WHAT IS MY PURPOSE Even though I am new to the blog scene, I have been writing the INNER QUEST for a number of years. From time to time I will be sharing a past IQ for your viewing. These will be titled and dated like the one below.
INNER QUEST #183 WHAT IS MY PURPOSE Jan. 10, 2004
COLOSSIANS 1:16 For through him God created everything in heaven and on earth. The seen and unseen things, including spiritual powers, lords, rulers, and authorities. God created the whole universe through him and for him.
PSALMS 33:10, 11 The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations; he keeps them from carrying out their plans. But his plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally.
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31-33 Well, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do it all for God’s glory. Live life in such a way as to cause no trouble either to Jews or Gentiles or to the church of God. Just do as I do; I try to please everyone in all that I do, not thinking of my own good, but of the good of all, so that they might be saved.
Dear Friend,
When was the last time you asked yourself, "What is the purpose of life? What is my purpose?"
What caused you to ask these questions?
It doesn’t matter what age you are or what position you may have in society, those questions come to a person from time to time. The questions may rise when your next phase in life is starting or a career change is about to happen, it may be just a frustrating period of time when you feel an emptiness in your value or just a time of reflecting on the past and pondering the future. Knowing your purpose in life and how you are to live it can cause great emotional and physical stress, if there is any instability going on that is blocking your vision on the directions you need to take.
This week has shown me that there are people all around us that are looking for answers to where they are heading in life. Some are so lost that it leaves me wondering, how in the world can I help or if anybody can get through to them and let them know that there are answers to their questions. Some answers don’t come easy, but you must be willing to go to the extremes if necessary.
God gives you a purpose for your life, to serve God and to please God in all that you do. Pretty simple isn’t it? No, you say? Well....you are absolutely right. Even though we were created by God in his own image, God gave us the freedom to choose what we do with our lives. There in lies the problem. We forget where we came from and tend to live out our lives the way we want to. When we do that and go against what God intended for us to do, we fall. Sometimes, we fall so hard that getting back up can be a real challenge. The sad thing is, is that some can never get back up and they remain down, living a life with unfulfilled dreams and little hope.
But there is hope and your dreams can be fulfilled and if you do fall, you will be helped back up.
But you must be willing to seek out what specific purpose God has for you.
It really doesn’t matter what kind of Job or career you chose or if you chose to stay home and and be a full time parent. What’s important is that you do everything you can, with the abilities you have for the sake of the others. Do everything you can for your co-workers, your patients, you clients, your students, your congregation, your friends, your family and your children so that they will benefit from your efforts. When you put the others first you will see the purpose God has for your life. No matter what your professional position is or your non paid duties are, you need to take the role of a servant as Jesus deed. Jesus, the son of God, our shepherd, pilot, leader, Lord and savior often took the role of a servant to show us that we must be willing to give of ourselves if we are to have a life worth living. No man or woman is greater than the other that they cannot serve one another.
Having a great life does not mean having everything come to you or you always getting what you want. Instead, you must strive to give of yourself and do for others first, then you will gain what it is you need and if it is to be, you will get the things you want.
Sometimes, the activities we do or the professions we have that guide our purpose in life changes through the course of time and we need to readjust what we are doing, so that we can pursue what it is we need to do. It does you no good to remain in an area where you have done everything you can do and no longer feel you are growing or feeding others in there needs.
Having a purpose in life is not catering to your own self indulgence. That is a selfish way to live and no one benefits from it, including your self. If you think and do only for yourself you will soon become isolated. There is no purpose in that.
You are a person that God has given special talents to, for you to use in helping others to have a better life. Some of those talents will take time to learn and some will be needed at different stages in your life. All that is asked is that you give it your best shot and not to give up when it doesn’t go well. There are others whose purpose is for them to help you, so that you will also have a better life.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes along the way or to be too harsh on yourself when you do. We all make mistakes, but we can be forgiven as long is there is effort to do better.
To find out what your purpose in life is and in what way you are to use it, you must keep learning all you can, in the best way that is right for you. The answers and directions are there for you. Your purpose in life is waiting for you, but it is up to you to put it into action.
INNER QUEST #183 WHAT IS MY PURPOSE Jan. 10, 2004
COLOSSIANS 1:16 For through him God created everything in heaven and on earth. The seen and unseen things, including spiritual powers, lords, rulers, and authorities. God created the whole universe through him and for him.
PSALMS 33:10, 11 The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations; he keeps them from carrying out their plans. But his plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally.
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31-33 Well, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do it all for God’s glory. Live life in such a way as to cause no trouble either to Jews or Gentiles or to the church of God. Just do as I do; I try to please everyone in all that I do, not thinking of my own good, but of the good of all, so that they might be saved.
Dear Friend,
When was the last time you asked yourself, "What is the purpose of life? What is my purpose?"
What caused you to ask these questions?
It doesn’t matter what age you are or what position you may have in society, those questions come to a person from time to time. The questions may rise when your next phase in life is starting or a career change is about to happen, it may be just a frustrating period of time when you feel an emptiness in your value or just a time of reflecting on the past and pondering the future. Knowing your purpose in life and how you are to live it can cause great emotional and physical stress, if there is any instability going on that is blocking your vision on the directions you need to take.
This week has shown me that there are people all around us that are looking for answers to where they are heading in life. Some are so lost that it leaves me wondering, how in the world can I help or if anybody can get through to them and let them know that there are answers to their questions. Some answers don’t come easy, but you must be willing to go to the extremes if necessary.
God gives you a purpose for your life, to serve God and to please God in all that you do. Pretty simple isn’t it? No, you say? Well....you are absolutely right. Even though we were created by God in his own image, God gave us the freedom to choose what we do with our lives. There in lies the problem. We forget where we came from and tend to live out our lives the way we want to. When we do that and go against what God intended for us to do, we fall. Sometimes, we fall so hard that getting back up can be a real challenge. The sad thing is, is that some can never get back up and they remain down, living a life with unfulfilled dreams and little hope.
But there is hope and your dreams can be fulfilled and if you do fall, you will be helped back up.
But you must be willing to seek out what specific purpose God has for you.
It really doesn’t matter what kind of Job or career you chose or if you chose to stay home and and be a full time parent. What’s important is that you do everything you can, with the abilities you have for the sake of the others. Do everything you can for your co-workers, your patients, you clients, your students, your congregation, your friends, your family and your children so that they will benefit from your efforts. When you put the others first you will see the purpose God has for your life. No matter what your professional position is or your non paid duties are, you need to take the role of a servant as Jesus deed. Jesus, the son of God, our shepherd, pilot, leader, Lord and savior often took the role of a servant to show us that we must be willing to give of ourselves if we are to have a life worth living. No man or woman is greater than the other that they cannot serve one another.
Having a great life does not mean having everything come to you or you always getting what you want. Instead, you must strive to give of yourself and do for others first, then you will gain what it is you need and if it is to be, you will get the things you want.
Sometimes, the activities we do or the professions we have that guide our purpose in life changes through the course of time and we need to readjust what we are doing, so that we can pursue what it is we need to do. It does you no good to remain in an area where you have done everything you can do and no longer feel you are growing or feeding others in there needs.
Having a purpose in life is not catering to your own self indulgence. That is a selfish way to live and no one benefits from it, including your self. If you think and do only for yourself you will soon become isolated. There is no purpose in that.
You are a person that God has given special talents to, for you to use in helping others to have a better life. Some of those talents will take time to learn and some will be needed at different stages in your life. All that is asked is that you give it your best shot and not to give up when it doesn’t go well. There are others whose purpose is for them to help you, so that you will also have a better life.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes along the way or to be too harsh on yourself when you do. We all make mistakes, but we can be forgiven as long is there is effort to do better.
To find out what your purpose in life is and in what way you are to use it, you must keep learning all you can, in the best way that is right for you. The answers and directions are there for you. Your purpose in life is waiting for you, but it is up to you to put it into action.
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