpo d d you o pc you coud
vr orwi o pr rom Him.
Whats so beautiul about our call is that God knows ull
w wom H i w H c u.
In his book Holy Ambition, Chip Ingram reects on the
pop God ov o u:
God has chosen very regular, ordinary, common people just like
you and me to accomplish the biggest events in all o human
iory. H ud ir o bri Hi So io i p.
H ud bu-cor workr o ri Him rom cidood dc Him bou i o iriy d worip. H ud com-
mo rm o y oudio or r rvouio
vr oucd word. Ad God w o u you d
God w o u m i m wy.3
Gods will or you is your best-case scenario. I marvel at how He
oviy k our brok pic, our d-up r, our wor
mik, d cr moic o buy impc word.Consider the desires in your heart. Pay attention to stories
ir up your pio. Dr o biv H w o u
the gits Hes imparted to you. Hes the one who put desires
in you H mi u Hi purpo for you. H c v
u wor i youv vr do, or wor i
v vr ppd o you, o c word rou you.
H dir o rorm you io umb, bod, d, d
cod wom wo ru Ju wi r vry br.
Joi m w wk o God-poibiii i our iv. I
k you o rd rou cpr pryruy d ou-
ully. May this be or you a lie-transorming, soul-stirring jour-
ney. I pray it will be. As you work through the pages o the book
you wi r o:
biv God dir mor or you o ju by;or rou xii d icurii od you
bck;
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put your ears under your eet and set your jealousies
id;
drm wi God bou your buiu i purpo;
udrd ow God i ui your curr ri o ri
you or rr purpo;
ic my codmi voic d u your r
o God o ovr your i;
y od o God promi i r, bod wy; d
walk orward in a new level o holy condence and humble
dpdc.
A Life of Promise
So w kid o i did God promi u? No y o. Bu
a powerul, world-changing, redemptive, miraculous lie that
overcomes hardship, dees the odds, deeats the giants, and
coqur r.
I w k God Hi word, H k u pc d work
rou u i wy wi cu or who knew us when,
o p bck, k ir d, d y, Tr has o b God
i v; o wy coud v ccompid o i or
bcom pro o r ow.
Jesus promised us an abundant lie, which in essence involves
copiou mou o ruiu, vi mou o ov, bu-d uppi o r d cour, d prou mou o
roiy. Ju cm o iv u life. S cm o i rom
u, o ki our drm d our pio, d droy vry i
o God-ipird prk d vrv wii u ( Jo 10:10).
Ju o promid duri our im o r, wd -
counter hardship, trials, and tribulations (see John 16:33). Well
be misjudged, mistreated, and misunderstood. Satan will doeverything he can to take us out. But here comes another promise:
Overwhelming victory is ours in Christ Jesus (see Romans 8:37)!
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Src Scripur your d you vr r vr
that speaks to our callingour purposeand o Gods aithul-
o Hi promi. Prp mo compi vr or m
w i com o our pr-ordid purpo o r i Ep-
sians 2:10: For we are Gods masterpiece. He has created us
w i Cri Ju, o w c do ood i pd
or u o o (nlt).
Do you cuy biv God w o u you? T H
buiu imjust for you? Ar you rdy o rb
od o God promi ri r, ri ow, o mr wyour circumc my b i you? Wi you dr o biv
God i worki i you ody o you wr you d o
o omorrow?
God i or you d ov id o ui you or Hi r
ory. Youv divi ppoim o iv ovrbud,
mor--ruiu i. Wi you ru Him ou o ook up
d iv Him your y? I pry you wi.Jesus created you with a very specic purpose in mind. To
iv powru, iic i id o you by God, you
mustwith God at your sideconront the bullies o ear,
insecurity, and ineriority. You must be gritty enough to walk
by i, b ciou ou o rb od o Hi promi d
never let go, and be humble enough to admit that you need Him
every single hour. He beckons you toward a battle, but you stand
o wii id.Look or Him in your circumstances and youll nd Him
there. May you dare to dream with God! You dont need to look
o or wom d o or ir iv d ci. You do
d o b cpivd by your r.
No one and nothing can deter you rom yourcallingnot
your obstacles, not the woman you constantly compare yoursel
o, d o v your p i d mip. Only unbeliefckeep you chained to mediocrity and a less-than lie. Will you
ru Ju d bi o mov orwrd i i?
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You have this one lie to live. What will you do with what
Christ has ofered you? Will you spend your energy trying to
present well, save ace, and pretend youre not insecure? Or
wi you r, c dow your r, d mbrc God-
cod, iic i you wr md or?
Do you kow dvi your poi wi rr
criy you do? T wy work ovrim o kp you
rom seeing who you really are in Christ. Lord willing, this book
will teach you how to ght, how to stand, and how to move
orward into the purposes God planned or you long ago. Youllr ow o ru God imi d br dicr Hi voic
you k c promid p o your joury.
May God open your eyes to all He has imparted to you! I
dare you to dream with God and walk out His stunning pur-
po or you.
A buiuy ovd wom o God, you d oy o ook
o Him wo d you joyuy wi riump.
My God b you you rd
~Sui Lro
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P u i book i wy mo ui
you. I you grow best in the context o a
wom Bib udy roup, pproc i
ix-wk udy d comp wo cpr
each week. Do the Study Questions on your
own and work through the Discussion Starters
during your group time. Your group leader may
w o dv dpr io udy quio duri
roup mi.
Also available is a DVD Study Companion, which
includes six thirty-minute segments that cover and expand
o mri i i book, wo cpr im. Tor,
book d DVD ow or udy roup o o ix-wk
udy om or curc.
A quick id o: Som o Dicuio Srr prob dpyand may eel too personal to address with others unless youre with your
co coid. You dcid wr you w o o wi Dicuio
Quio.
You my prr o work your wy rou book duri your o
im wi God d k your wy rou i wi w co irrid.
Eir wy, I cour you o o k i joury o. Ivi or o
stand with you, pray with you, and spur you on as you consider Gods beautiul
purpo d p or your i.I k you o di io Scripur wi cb r d b uy pr
with God as you work through the Study Questions at the end o each chapter.
Dr o k w rik you xpor Dicuio Srr d
o c cpr.
I want this book to eel like an encouraging note rom a riend,
ipiri you o b you wr m o b i Cri Ju. I biv
in you. And more important, Christ Jesus loves you and believes
youre worth His investment in you. God be with you as youdr o y od o Hi prooud promi d Hi buiu
purpo or you.
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