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Acts 13:36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.”

Every man in this world has a reason for which he was created. While molding a clay pot, a potter has in mind, the kind of clay pot he wants to produce and the purpose that pot will accomplish.

Creators do not create for mere pleasure, or leisure. They are intentional in their designs and inventions. Everything they create has a purpose which it accomplishes.

You have a purpose which God has ordained that you will fulfill. You are not in this world to add to the growing population. Your birth was not a mistake. Though, you might have been birthed out of wedlock, yet, you are not a mistake. Your parents’ act was a mistake, but your life and delivery was never a mistake.

It was foreordained in the Eternal counsels of God. Until you accept this fact and begin to seek for the Purpose for which you are here, you will either be a mediocre or an ordinary member of the society. This is because your uniqueness is in your purpose. Your joy, happiness and fulfillment is in your purpose.

Like David, you have a purpose to accomplish in your generation.

The key to understanding with clarity, that which God has made you to be is necessary to you living a life of impact. The purpose which God ordained for you is beyond being a mere clerk or member of staff. It is something greater; something which the world has never seen. Jesus described us as Salt who are to add seasoning to this world. What seasoning are you adding to the lives of people around you.

HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE

1. Find your Passion:

Follow your passion; it will lead to your purpose

ORPRAH

Pay attention to the things you are connected to. Do not be mistaken though. Not everything that you love will turn out to be your purpose. Having a liking for a cause is different from having passion for it. Passion is deep and strong connection you feel between your soul and a cause. That which you have this connection to, is most often connected to your Purpose.

If you are having difficulty finding your Purpose, take out some time for self-reflection. Write down a list of twenty cause you love. Reduce it to the top ten you love a lot. Reduce this ten to the top three which you love a lot, until you finally have one left. That passion which is superior to every other thing in your life, follow it. It will lead you in the path of purpose.

2. Seek the Counsel of God:

Psalm 139:16: “Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”

Every other human method of finding purpose, though most often reliable, can turn out to lead in the wrong direction. Only God can give you a clear definition of your purpose and mission on this Earth.

One of the lovely things about God is that He will not only reveal His Purpose for you to you, He will also give you perfect understanding of that purpose, and guide you in fulfilling it.

How does God reveal ones purpose?

God revealed Jeremiah’s purpose to Jeremiah through a vision (Jeremiah 1:5). God reveals our purpose to us through dreams, visions, ideas. But sometimes, God does not reveal our purpose in entirety. He expects us to walk with Him by Faith. It is in our continuous walk with Him and obedience to His instructions that our purpose become clearer to us.