“In 2 Timothy 1: 9 Paul is exhorting Timothy to fulfill what was planned before time began. “... who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.” (2 Timothy 1: 9) Notice that purpose and grace were given to Paul and Timothy before time began. This is really interesting. This means that purpose and grace have been waiting on us to discover them from before time began. Purpose is what is written in the books of Heaven about them and grace was the empowerment to bring it into the realities of the Earth realm. This was given to them before time began or in the counsel of the Lord.”