Lakewood Midweek | Tailor Made: Purpose in Your Story

Main message: God tailor-makes each person’s purpose, and we can trust His word and direction over our own expectations. The sermon encourages listeners to seek God’s “why” for their lives and to pursue what matters to Him, even when it doesn’t make immediate sense.

Key points:

• Jeremiah 1 shows that God asks, “What do you see?” and watches over His word to fulfill it.
• The speaker’s childhood testimony: his father’s life was transformed when he turned to God, which changed the whole family.
• As a child, he felt God tell him he would be a doctor, and he later became a transplant surgeon.
• Purpose unfolds over time; God was shaping skills, opportunities, and assignments long before they made sense.
• God custom-fits calling like bespoke clothing: it is made specifically for one person, not off a mold.
• When believers put their “why” in God’s hands and obey His priorities, He handles the details and fights their battles.
• King David’s capture of Jerusalem was used as an example of pursuing God’s purposes first, even when they seem risky.

Scriptures mentioned: Jeremiah 1:11-12, 1 Chronicles 11, Matthew 5:35