PURPOSE: WHY AM I HERE?
“God has MADE US what we are. He has CREATED US in
Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has PREPARED FOR US
to DO.”
Ephesians 2:10 [Emphasis mine]
“The purpose of life is
not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, and
to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In our previous study, we looked at knowing
who you are – your identity. In this study, we will focus on knowing your
purpose. Identity deals with who God wants you to BE while purpose deals with
what God wants you to DO.
Your purpose is what you were
uniquely or specially made, created and prepared to do by God. Nothing will
make God happy after your salvation like doing what he made you, created you
and has prepared you to do.
There are seven (7) things you
need to know about God’s purpose for your life:
o Purpose
is the reason why you were born into your family, community, nation and this
world.
o Purpose
is the reason why you have survived the different challenges of life.
o Purpose
is the reason why you have special abilities, gifts and talents.
o Purpose
is the reason why you are highly intelligent, educated and skillful.
o Purpose
is the reason why you have a special passion and desire to help a specific
group of people.
o Purpose
is the reason you have a different personality or temperament.
o Purpose is the reason why you are saved from sin and
adopted as God’s own child.
Without purpose, God does
nothing. You are here for a reason. God’s purpose for your life was designed
before you were born into this world. You were born to fulfill that specific
purpose here on earth.
Since God designed your
purpose, only God can reveal the same to you. You can discover your talent but,
God’s purpose has to be revealed by Him through His Word, His Spirit, His
Servant and by any other means He chooses to use.
Nothing excites the devil like
a man or woman who has money, marriage, ministry, good looks, degrees,
connections and fame but lacks a clear understanding of God’s purpose for his
or her life. The devil is always threatened by believers in Christ who have a
clear understanding of their purpose and are committed to pursuing and
fulfilling it.
There are eight (8) things to
remember about God’s purpose for your life:
1.
God’s purpose will always create an unusual discomfort or dissatisfaction in
you for something He has enabled, equipped and empowered you to change or
improve.
2.
God’s purpose will always inspire (trigger) in you a special desire to always
help a particular group of people (teenagers, children, couples, singles,
single parents, undergraduates, graduates, artisans, villagers, retirees, old
people, sex workers, prisoners, etc). If you pursue your God given purpose, it
will lead you to peace, provision, and prosperity.
3.
God’s purpose will always reach your emotion and unlock your compassion at the
sight or hearing of something He wants you to do something about.
4.
God’s purpose will always show you the gap or what is missing in a place or
somebody’s life in order to add value to the place or person. It will give you
an unusual ability to see what others don’t see (not for criticism) but for
change or improvement.
5.
God’s purpose will always create in you a special love for something or someone
and it will release upon you an exceptional wisdom for such a thing or person.
You will always have an unusual wisdom for what you love.
6.
God’s purpose will always make you enjoy doing something even without being
recognized or rewarded for it. Find what gives you joy, do it excellently and
it will take care of your future.
7. God’s purpose will always cause people to remember and
celebrate you. Give attention to what people always remember you for.
Activities:
1.
Which of the statements in this study connects with you, why?
2.
Is there a statement you don’t
understand or a question you would like to ask?
3. From the following scriptures kindly identify and
write out what the Bible says about God’s purpose: Proverbs 19:21, Jeremiah
1:4-1, Acts 26:16, Romans 8:28
Kindly drop your comments, questions, contributions and views, the 12 Secrets will continue next week, precisely on Sunday. Thank you
.....content from TTC CTC Manual.
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