Ephesians 1:11; 2:10; Psalms 57:2; Romans 8:28
The reality is that God
has a purpose for your life. It’s true. As much as a hammer, a spoon or a
chainsaw has a purpose, you have a purpose too. Often your greatest source of
discouragement comes from the fact that you’re not living out your purpose. You
could comb your hair with a hammer, but you sure would get discouraged and it
would hurt. You could chop down a tree with a spoon, but that would take
forever. You could cut your steak with a chainsaw, but that would be messy.
Understanding and living in the reality of your purpose is that sweet spot of
life where the tension of your amazing calling and the supreme promise of your
Maker line up. It’s a cocktail of awe and trepidation; the abundant life that
God has for us.
God has a way of giving
purpose to the pain of our past, as well as purpose for the future. It’s
strange that we weigh so many different factors when it comes to discovering
our purpose. When your iPhone acts up you take it to the Apple store, duh. If
we want to understand our purpose, we ought to pursue our maker for the answer.
Culture, parents, friends, media and even church leaders will try to answer
that question for you but the answer is only found by knowing your maker...God.
Spend a few minutes in prayer
remembering that prayer is a conversation, not a dissertation. Listen, wait,
ponder, dream and listen again. Invite God to speak to you and prepare to be
changed.
Adapted
From: Life On Mission - You Version
