What Is Your Ultimate Purpose in Life?

Our lives, our beings, even our very breath – comes as gifts from God. Of ourselves we have nothing. All our notions of ownership are an illusion; all our pride, a deception. We are not sovereign but completely dependent. Everything we have – our possessions, our money, our riches, every moment of our lives – everything has been given to us. They are only gifts from God. Everything we “own” is only entrusted. It all belongs to Him, even our days.

Every heartbeat is borrowed. Everything in this world that draws us or repels us, entangles us or compels us, everything we seek after, dwell on, or live for, is temporary, fleeting, and passing away. Therefore the meaning of this life is not found in anything of this life, but only in Him who lies behind it. And the purpose of this life is not found in seeking anything of this life, but only in seeking Him who gave it.

Discovering Your Purpose in Life

Many things can get you down – trials and difficulties that get in the way of a vibrant life. But that can all begin to fade away when you discover your ultimate purpose in life.

There are constant money worries—not to mention increasing violence, racism and the bizarre fixation people have with gender identity.

This stress is compounded by the speed of electronic information, advances in technology and constant changes in social norms.

The result is that many people, no matter their age or economic status, live in a “personal bubble.” We try to stay in this bubble by concentrating on our own immediate pursuit of happiness. We can then pretend that all the chaos and changes are outside the bubble and “don’t really affect me.”

Then reality strikes. Bad news, or some negative personal problem, breaks that bubble and we are overwhelmed with anxiety, fear and a sense that there is no meaning to life.

God doesn’t want you to live that way! He has something better for you.

I want to share with you a remarkable truth that few people know. It’s a truth that can change everything in your life. I’d like to help you discover your ultimate purpose in life.

The purpose of life is not just to be happy

Your life is worth more than you ever imagined! You have a very specific purpose in the universe.

The problem is discovering that purpose. It goes against the social programming you and I have experienced since childhood. We have been programmed to believe that the ultimate purpose in life is the pursuit of happiness.

I’m not saying that happiness is bad. We all want to be happy. Happiness is a gift from God.

But something happens to us when we believe that happiness is the only purpose in life. One result is that when we face job issues, health problems, conflicts in relationships, or when we watch the latest news story about terrorism, the fleeting feelings of happiness dissolve and we mentally and emotionally break down.

If there is a purpose to this life, we must find the answer with the Creator of life.

We are to pursue doing good, pleasing God, following His laws. The unsettling truth about doing what is good verses being happy is not in fashion today. The quest to be happy is more perceptible than the quest for goodness. People don’t want to be weighed down by someone’s view of what is “good.” If there are not clear standards of what is right and wrong, then confusion and frustration must surely follow. The scripture says, “Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint, but happy is he who keeps the law” (Proverbs 29:18).

God reveals our ultimate purpose in the Bible

The Bible is the story of everything. It’s about creation—and the Creator who made it all. It’s about God’s desire for children of His own—and humanity’s desire to be independent from our Creator. It’s the story of how Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is working to bring us back to the Creator’s family.

The Bible is about how you personally have a very specific purpose in the universe. This purpose involves an awesome, unbelievable future. It also involves your life right now.

If you want to find true happiness, the road that takes you there is one that is described in the pages of your Bible. Jesus explained to His disciples that the right way is not easy, “Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:14).

Living your ultimate purpose starts today

The apostle John wrote that we are now the children of God. What does that mean?

Yes, God is offering you a future, but He is also offering you a fulfilling, meaningful life right now. You can have a relationship with God as your Father every day of your life.

God wants to have a personal, one-on-one relationship with you. The ultimate meaning in this life is about your relationship with God. It’s about being God’s child now while looking forward to the promised future.

Regrettably, this good news gets muddied in much Christian preaching today. All too often Christian pulpits preach a health-and-wealth gospel, a cheap grace, a message of “Jesus loves you just the way you are” that leaves people remaining just the way they are and not becoming more like Jesus.

Remember what God inspired Jeremiah to write: “Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:12-13).

You must stop seeking your own purpose by attempting to stay in a bubble of pursuing your self-determined purpose and seek God’s purpose with all of your heart.

Authentic Christianity isn’t a luke-warm, half-hearted, law-ignoring, part-time, warm religious feeling. Authentic Christianity is about being restored to your original purpose. It’s about transformation. It’s about giving up everything to receive everything God will give you (see Luke 14:33; Revelation 21:7).

Authentic Christianity is about being restored to your original and ultimate purpose. It’s about transformation.

Authentic Christianity is about breaking out of the natural human bubble of self-centeredness. It’s not about YOU! It’s about the dynamic force of God in your life, changing you, restoring you to your original purpose, facing life’s difficulties with faith and hope. It’s about finding happiness through loving others.

Your part to play

If you want God’s purpose for your life to become your purpose, then there is something you must do.

A person today must demonstrate more courage than a soldier in war or a fireman entering a burning building. Dealing with confused and lost souls in a shifting social environment is not for wimps, but warriors. Doing what is right, even while under fire, takes courage. You can be a leader to show others the way. Stand fast for goodness and truth, and you will find your purpose, you will find lasting happiness. There have always been temptations and a demonic spirit guiding this present evil world (Revelation 12:9; 2 Corinthians 4:4), it is the courageous ones who will stand in the end.

Your ultimate purpose has been given to you by your Creator

Nobody can make you accept God’s purpose in your life. Many people, when they hear this message, will simply walk away from it.

But if you want God’s purpose for you, what should you do? The next step is receiving power from God to have His purpose fulfilled in your life.

The apostle Peter spoke to a large crowd and told them about the work God is doing through Jesus Christ. When many people were moved to seek God with their hearts, Peter told them to repent, be baptized in Jesus Name and receive the Holy Ghost, that’s God’s Holy Spirit coming to dwell within you (Acts 2:38).

If you don’t know what it means to repent, have never been baptized, or am not sure you have the Holy Ghost (read Plan of Salvation on this blog).

Your life is worth more than you ever imagined! You have a very specific purpose in the universe. But you have a choice in that. The truth is that you don’t have to respond to God’s purpose. You can just keep going on the way you have been and ignore God’s calling to be His child.

But be warned: Jesus told a parable about a man who invited people to a big banquet. The man spared no expense in preparing something that would be the absolute best for his guests. But when the man sent his servant to invite the guests, one by one they gave excuses for not being able to attend.

The excuses seemed like good reasons to the people involved: “I need to take care of my property.” “I have a lot of work to get done.” “I just got married and need to spend more time with my wife.” (Sounds a lot like people today)

What the man was offering his guests was much more wonderful than what they wanted for their lives, but they lived in their little bubbles, selfishly pursuing happiness. They missed out. The host eventually rejected those whom he invited and asked others to attend his banquet instead.

God is offering you His best. He wants you to realize His ultimate purpose for you—to live as His child now and to be changed into His spiritual image forever in His Kingdom.

He wants you to make His purpose your purpose.

Begin to realize your ultimate purpose now!

Will you seize God’s gift? Will you accept the invitation? Or will you find an excuse to pass it by?

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