Discovering Your Life’s Purpose

Written by Jill and is filed under the Category: "Life's Purpose"

There is a well worn cliche: “if you don’t know where you are going, how do you know you have arrived when you get there?”

Years back, I was part of a class of about 20 in a Bible School. From there I went out to the mission field and accomplished some things.

During a vacation time back in New Zealand I met up with one of my companions from this class and he told me that few really did anything after graduating.

Then he told me that rumors were running around between the students that I was the only one who knew what they were going to do and went out and did it. Mm – rather sad, but so true in every walk of life. So few really know what they want or are going to do.

I am attracted to young people a lot. I like to encourage them (sometimes push them) to go out and achieve.

One of the questions I like to ask a youngster is: What are your goals in life? Many don’t have a clue, in fact about 90% don’t know.

We are created with a sense of destiny. We are meant to do great things. You are meant to do great things. There is something you can all do that noone else can. That means if you don’t fulfill your destiny, there will be a gap left in the world.

So the question is Do you know where you are going? Do you know what your life’s purpose is? If you don’t everything you do is in danger of losing its meaning very quickly.

Lets consider some thought provoking questions which perhaps will wake us up to realize we have a destiny:

After I leave this planet, in what way would this world be a better place because I was once here?

If I was to face my last few minutes on this earth right now, what would be my greatest regret? (What have I not done, that I know deep down I should have done, or be doing?)

If I was to be given 6 weeks to live, what changes would I make right away?

In other words, we were all born with a destiny or purpose to fulfill.

We all have:

The ability to influence. – What kind of influence do you want to be to the world around you? The world at large?
The ability to create. – What kind of life do you want to create for yourself and those around you? Your life afects others, no getting away from that.
(How do we “create” our lives? – Remember the topics on Succeed in Your Mind? Our thoughts cause our actions. So our thoughts and our actions create our lives AND our destiny).
The ability to be unique. – No one else can copy you. You are special, you have something to contribute to the world around you that no one else can.
What unique qualities do you notice in yourself? Are you sharing these with those around you?
The ability to succeed and to live in abundance. The only thing that can change that is YOU and your thoughts. Are your thoughts and actions helping or hindering this purpose?
The ability to live in health. (Yes we ourselves have a huge influence on our bodies simply by the many choices we make as we journey through life).