Discover Purpose and Ignite Faith with Mark Delaney, Ep #147

By Tammy Burke

Most people don’t realize that their biggest problem in life is that they aren’t living out their purpose. That’s why Mark Delaney and his wife run an eight-week Purpose Mastermind, designed to help people get back the life they were made for. Mark meets with people to talk about their purpose and help them take steps toward it. They go from being lost in the wilderness to walking the path to purpose. 

Outline of the Episode

  • Learn more about Mark Delaney and Purpose Mastermind [1:07]
  • How the Purpose Mastermind experience is structured [6:01] 
  • Helping mobilize people to be who they were made to be [7:38] 
  • The Game Analogy: How you can look at life as a game [9:16] 
  • Applying the game attitude to every aspect of your life [12:00] 
  • Why it’s important to concentrate on your purpose [16:59] 
  • It’s time to discover the purpose God created you for [21:40] 

The Game Analogy: How you can look at life as a game

When Mark Delaney is “In the game” he’s focused on how to win. He’s thinking about accomplishing something with his teammates. He feels good about the problems he’s pursuing; they’re fueled by his purpose.

But if you’re living on the sidelines, you’re thinking that you don’t look good enough in your uniform. You’re focused on what your coach and teammates think of you. Maybe you eat too much popcorn. 

If you wake up trying to fix sideline problems in your life, you’ll miss that you belong in the game, not on the sideline. Until Mark was 46, he lived on the sidelines. He thought he couldn’t be in the game until he lost weight. He held himself back. He realized it’s what most people do. 

Something happens in our life and we disqualify ourselves from being in the game. But we think, “If I fix this problem, then I’ll be worthy of getting in the game.” 

Applying the game attitude to every aspect of your life

No one is supposed to live on the sidelines. God has a job for every one of us. You don’t have to be in ministry to live a life where you’re always in ministry. Ministry is about helping people move closer to Jesus. 

Your job and your community is the best place you can help people move closer to God. Every small interaction you have with someone is an opportunity. Once you shift your mindset, your entire life becomes ministry. 

The church experience is not meant to be the high point of your walk with God. It’s the launching point. It’s the huddle. What happens throughout the week in real life with people is where the highlights are meant to happen. 

Why it’s important to concentrate on your purpose

If we don’t know our purpose, our default setting is to be engrossed in our problems and our past. Because we can’t fix those things, we distract ourselves with things like shopping, screen time, and addictions. Most human dysfunctions come from not living the life we were made to live. There are three things about purpose that Mark believes with all his heart:

  • Purpose is something we can anchor our identity to. Without purpose, your identity is locked and attached to your past or your problems. But when you attach your identity to your purpose, you are aligned with God’s design for you.
  • Purpose gives you the perspective you need to overcome your past. Without purpose, you’ll continue to dwell on and live in your past. 
  • Purpose gives you the power to overcome your problems. If your problem is overeating and your only goal isn’t to eat, you’ll be driven to eat more. 

Mark notes that pursuing your purpose the wrong way leads to frustration. If you think your purpose is one exact thing, what happens if that exact thing doesn’t happen? What if you can’t do that thing? Do you give up on life? Will you spend the rest of your life sitting on the sidelines watching others live?

It’s time to discover the purpose God created you for. If you’re stuck dwelling on the past and your problems, reach out to Mark. The next online Purpose Mastermind Experience begins June 12, 2023. To Join, text “FREEDOM” to 918-401-9608.

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  • The next online Purpose Mastermind Experience begins June 12, 2023. To Join, text “FREEDOM” to 918-401-9608
  • Purpose Mastermind
  • Mark Delaney’s Website

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