By Steve Conley | Academy of Life Planning
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” — Jeremiah 1:5
“He has created us for a life of good deeds, which He prepared in advance for us to do.” — Ephesians 2:10 (TEV)
For centuries we’ve been taught to chase purpose as though it were a prize we must earn — a career to find, a mission to invent, a brand to build. But true purpose is not a creation of the ego; it’s a remembrance of the soul. It’s not a strategy. It’s a return.
Remembering What Was Always There
In the GAME Plan, we begin every journey by uncovering the Goal — the seed of intention that already exists within us. Our Significant STORIES System helps us listen for the pattern that life has been whispering all along: our values, our talents, and the moments that made us feel most alive. From that pattern, we craft a Purpose Statement — not to invent a future, but to remember who we were before the world told us otherwise.
This is the essence of the scriptures above.
Jeremiah hears, “Before I formed you, I knew you.”
Ephesians reminds us that we are “created for a life of good deeds prepared in advance.”
Both speak of design before decision, intention before action, being before doing.
Purpose, then, is not discovered through striving — it’s remembered through stillness.
When Intention Becomes Form
Once we remember who we are, the rest of the GAME Plan unfolds naturally:
- Actions become directed energy, channelled toward service.
- Means arise as structure and resource — the scaffolding of purpose.
- Execution manifests as the visible expression of that inner knowing.
Each cycle renews itself, transforming vision into reality and restoring harmony between life and money. In this way, planning becomes a sacred act — an alignment with what creation has already prepared.
Living the Script
From this remembrance we translate purpose into practice:
- A Purpose Statement declares our next chapter — our favourite future.
- Affirmations become daily alignments with truth.
- A Life Script turns belief into behaviour.
These are not tools of ambition but instruments of remembrance. Each brings us closer to the life that was waiting for us all along.
The Ministry of Empowerment
My own path from banking to the Academy of Life Planning was not a reinvention but a recollection. I simply remembered why I cared — to restore truth, trust, and freedom in finance, and to help others do the same. That is the heart of my ministry: replacing extraction with empowerment, remembering that wealth was never meant to enslave but to liberate.
A Call to Remember
The world doesn’t need more people chasing purpose; it needs people remembering it.
When you live from remembrance, work becomes worship, planning becomes prayer, and every good deed becomes a continuation of creation itself.
Because before you were formed, you were known.
Before you acted, the path was prepared.
Your purpose isn’t waiting to be invented — only to be remembered.
Ephesians 2:10b in the Today’s English Version (TEV) — also known as the Good News Bible (GNB) — reads:
“He has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.”
✨ Breakdown & Meaning
1. “He has created us for a life of good deeds”
This reminds us that our purpose is not just existence or belief, but active goodness. The phrase emphasizes that we are crafted with intention — our design includes doing good. The Greek verb poiēma (translated “created”) means work of art or masterpiece. So, we’re not random beings; we’re divine creations meant to embody goodness through action.
2. “Which he has already prepared for us to do”
This part reveals a sense of destiny — that before our conscious choices, there were paths of goodness already aligned with our nature. It doesn’t mean predestination in a rigid sense, but that the flow of creation itself is set up for harmony and service. When we act in goodness, we’re aligning with divine order rather than forcing something unnatural.
🜂 Spiritual Interpretation (for the Holistic Wealth Planner)
For someone working in service and alignment — like in our framework — this verse speaks to purposeful design:
- Each person is born with an inner calling to contribute to collective well-being.
- “Good deeds” are not imposed rules but expressions of our true nature when we act from integrity and love.
- The “prepared paths” represent our life’s alignment with the flow of divine intelligence — what the GAME Plan calls the productive cycle of Goals, Actions, Means, and Execution.
When we follow that inner guidance — conscience, compassion, creativity — we walk those pre-prepared paths of good, fulfilling both our own potential and the greater design of life.
In the Armenian Bible (Աստվածաշունչ) — translated from the ancient Classical Armenian (Grabar) text — Ephesians 2:10 reads:
«Քանզի մենք նրա ստեղծագործությունն ենք՝ ստեղծուած Յիսուս Քրիստոսի մէջ՝ բարի գործեր կատարելու համար, որոնք Աստուած նախապատրաստեց, որպէսզի մենք դրանց մէջ ապրենք։»
(Kanzi menk nra steğtsagorts’yunn enk — steğtsvats Hisoos K’ristosi mej — bari gortser katarelu hamar, voronk Astvats nakhapatrastets’, vorbesi menk drants mej aprenk.)
🕊 English rendering:
“For we are His creation, made in union with Jesus Christ to do good works, which God prepared beforehand for us to live in.”
✨ Commentary on the Armenian nuance
The Armenian version preserves the sense of divine artistry and purposeful life path:
- “Ստեղծագործութիւն” (steğtsagorts’yun) literally means a work of creation — not merely “made,” but artistically brought forth, echoing the idea of being a divine masterpiece.
- “Նախապատրաստեց” (nakhapatrastets’) means prepared in advance, suggesting the pre-ordained harmony of our deeds with divine intention.
- “Ապրենք” (aprenk) means to live, not just to do — indicating that good works are not occasional acts, but a way of life.
🌿 Spiritual Insight (Holistic Interpretation)
In the Armenian understanding — shaped by early Christian mysticism — this verse reflects the synergy of divine will and human action:
- God’s preparation is like the blueprint of the soul’s potential.
- Our living in those works is the embodiment — the execution stage of creation.
In our GAME Plan language, this aligns beautifully:
- Goal (Purpose): We are created with intent — divine design.
- Action: Living out that intent through good works.
- Means: Guided by Christ-consciousness (divine unity).
- Execution: Embodying that goodness in the world.
🌀 The Scriptural Mirror of the Significant STORIES System
“He has created us for a life of good deeds, which He has already prepared for us to do.” — Ephesians 2:10 (TEV)
At the heart of this verse lies the same truth the GAME Plan uncovers:
we are created with intention, and our purpose is already written within us.
The task of life is not to invent meaning but to remember it — to rediscover the divine pattern we were born to live out.
✨ How It Maps to the GAME Plan
| GAME Plan Phase | Spiritual Reflection from Ephesians 2:10 |
|---|---|
| Goal (Significant STORIES System) | “He has created us…” — Recognise yourself as a divine masterpiece. Your Life Purpose is encoded in your being. |
| Action | “…for a life of good deeds…” — Transform intention into service. Every value-aligned action is a sacred expression of purpose. |
| Means | “…which He has already prepared…” — The resources and opportunities for fulfilment already exist. Align your talents and gifts to access them. |
| Execution | “…for us to do / to live in.” — Purpose isn’t theory; it’s a way of life. The life script you write is the living prayer of your soul. |
🕊 From Scripture to Practice
- Purpose Statement: Your modern expression of “created for good works.” It’s your declaration of divine design — what you’re here to bring into the world.
- Affirmations: Daily alignment cues that reinforce the truth of your creation — “I am a vessel of good; I live in the path prepared for me.”
- Life Script: Your conscious collaboration with divine intention — the written story through which destiny becomes lived experience.
🌿 Integration Insight
Ephesians 2:10b is not a command; it’s a reminder. The “good works” are not chores assigned by an external authority — they are the natural fruit of living authentically.
When your Purpose Statement, Affirmations, and Life Script harmonise, you’re walking the path that “was prepared in advance,” embodying the unity of divine design and human creativity — the essence of the GAME Plan.
In the Significant STORIES System, we discover that purpose is not something we invent — it’s something we remember. Just as Ephesians 2:10 reminds us that we were “created for a life of good deeds, which were prepared in advance for us to do,” our life’s calling is already woven into our talents, values, and experiences. The GAME Plan simply reveals that pattern. When we express our purpose through a clear Purpose Statement, daily Affirmations, and a living Life Script, we step into the flow of creation rather than fighting against it. Whether viewed through spiritual language or human-potential psychology, this is the moment when design becomes destiny — when intention turns into impact.
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