Do you know why you are here? In order for you to live a successful
life, it is important that you know the purpose for your life. And
the only way you can know the purpose for your life is through the
Word of God and a relationship with Him.
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
Anything that does not fulfill its purpose is a failure, no matter
what it is. If you don’t find the purpose for your life, you will
be a failure.
You must find your purpose in life so you don’t succeed at the
wrong thing. You will never be fulfilled in your heart or in your
life if you don’t find your purpose. Knowing the purpose for your
life is important to your success.
You are successful when you do that for which God created you.
Purpose determines “priority”. Knowing your purpose will
determine your priorities. And, unless you know your purpose, you
won’t have guidance for your life.
GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU!
God
Knows Your Character:
Psalm
139:1 (NIV) says “You
have searched me, Lord, and you know me.”
God
Knows Your Thoughts:
Psalm
139:2 (NIV) says
“You
know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.”
God knows what you are thinking every moment. He knows what you are
thinking right now!
God
Knows Your Conduct:
Psalm
139:3 (NIV) says “You
discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my
ways.” There is no move that you can make that God doesn’t see.
God Knows Your Conversations:
Psalm
139:4 (NIV) says “Before
a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.” If only
half of what people said each day was left unsaid, this world would
be a much better place.
God
knows every thought, every prayer, every concern, every tear, every
hair on your head. God knows everything about you.
God
Is Always With You:
Psalm
139:5-6 (NIV) says “You
hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Psalm
139:7-8 (NIV) says
“Where
can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If
I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the
depths, you are there.”
Jeremiah
23:24 (NIV) says “Who
can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the
Lord. ‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?”
declares the Lord.’”
declares the Lord.’”
Distance
Doesn’t Hide You From God:
Psalm
139:9-10 (NIV) says
“If
I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the
sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me
fast.”
You
can never be in a place where you can escape from God. When you
finish running from God, He will already be there waiting for you.
Darkness
Doesn’t Hide You From God:
Psalm
139:11-12 (NIV) says
“If
I say, “’Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become
night around me,’ even the darkness will not be dark to you; the
night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.”
Again,
God knows all about you. You cannot outrun, outwit, or outdistance
God!
GOD
HAS A WONDERFUL PURPOSE FOR YOU!
You
were not an accident. God formed you in your mother’s womb. You
are special!
Psalm
139:13-16 (NIV) says
“For
you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s
womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your
works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden
from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven
together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of
them came to be.”
Psalm
139:17-18 (NIV) says
“How
precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when
I awake, I am still with you.”
WHAT
IS YOUR PURPOSE?
God
loves you and He wants you to live a satisfying, productive and
rewarding life!
If
you are dissatisfied with your life, this might just be God trying to
show you your purpose that you are not fulfilling.
Consider
your God given talents and gifts. What is the one thing that you do
better than others? What are your interests? What are you
passionate about? Make a list. The answers to these questions can
clue you in to your God given purpose.
Pray and ask God (the only one who really knows you) to show
you the things that truly move you. Be patient and wait for God to
answer your prayer. When you receive your answer, be obedient to do
what God has revealed to you. And remember, God wants you to
discover His purpose for you more than you do.
Finally, consider that your purpose is not just about you; it’s
about what God wants to do through you for the good of others.
Therefore, if you ignore your dissatisfaction, your talents and
gifts, and your passions, you are not only betraying yourself, but
you are betraying God; because He has called you to a purpose and
wants you to walk in it — for others and for your own joy.
Also consider that since God has called you, He is completely able to
reveal your purpose to you, and He will as you diligently seek Him.
Hebrews
11:6 (NIV) says
“And
without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who
comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him.”
GOD
WANTS YOU SAVED!
In
the long run, even if you do learn and fulfill your purpose, what
good is that if you are not saved. To
learn
more
about
salvation,
read
“God’s Free Gift”.
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