Have
you ever asked yourself the question “What on earth am I here for?” I think we all have either asked the question
to ourselves, or have thought about it. I
have asked myself the question. The reason
why was because I had a desire to accomplish all that I was created to do. I wanted to know my purpose for being alive,
so I could make a difference in the world.
Life is a journey and it is all about understanding why we are born and knowing
our purpose, so we can use our gifts and talents to fulfill the reason why we
were placed on this earth. The word
“purpose” means the reason for which something exists or done, made or
used. Fulfilling our life’s purpose is
about achieving our dreams and ambitions we feel we were created to do. As we grow up and mature, we can come to know
our purpose and pursue it. We must realize whatever we may feel called to do, it
will include us helping and benefiting others.
That’s why it is important that we try to understand our life’s purpose so
we can achieve it.
When
it comes to understanding our purpose in life, I believe we can find the answer
by looking to God. In fact, Rick Warren who
is a pastor wrote a book titled “The Purpose Driven Life - What On Earth Am I
Here For”. Many people who desired to
know their purpose and meaning in life bought the book, and it was on the New
York Times best sellers list. In the first
section of the book called “Day 1 - It All Start with God”, he says when
referring to life it’s not about you. He
explains, “The purpose of life is far greater than your own personal
fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, your
career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on
this planet, you must begin with God.
You were born by his purpose and for his purpose. The search for purpose of life has puzzled
people for thousands of years. That’s
because we typically begin at the wrong starting point – ourselves. We ask self-centered questions like “What do
I want to be? What should I do with my life? What are my goals, my ambitions, my dreams
for my future? “ But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life’s
purpose. The Bible says in Job 12:10,
“It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone’s life is in his
power. ”
I
believe Rick Warren was saying to us, the true purpose of life comes from a
relationship with God through Jesus. It
doesn’t come from people, events, job, or material wealth. No person or thing can give our life meaning
and purpose, only God who created us can do it. The right perspective of life can help us to fulfill
our purpose, and honor Him through our achievements. In fact, here are five things that can help
us discover and fulfill our purpose, which are: passion, preparation, plan,
priority, and path. Today we will cover passion
and preparation.
·
Passion – It is having a love
for something we enjoy doing. Passion
can help us discover our purpose. When
referring to fulfilling our life’s purpose, passion involves doing something we
desire to do because we enjoy it. You
aren’t just doing something only to make money, but you are doing it because
you love it. The bonus is since you are
good at it, you are able to make money doing it, but your whole desire is to
help impact people.
·
Preparation – Once we come to know
what our purpose in life is, it is important for us to work hard in order to
get ready for fulfilling it. Preparation
for fulfilling your purpose might mean reading book(s) on the subject of your
calling, or taking some classes in order to get ready for accomplishing your
calling. No matter whatever the area in
life involving our purpose, we must be willing to do everything possible in
order to fulfill our calling.
We
were created for God’s purpose to honor Him with our life, as we live out our
life’s purpose here on earth. Passion
helps us to discover our life’s purpose, and preparation gets us ready for
fulfilling it. I am fulfilling my life’s
purpose through “Living In The Family”.
My desire is to impact people helping them to have healthy and strong
marital and family relationships, and one of the ways I am doing this is by writing
blogs on the subject of marriage and family.
As a man I have developed into the husband and father that I am today,
and because of it I am able to write about it in my blogs. Whether your purpose is being an entrepreneur
owning your own business, running a nonprofit organization, leading a group of
people in an organization, leading a family or marriage in the home, pastoring
a church, or achieving whatever your desires are in life. Life is about doing what we were placed on
this earth to do, which is to fulfill our life’s purpose.
Would love to hear your thoughts, questions, or feedback.
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