Changing the question: What is my purpose?

Rather than giving you an answer, I want to change the question. 

Ya know the "what am I doing here, what is my purpose in life, what do I want to do, what makes me happy" question we find ourselves asking all the time??

I think the more we try  to answer this package of undending questions about our individual purpose in life, the further we get from the answer...because we forget to remember it's not about us! It's the silliest thing. I can just imagine God chuckling every time I come before Him in distress asking "what am I supposed to do with my life?", or "where am I supposed to go, or who is the spouse you have set out for me"..yeah cause God clearly intended for me to be the center of all my thoughts. God clearly desires my number one focus to be what's gonna make me happiest!  saracasm.. I'm guilty, so guilty of holding on to the idea that I need to stress-out about planning plan my life. Let's see what scripture says about that:

"In his heart a man plans his course, but it is the LORD who determines his steps." -Proverbs 16:9

But what if we were to focus on a life that is a wee bit more important than our own? ..In understanding the Messiah's purpose, we might be so compelled to take a different approach to understanding the meaning of life.

"The one who serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, there my servant also will be.." (John 12:26)

**Since we as Christians are called to follow Jesus, to be where He is, let's take a look at His purpose to determine where He is, and thus, where we should be.  Have a read or two, or twelve through Isaiah 61. 

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has annointed me to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion -
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of dispair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor."

(Isaiah 61)


Next time you're frustrated that God hasn't given you a clear path to take, he has! The narrow one! Try starting with knowing Jesus' purpose, and lining yours up with it :)


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