How to Identify
Your Purpose
In any
given situation, what you are determines what you see; what you see
determines
what you do.
-- Haddon
Robinson, Leadership, Vol. 3, no. 1.
See:
Mt 14:29-30; Ge 19:26; Pr 11:3
A
vision is the dominant
factor that governs your life.
It determines all
the choices you are making.
It's what's left
after all the layers are peeled away like an onion.
Clinging like glue
to the inside of your rib cage...
It's what your mind
naturally gravitates toward when it is not legitimately concentrating
on
something else.
It's ... what
determines your friendships and your relationships that you are
cultivating
...
It's what your
prayers are about--what you dream about and are giving money
toward.
-- Phil Grant,
Leadership,
Vol. 15, no. 3.
See:
Ps 43:5; Jn 3:14-15; Ac 7:55.
If these statements
above
are true, then don't you think we ought to know what our purpose in
life is?
Sobering as it may
appear,
many people including believers, are cruising aimlessly down this road
we call
life. The problem is, they seem to be cruising through the roughs and
rigors of
life---purposeless, meaningless, and without a definite destination.
If you don't know where
the
journey ends how do you know when you get there?
This problem seems to
be
further compounded by the religious establishment---an establishment
that has
struggled to give clear answers to perplexing questions. We have been
taught to
pray for God's will---to make sure that we are in the center of the
center
of the will of God. Fine rhetoric, but little practical application!
Hence, for
the average christian struggling continues. The struggle to
determine
your purpose is a depressing struggle; believe me, it can be seen on
the
countenances of those who do.
In our first book, Uncovering
the Hidden Stranger Within: Answering the Question of Identity, we
highlight six (6) questions that govern our lives on a daily basis.
They are:
1. The Question
WHY?: Deals
with my God-given PURPOSE.
2. The Question
WHEN?:
Deals with TIMING.
3. The Question
HOW?: Deals
with STRATEGY.
4. The Question
WHERE?:
Deals with ORIGIN and DESTINY.
5 & 6 The
Questions
WHAT and WHO?: Deal with IDENTITY.
I submit to you: these
are
the areas where most people struggle in their lives. For many, the
questions
above remain questions that will never find answers in a lifetime. This
is a
tragedy that can and should be avoided. It ought not to be so. May
your life
prove different in Jesus' name!
I would like to
highlight 3
main ways you can identify your purpose. The highlights
below represent an introduction to how we can ascertain our purpose.
Ultimately, we must on an individual basis discern the voice of God
regarding His purpose for our lives when He speaks to us.
(1) By
Calling:
This is when God
unfolds to
you what He wants you to do for NOW or for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Jeremiah 1:5
"Before
I
formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you
apart; I
APPOINTED you as a prophet to the nations."
Explanation: Every man
or
woman called by God is appointed by God, and not by man. It is God who
gives
the assignment.
Examples: He called (1)
Moses (2) Abraham (3) Gideon (4) Peter (5) Paul etc.
NOTE: The
delivery of
a call to a ministry assignment is absolutely independent of you, but
100%
dependent on God. However, fulfilling your assignment depends
absolutely on
your choice.
(2)
By
Search:
The Bible highlights
those
who had their callings revealed to them, but the vast majority of
people will
not know their purpose by a divine delivered assignment. So what do
they
do?
There is a New
Testament
scripture that gives a guarantee to this perplexing question.
Matthew 7:7-8
"Ask
and it will
be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be
opened to
you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who
knocks,
the door will be opened."
You discover by search
and
research. If you've searched for something you desperately need, you
search and
then research. Don't stop at a search, don't stop at an 'attempt.' You
stop
only after you have discovered what you started out searching for.
POWERFUL: Matthew
25:14-30
highlights 3 men who were given talents. Two of them traded with their
talents
and the 3rd man hid his. By burying his talent he failed to make a
discovery of
the inherent gifts he already possessed.
A. Start by writing
down
what your gifts are.
B. What are your core
values? (you will be amazed at how much you will discover from what you
value
in your life. Mother Theresa valued the poor. She discovered her
passion!)
C. Read healthy books
that
sharpen your ability to recognize your dominant gifts.
D. Seek the face of
God.
(3)
By
Pursuit of a natural inclination:
Some people are already
in
the will of God and they don't even know it. What are the "natural"
gifts, talents or abilities you possess? What problems are you most
passionately intolerant about? For Martin Luther King Jr. it was civil
rights,
for Thomas Edison it was innovation, for Albert Einstein it was genius,
for
T.D. Jakes it's emotional healing, for YOU it is....
What is that something
you feel you must solve before you exit this planet?
Could that be clue to
your
God-given purpose?
The proof of desire is
pursuit!
If you really desire
something, the evidence will show.
Psalm 37: 4
"Delight
thyself
also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the DESIRES of thine
heart."
Especially true to
academic
or professional areas.
It
involves the desire
to make an impact in a specific area.
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson
has
been involved in some of the most risky surgeries known to medical
science. He
continues to bring joy to families because he pursued something he
loves.
NOTE: Whether you
discover
your God-given purpose by: Calling, Search or a Natural inclination
each way when pursued to its desired end will produce a
fulfillment in life and in the kingdom.
Kayode Taiwo
Vision
For Life
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