The question of “What is my purpose?” is a big question which I think occupies many of our minds and rightly so. This is such an important question to ask because the answer to it determines much of our lives; how we spend our time, what we do and do not do, what opportunities we take up and which we ones we turn down, who we associate with and who we don’t…the list is endless. The vast amount of books, YouTube videos and even courses dedicated to answering this question confirms just how much we want to find out the answer to this huge question. I won’t pretend that at 20 years old and in one blog post I can answer this question in full for you, but I will share with you some keys based on a source more reliable than any other known to man, from a wisdom incomprehensible to man on how to find your purpose firstly and secondly how to walk in it/what to do once you have found it. So will guide you through a process of purpose based on Psalms 37 Step 1: Trust God (vs 3) The process of uncovering your purpose must begin with a trust in God, an unshakable belief that no matter what He has your back, that whether you know what it is or don’t – He made you for a purpose. Step 2: Delight (vs 4) Grow to be a lover of presence; immerse yourself as often as you can. At first this may feel like a chore, but I promise you, the more you learn about Him, of how loving and beautiful He is, you won’t want to do anything else. As humans we get distracted, that is inevitable but keep delighting after you do get distracted, pick up your Bible even if you haven’t for a few days – master the art of failing and getting back up. As you then continue to delight, His desires become your desires. When the Bible says he will give you the desires of your heart, it literally means that He manifests His desires into your heart. It does not mean, like a lot of us misunderstand it, that he will gives us anything we want. Step 3: He then gives you the desires of your heart (vs 4) Imagine God with this great big heart, with all of these desires – to help people, to heal people, to set people who were bound free, to bring emotional healing, to bring light into dark places etc. But God being spirit cannot make any of those things happen in a physical world without a physical body, and so that’s where we come in. We do have a physical body - the capacity to touch the world in a way that an invisible God cannot. So we, after delighting in God (which should be continual) now carry the same heart of God, the same desires as God AND the physical body to execute them. And this is where the idea of purpose comes in. God will impress a specific desire on your heart based on the way He uniquely designed you in order to make that desire a reality. For some he will impress a desire to educate people and so has uniquely formed them with an ability to express complex ideas in a simple way For some he will impress a desire to set people free and so has uniquely formed them with a gift to create music that does just that. Step 4: Act (vs 5) So once you know what your purpose is – how God uniquely formed you to manifest an aspect of His desires for the word. What then? The answer is, just move. The verse says to ‘commit your ways unto the Lord’ – unless you act then you have nothing to commit. Unless you write that song, contact that agent, start that blog; then what ‘ways’ do we have to commit? What actions do we have to commit? I will encourage you with this – you already know what the next step is. The later part of the verse tells us that ‘The steps of good man are ordered’. Once you become aware of your purpose, your steps naturally work towards your purpose weather you see it or not; but you must actually step to realise this. This idea of committing, simply means that as you move and act, you do not run ahead of God. You keep delighting in Him. Step 5: God will make it happen (vs5) Once you have begun to act, begun to gain momentum; it is God who causes your purpose to unfold. “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this” Yes, it is you who acts but it is God who makes it happen, It is him who ensures that your steps are not taken in vein. So always remember this – it is not your duty to bring your purpose to life; it is Gods, all you have to do is take step, to move. Step 6: Trust and wait (vs7)
This step is essentially reiterating the point made above, which is to relax. Do not stress about the things you cannot control – immerse yourself in the things you can and trust that God himself will take care of the things you can’t. This is how you enjoy the journey and avoid the stress and anxiety that often comes when people try to make it on their own. You cannot ensure your song will be a best seller – sing it anyway. You cannot ensure millions of people will read your blog, write it anyway. You cannot ensure your channel will gain thousands of subscribers - start it anyway. You cannot ensure their healing will come – lay your hands on them anyway. You cannot ensure it will sell – write the book anyway. As you do this, as you take the steps toward your purpose, not getting caught up in the thought of fame or money or success (although those things will come inevitably) God promises to make it happen. So, I hope this helps you as you navigate your way to your purpose but always remember that the beauty is in the process. As you work towards the destination, never forget to look around you and see the sights, to smell the flowers, to stop and stare at the sunset, to love those around you deeply and to laugh often. All my love Mayfair x
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