PURPOSEFUL LIVING - PART 2

 PURPOSEFUL LIVING - PART 2

Purpose is the sum-total of your experience when you live according to God’s plan and will here on Earth. A life guided and driven by God is a life of Purpose. The Bible makes us understand that He makes everything beautiful in His time. Then, if you are working according to His time, then you are fulfilling purpose.

In us finding purpose, we have to know there is a targeted standard of God that is to be met. We see from the life of Biblical examples; men called by Purpose. First we see Jeremiah, who was called by God himself and given a task to carry out at hand. Also see Nehemiah, there was a problem to be solved at that time he found meaning to life(purpose). Before God hands you over to the Purpose He has for your life, there is always a task ahead of you; there is always a problem that needs to be solved. Then, your attempt to solving that problem is when and where you find Purpose. For Nehemiah, it was the broken wall of Jerusalem. Thus, in identifying Purpose, there is always a need to look inwardly "what do you think God has deposited in you" "what do you think you can possibly influence around you with what He has deposited in you". All these, among many questions are such we should have answered when boarding the flight of Purpose.

When talking about Purpose, there is always a problem to solve. You can either meet with Purpose while solving these problems or meet with Purpose solving this problem. Let's look at Moses; He was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro when He received His divine mandate. Right from the beginning, God's plan was to use him to bring the israelites out of slavery, but He couldn't until He started out as shepherd for Jethro's sheep. Remember, before He fled out of Egypt, he wasn't at all tolerant of the evil afflicted on the Israelites but He had no understanding of how to go about it. But he later met with destiny on his way searching. 

The world we all live in can be likened to a war-front, a battle field. Purpose is our weapon to overcome the battles of this world. They are strong battles but once your Purpose has been identified, it becomes easier to stand against them. 

God’s purpose for our life have a lot to do with our talents, gifts - inherent and acquired. Though having all these qualities does not mean you are fulfilling purpose; it is when used according to your creator plan i.e. making use of your potentials deposited in you as God has assigned to you, giving all Glory to Him and serving humanity.

The reason many people cannot find fulfillment in their place of work and in life is because they are doing the work that they have not been designed by God to do. Many people get into some work because their friends are doing it or because their friends are successful in it. They will say because my friend does it and he is successful or a friend of my friend has made a lot on that business; let me also go into it. Capital NO, it does not work like that. Ask your Creator what He has planned for you, Be in alignment with your creator, then he will work out everything according to His plan for you. He will also open your eyes to see what you are created to solve or do. Not everybody will go into business, ministry, medicine e.t.c. 

Just go on your knees, ask your creator what your design is made to do and very importantly listen.

God may not tell us a particular subject to study in school or a particular skill to learn but as long as you are at the center of His will then all things will work together for you. He will make sure that your time in the university or apprentice shop is not a waste of time but a process that will lead you or help you to fulfill destiny. What man calls disappointment is what God calls appointment to your next level. So enjoy the journey and the whole step towards your purpose in life.

To be continued.

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