What Moves Your Heart? Discovering Your God-Given Mission

TODAY'S FOCUS IS: Recognizing and Acting on the Burdens God Places in Your Heart

Feb 05, 2025

"Give, and it will be given to you." —Luke 6:38

What Breaks Your Heart? What Stirs Your Spirit?

Men of God, have you ever found yourself deeply moved by a situation—so much so that it lingers in your mind and spirit? Maybe it’s a struggling young man who reminds you of your younger self. Maybe it’s the fatherless, the broken, the addicted, or those stuck in the same cycles you’ve fought to break. When you see injustice, loss, or pain, something in you stirs.

That, brother, is not random. That is God’s voice.

When we surrender our lives to Christ, He does more than save us—He reshapes us. He gives us new hearts, new desires, new burdens. "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." (Ezekiel 36:26)

But here’s the thing: not every burden is yours to carry.

The Call to Move—But Not on Everything

The moment you begin to care about something deeply, you’ll hear a dangerous lie from the enemy:

"If you really loved God, you’d care about every need."

Lies.

God never asked you to fix everything. If you tried, you’d burn out, get discouraged, and become ineffective. The whole Body of Christ exists because we each have a specific calling.

Paul put it plainly:

"For the body does not consist of one member but of many… If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing?" (1 Corinthians 12:14-17)

The needs in the world are endless—but your mission is specific.

What moves your heart is not random. It’s God’s invitation.

Finding Your Assignment

Near the end of his life, St. Francis of Assisi prayed:

"I have done what is mine to do. May Christ teach you what is yours."

What if we lived that way, too?

Not doing everything. Not doing what someone else thinks we should do. But asking God:

"What is mine to do?"

Here’s the truth:

✅ You don’t have to care about everything, but you do have to care about something.
✅ You don’t have to fix the whole world, but you are responsible for the part God puts in front of you.
✅ You don’t have to help everyone, but you do have to help someone.

Your heart is not stirred by accident. It’s your assignment alert.

So, What Moves You?

Think about it, brother. What need, what struggle, what pain in others grips your heart the most?

✔ Is it fatherless young men who need a role model?
✔ Is it the broken marriages all around you?
✔ Is it the fight against addiction, knowing what it's like to battle demons?
✔ Is it men who are spiritually lost and need bold leadership?

God is calling you specifically to something. But if you ignore that call, you’ll feel an emptiness—because you were built for more than survival.

You were built for Kingdom work.

What Do We Do?

1. Pay Attention to What Stirs You

What do you always notice?
What injustice, pain, or need stirs something deep in you?
Where do you feel a righteous frustration—a sense that “this isn’t how it should be”?

2. Seek God in Prayer

Ask boldly: “Lord, what is mine to do?”
Ask Him to make it clear what part of the fight is your assignment.

3. Take a Small First Step

Find one person who represents the burden in your heart.
Encourage them. Pray for them. Help them in a practical way.
No big announcements. No grand gestures. Just obedience.

Challenge of the Week

This week, I want you to:

✅ Write down one need that deeply moves you.
✅ Pray for clarity—what is yours to do?
✅ Take one simple step. Serve one person.

Remember: God did not call you to fix everything. But He did call you to something.

Let’s Pray

Father,
I don’t want to live passively. I don’t want to waste my life waiting for someone else to step up. Stir my heart for what You’ve called me to do. Show me who I am meant to help, lead, and serve. Give me the courage to take action. Let me be obedient—even when it’s small, even when it’s inconvenient. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

This is where your life changes. This is where your mission begins.

Brother, what moves your heart is not random.

Let’s Get to Work!

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