Game Plan - Designed On Purpose // Aaron Shaw

Game Plan - Designed On Purpose // Aaron Shaw

How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This message from Cedar Point Recovery zooms in on purpose, identity and faith, especially for those who feel like their past disqualifies them. Pastor Aaron Shaw kicks off a new "Game Plan" series, aimed at helping people in recovery move from knowing God and finding freedom to "discover purpose".

With a mix of straight talk and humour, he challenges anyone just "warming a seat" to realise that faith is meant to be active, not a one‑hour‑a‑week habit. A core theme is that shame and old labels don’t get the final say. Aaron repeats, "You're not a mistake. You were made on purpose," and anchors this in Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God's masterpiece...

so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." He explains that God doesn’t simply patch up broken lives: "Jesus doesn't repair you. He remakes you," stressing that a new identity in Christ is present‑tense, even for those who walked in feeling like "the biggest piece of crap". For people in addiction recovery who carry heavy guilt, this message insists that "your purpose predates your problems" and that "your past didn't cancel your design".

Aaron contrasts God’s view with the harsh labels of culture—"mistake", "damaged goods", "unwanted"—and invites everyone to question where those names really came from. He also pushes the idea that purpose isn't invented; it's found through serving and stepping out, sharing his own journey of fumbling through different roles at church until teaching children awakened his calling.

Practical actions close the talk: writing down lies about worth and crossing them out with scripture, surrendering parts of identity to Jesus, and taking one concrete step toward serving. If you’ve ever wondered whether God could still have a plan for you after your worst day, this message might be the nudge to see yourself as a masterpiece rather than a mistake.