You might feel that you are in a senseless rat race or that you are not even worth a rat’s whisker. I have been there, but have gotten out, and desire others to get out.
Though the Word of God declares we are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), personal failure, hatred from others and a host of other factors can crush us to the point where we view life as useless.
Rest assured God does love you (John 3:16). You are not here by accident, even if your conception was forced or not humanly planned.
Your life does have a purpose and more than one. This article begins a mini-series on personal purpose. Hopefully you will follow through with the foundation I am about to set forth, in which case you will follow through on three general purposes I will present. If you do not accept the foundation, you can still follow through on two of the three I will address, but in a limited way.
Our sin nature has really fouled us up (Romans 7). Even if one is successful most miss the main general purposes God has designed us for. The answer is to crush that sin nature and replace it with one from God (Ezekiel 36:26).
In His loving mercy, God has provided a great replacement–One with a new start, clean life and a victorious end. Veiling Himself in flesh not generated by sinful man, Christ lived a pure life (Hebrews 2:18). The Father makes this available to all (Isaiah 45:22).
If we surrender to Christ, forsaking our sin and embracing Him with full trust, He will come into us, and we enter into Him (John 15:4). Our sin nature is canceled, and we really come to know life (John 10:10b): “ I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
If you embrace this foundation you can really have a full life, being liberated to fulfill without limit three of the main general purposes that God has for you.
An added benefit to surrendering to Christ is being able to get direction from God, stronger and clearer than before you became His disciple (Proverbs 3:5). You will be better equipped to determine your specific purpose, or purposes, in life as you fulfill His general purposes. If you are already in that specific purpose, you will find more fulfillment now, and a reward when you graduate to glory, provided you carried out your purpose directed by His Spirit, empowered by His life according to His written Word.
If you do not embrace this foundation, you will continue with limitations, and finally leave this life to go where God really does not want you to go. The Lake of Fire was not made for us, but for Satan and his angels (Matthew 25:41). The choice is your’s. Embrace Christ, and you will embrace true and abundant life.
Note:
This is the first in a series of articles on personal purpose. If the Lord so wills, I shall live and write the second within two weeks.
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Thanks. And if my life has not a purpose I will be sad all the time & hopeless..
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I’m not Christian but I do believe in Christ as our Prophet Hazrat Essa (a.s) and I do admire Bible. I got the noble opportunity to read and listen some of it as my grandfather was a very wise person who had a unstoppable desire of learning. He loved me so much and sometimes told me good words from Quran, Bible and even from Gita. I believe whatever is our religion, the main purpose is same. All of them tells the same only in a different way.
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Very interesting and inspirational, thank you for sharing.
Wonderfully well done article with a superb message. Yes we have a purpose, a very unique and special purpose, a plan God has personally laid out for us even before we were born. This I believe.. Thank you for sharing this inspiring piece.
Well,I am going through a phase where I kind of feel worthless and do not understand why we all keep running all the time,its all so useless and blah blah.ha ha I even came up with the thought of spending my life sitting in a room once,which was silly.I liked ur post,thanks for sharing!
will be looking forward to read more.
We find fulfillment when we follow our heart.