Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish”
As humans we search for significance in everything we do! We wonder ‘why’ we are not this or that and if we are this or that we wonder why we didn’t do it better or how we can improve it. The idea that ‘purpose’ is important to us was given to us by God! He gives us vision to become and do. He gives us creativity! He made us and gave us purpose for a reason.
The Bible says in Psalm 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
The reason that God gave us a desire for purpose was that our minds would be challenged in ways that are creative and would draw others to Christ.
What we find however in our society is that we have taken this creativity that God instilled in us and have turned away from God and have used purpose in this life for our own gain instead. This has caused many problems and has caused us to turn away from God as though we do not need Him.
As believers we must settle the issue of ‘why am I here’ so that God can use us for bringing others to Christ in this life.
Do we have a purpose? Absolutely. We just have to understand what the purpose is and how God wants each of us to figure it out.
Psalm 138: 8 says “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; Your love, O Lord, endures forever – do not abandon the works of your hands.”
In this life we question everything and sometimes there are no answers and we are left to wonder. We wonder why we are not better at something; why our kids have problems; why we don’t have enough money; why our husband doesn’t think we are queen; why the washing machine and the lawn mower quit at the same time; why, why, why? The list can go on forever!
If we let the wondering run through our minds over and over again; we begin to feel defeated and pretty soon it affects everything in our lives; INCLUDING LOVING GOD! That is how Satan uses our questioning to defeat us!
The Bible says that ‘All things work together for good to those who love God’ and when we really BELIEVE that then we don’t spend our quiet time wondering why, why, why!
We get more focused on our purpose! Have you ever noticed that some people are more focused on their purpose than others? This is why.
When we believe the simple truths of the Bible and apply them in our lives; then God has an opportunity to open our minds to HUGE things.
Looking into our ‘purpose’ here helps us define who we are in Christ. Being sure of some things will keep our minds from wondering on the things that take us away from Christ!
Here are some ways to measure the value of ‘purpose’ in our life:
© Are we actively DECIDING to pursue God in our life? Are we giving our time to discovering how God can use us in His Kingdom? Are we bathing everything in our lives with loving God? When we do this we are actively seeking purpose in this life with the Lord and He gives us peace and joy. This decision is so important because we HAVE to settle it in our minds – we ARE living for the Lord no matter what! Ephesians 5:8-9
© DISCOVER WITH God what you were made to for the Kingdom! Each of us has talents, gifts, experiences, interests and personalities that God has created in us to use. Once we settle the issue of ‘why’ then we can look to the Lord and ASK Him to reveal to us what we should do and HOW we should do it. God WILL provide the answer in still, small ways and just a little at a time. God does not overwhelm us…we overwhelm ourselves. He tells us to ‘wait upon Him’ and He will reveal to us our gift! Since God is the one who created us; we should ASK the Creator to help us discover our purpose in this life! Job 12:10
© Let God DEFINE who you are! He will give each of us focus in this life and help us see where we should be and how we should act. We should not try to let other humans define us. ONLY God can do it. He alone reveals the heart and tries the heart. Jeremiah 17:9-10
© Are we DEVELOPING our life according to God’s Plan? Are we redirecting things all the time to get closer to God? Doing this will bring His purpose for us into focus more and keep God fresh before us. We should ALWAYS be growing and changing and getting closer to the Lord. We NEVER arrive at perfection; but should always be searching out new ways to get closer to the Lord – seeing His purpose for us becomes clearer the closer we get. 2 Peter 1:3-8
© Are we DEDICATING ourselves to God’s purpose in this life? Dedicating ourselves means that we are seeking after God and NOT turning toward the world. We are denying the world, turning away from sin and believing God more and more…growing in Him and not letting this world prevent us from believing. So many of us become discouraged over problems, trials and sin and God calls us to be dedicated to Him and believing Him even though we can’t understand problems in this life! Philippians 4:6-9
© Do we DEMONSTRATE the purpose of God so that others see God in us? Are we so dependent upon God that He can be seen in us in every aspect of our lives? God’s desire is that we grow in Him to a point that we are a shining light for Him to use. When things go wrong in our life; is our faith taking over? This is a demonstration of God’s love in us! James 2:23
© When we put all these things into ACTION; we find our DESTINY in Christ! It is easy to see our purpose when we are actively seeking God and putting into place all the plans He has for us! I can’t tell you your destiny in Christ and you can’t tell me mine; but if we are each seeking after God in a way that is active and our faith in God is STRONG; there will be no question about our purpose here on this earth! John 17:21-23
It is my prayer that you are actively pursuing God in such a way that His purpose is revealed to you in this life! God loves us so much and IF we are paying attention it is easy to see!
Activate Jesus in your life today by living out the life He has given you to live! Make Him first and He has this beautiful way of making all things come together in Him! What a huge promise from His Word! There really is FREEDOM in Him and I hope you are seeking that today!
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