Strategy Is Good. Faith Is Better. Purpose Is Non-Negotiable.

I love a good plan. Give me a whiteboard, a clean spreadsheet, and a quiet afternoon and I will run the numbers, map the process, and build the framework. Strategy isn’t just something I do. It's how I’m wired. I’ve been helping other people bring their visions to life for years. Clarity, structure, and systems are my sweet spot.

So you can imagine how hard it was when God told me to pause the planning and trust Him with the parts I couldn’t control.

Not trust Him with the part I already had a backup plan for. Not trust Him after I’d exhausted every logical option. But trust Him first before it made sense. Before I could explain it. Before I had it all figured out on paper.

And that’s when it hit me:

Strategy is good. But faith is better. And purpose? Purpose is non-negotiable.

When Strategy Becomes a Crutch

I didn’t realize how tightly I was holding onto my plans until God started changing them. Not because they were bad plans. But because they were small.

I had mapped out a multi-tier launch sequence, outlined the quarterly content calendar, and even color-coded the client journey... but I forgot to leave room for God.

I forgot that being purpose-driven means I don’t just ask God to bless the work. I invite Him to lead it.

And the truth is I had to repent. Because I realized I was leaning more on my gift of planning than on the One who gave it to me.

Learning to Plan and Hold It Loosely

One of the hardest and holiest lessons I’ve learned in this season is this: I can plan, but I must hold it loosely.

Tightly-held plans don’t allow room for God to interrupt. They leave no space for miracles, divine timing, or redirection that leads to something better than what I imagined.

Now, when I map out my strategy, I do it with open hands. I write it down. I count the cost. I build the steps. But I also say, “God, this is my plan but Your will, Your way, and Your timing.”

Purpose Is the Anchor Not the Outcome

What I’ve come to understand is this: Purpose is what keeps you steady when the plan changes.

It reminds you why you started. It helps you endure what doesn’t make sense. It anchors you when things are delayed, denied, or disrupted.

You’re not here to build something flashy. You’re here to build something faithful. And that kind of building requires both vision and surrender.

For the Purpose-Driven Woman Reading This

If you’re gifted in strategy like I am, this may be hard for you. You like things clean. Mapped. Predictable. But faith will stretch you. Purpose will test you. God will lead you down roads you didn’t pencil in.

And that’s a good thing. Because what He builds through you is far greater than what you could’ve built without Him.

So yes, keep planning. Keep using your brilliance, your spreadsheets, your workflows, and your brilliance.

But don’t forget to make room for the only strategy that never fails:

Faith.

Because strategy is good. Faith is better. And purpose? That’s your non-negotiable.