You were designed for Purpose – Your life counts

 

For the most part Christians have come to the realisation and accepted the fact that we were all designed for a purpose, however all too often I hear it being said (I might even have said it in the past myself) that I will fulfil my purpose when I get older, when I finish university, when I get married, when I become a mother.  No matter what stage we are at in our lives we are able to fulfil purpose, we just need to seek God’s face for what that purpose is at that moment in our life and walk according to the Spirit’s leading.

Throughout scripture we are told of many purposes that we as children of God have - to get closer to God, to do good works, declaring God’s greatness to all the earth, to praise and worship God etc but the common link that all these purposes seem to have is that we are designed to bring glory to God’s name (Isaiah 43:6-7) that surely means that right from birth we have a purpose, we of course don’t know this but nether-the-less the purpose is there.

Are you looking at yourself and thinking that you are nothing special, have no talent to speak of, have nothing to give to another human being?  Please don’t minimise your role in life, no matter which stage of your life you are at, God has placed something in you that will bring glory to His name and that will help another person.  It might just be your smile, your shoulder to cry on, your caring nature; what counts most is that you love God and others and that you are faithful to do the things that bring glory to God.

Through our gifts, talents and abilities God will be glorified through us when we use what He has blessed us with, this gift or talent is not just given to pastors, or gospel singers, or deliverance ministers, or those with large amounts of money it is given to us all.  When we use these gifts, others will notice and God who is glorified in it will reward us.  When we use our purpose as God intends us to we will flourish, find inner peace and joy.

When you seek God’s help in recognising and fulfilling your purpose that purpose is limitless, so long as we are willing to be used by God, He will continue to use us, the moment we decide not to be used He will not force us because He has given us a choice to chose His will or our own.

Have you prayed about your purpose; if not why not ask God to reveal it to you, you may be very surprised at how God opens your eyes and where He leads you.  If you have prayed and know your purpose in life are you using it as God intends, if not, please let us get back to the road that God has paved for us, don’t forget that someone’s life could be brighter because of YOUR purpose fulfilled.

Romans 8:19

For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God

Meditate on: Exodus 9:16, 2 Chronicles 15:7, Ephesians 2:10, Isaiah 43:6-7, Roman 12:4-8