Carson Case - Born For It: 90 Days and 90 Ways to Discover Your Gifts and Purpose

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Born For It

Copyright 2019 by Carson Case

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Epub Edition March 2019 9780310767596

ISBN 978-0-310-7673-50

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Contents

A nyone who personally meets my man Carson Case knows he is the most passionate person for Jesus of our generation. The reason I stand so strongly for this book of devotions he has written is because I stand so strongly for who Carson is as a person. Hes living his life exactly the way Jesus calls us all to liveabundantly and in the community of others. I dont care if youve been a Christian your whole life or hate Christianity, this book and what it has to say will make your life better. Maybe you picked this up by chance, but youre reading it now for a reason. We all desire a better life. A more fulfilled life. A life with passion and meaning. Born For It reminds us that no matter where you are in lifeif youre a student trying to get through school, if youre working toward becoming a pastor or missionary, or if you are a stay-at-home mom, God wants so badly to use you to impact this world! What my good friend Carson has written is guaranteed to set a fire inside of you, encourage your soul, and remind you of Gods ever-present promises.

Get pumped. Get excited. Get ready for a more fulfilling life. And lets jump in!

Cole LaBrant

H ave you ever questioned what you were made to do? Like who are you, what does it mean, and are you even gifted at anything in this life? I spent so many of my early years living without purpose. At seventeen, I was hit with an unexpected injury to my lower back, leading to immediate surgery. I lost any hopes of playing college basketball or football. At that point in my life, I spiraled into a search for hope and a new beginning. And I discovered who I was meant to be and what I was meant to do.

We werent meant to do life alone. We werent made for something ordinary. We were born for something. We must do away with the thinking that if we arent raised or built up in a certain way, then God cant use us for something in this world.

There is an extraordinary call for you to use what God has given you and influence your world. You dont have to be the next preacher, but you can be the next you. No, you right now, have been born to do something. The Born For It mentality is one that believes in growing into what God has made you to do. Maybe you dont have it all figured out yet. Thats okay. Maybe youre still searching for some answers. No problem.

Together we will seek what God has for you. We will start believing. We will take the steps needed to be the best we can be.

As you take baby steps and big steps on your journey, you will fail, make tough decisions, and gain/lose many people. At the end of the day, remember what God has spoken.

You have purpose.

You were made for a faith-filled life.

You need other people.

You have a story to tell.

My story didnt end when I got injured years agono, it had just begun. God saw a picture bigger than I could imagine. And now Im walking in everything he had planned.

Its one thing to have direction and be good at something, but its another thing when you live with hope bigger than yourself. When you grab hold of real hope, your best life will come into view. The life you were born for.

You are born for it.

Carson Case

O ur generation believes everything should happen instantly and that life is like a microwave, that things should happen right when we want. But the whisper Ive heard lately is Not yet. The best things are built through many days and nights. You are being molded right now. You are being shaped. Your heart is taking leaps to new places. It takes time. Maybe you need to hear that you arent ready. The job isnt yours yet. If you went to that college, you wouldnt be prepared for what youd find. Even that dream you see, it wont flourish just yet.

God has put some of our wants on hold because he knows that if we had them right now, we would ruin them. We would ruin what we arent ready for. I want to help you hold tightly to your dreams and to your process of getting there. Dont cheat whats on its way. Take a breath in your current situation and believe a couple of things...

YOULL BE READY IN DUE TIME.

YOURE GROWING, AND THATS A GOOD THING.

ITS NOT OVER, ITS JUST NOT NOW.

dont hold back

[Your Notes]

Y ep, it happened. The hurt felt like nothing else, but you arent there anymore. You are standing on new ground, in a new spacea new place. You arent the you you used to beand thats a good thing. Im not writing this to tell you something new, Im writing this to remind you: look how far youve come. Look at the peace you now have that you lacked long ago. Remember those tears you were crying six months ago? Remember that person who broke your heart and never came back? Remember the dream that failed over and over? Remember the pain your family went through? You need to know that youve made it this far and God isnt about to fail you now. Hes standing next to you. Continue to step forward knowing that the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place. Youre that much farther along, and a new season is on the rise.

THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO FEEL LIKE QUITTING NOW.

THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO NEED A FLARE IN THEIR FIRE.

THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO FEEL LIKE THEIR STRENGTH IS FAILING.

dont hold back

[Your Notes]

H ow about you give it a shot? I dont know what has been constantly aching on your mind, but you do. Right now, in this season, you have a decision to make. We all do. What is on your heart? Believe in it. Grab it. And dont let it go. This is that sign youve been praying for. This is the time. Maybe youve wondered. Maybe youve asked trusted people around you. Maybe youre at a point of no return. Say yes today. Not to the foolish things. Not to what used to be. Not to being an idiot and running toward whats not good for you. But yes to a leap of faith, yes to the thing that scares you but will pay off. Its been pressing on your heart for so long. God put it there, and it has purpose