God and Your Purpose
If I get one question regularly, it is the question of, “How Do I Find My Purpose?”. This is closely followed by, “How do I fulfill my purpose?”.
God has a lot to say about purpose.
First of all, we need to recognize we have one.
You were not born a random biochemical happening that was destined to drift in life without meaning and without purpose.
Your Identity and Your Purpose
Your purpose is all wrapped up with who you were created to be.
And who you were created to be is all wrapped up with the One Who created you.
Ephesians 2:10 (AMPC) says:
10 For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), [a]recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]
The first thing we need to recognize is that we are God’s handiwork.
What does that mean?
That means He is the One, Who crafted us. Therefore, any place in our hearts’ where we feel less than or a screw up or unworthy is actually an accusation against God – either in His goodness or His ability.
Created to Do Good Works
We were recreated in Christ to do works that are:
- good
- predestined or planned beforehand
- mapped out
- prepared for
- and resulting in a good life
The Passion Translation says:
10 We have become his poetry,[a] a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works[b] we would do to fulfill it!
It brings out that we will fulfill the destiny we have in Christ because of one very juicy fact – that we are joined to Jesus.
The truth is that we were saved for God and we were saved to walk out the purposes for which we were created. Philippians 2:12 (NIV) says:
12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
We are to work out what we were saved for – our true identity as sons/daughters of God and the purposes we were crafted for.
Crafted for Your Purpose
Your purpose was crafted for you and you were crafted for your purpose. It is an unveiling that is God I intimately involved in: unveiling you to you and unveiling the purposes for which you were crafted.
Unveiling happens in the place of intimacy.
Intimacy with God is something that can be developed more and more right from where you are.
And this is where we will pick up next time.
XO,
Catherine
To be crafted is to be created with love and care and attention to the smallest detail. You are crafted or created with love, care and attention to detail by God as His daughter. He doesn’t make mistakes. He doesn’t botch His handiwork. You are not a mistake or a botch. You just have been really hurt. I hope that helps!
To botch something means to mess it up. You have been forgiven by God and myself and I am happy to help you walk through forgiving me. You are very special and absolutely belong!!
Your purpose is WHY you were put on planet earth. Ultimately for everyone it is to be loved and to love, but that will look like different things. Some people that is to raise a family. Others it may be to run a business that solves a human problem. Another person it may be to help and comfort people through song. Others it may be to serve people in the medical field. Others it may be to write books that help people. Others it may be to grow food to feed people. The possibilities are endless, but God’s real purposes are always about loving and serving others. You were put on the planet to be loved and to love. And, as you heal, you will be able to focus on what your purpose looks like more specifically. Right now your purpose is to heal.
You are God’s child because He is your Father. You didn’t choose Him, He chose you and you are His child whether you feel it or not or act like it or not. You didn’t birth yourself and God is the only One Who created children. I am happy to help you with forgiveness. It is hard but really important. There is no freedom without it.