Finding Your True Purpose - Your Life is not Only About You

ɪᴛ'ꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ.

What do I want to be? What should I do with my life? How do I feel about this course? Why is this doctrine not making sense to me? Who am I...

Questions.

 Consciously or unconsciously we all get to answer these questions in our minds almost everyday. 
 'Self-help' books teaches us that the answer to these "purpose-driven-questions" lies within us. I remember those steps to purpose discovery we got to learn growing up, especially while in secondary school: Identify your values, consider your dreams, search within yourself for what you are good at, what you enjoy doing, set a goal, aim high, go for it, never give up...

Although these are very valid steps in self discovery or finding purpose but I also remember the state of confusion i usually find myself after listening to these kind of sermons. 
What if I have so many dreams? What if I have so many talents? What if I enjoy doing three activities that can't be linked together? What if the society wouldn't accept me if I choose to be what i'm good at?

Adults tells us from experience that succeeding is very different from fulfilling purpose. And logically, we can explain it to ourselves like this: A successful yahoo boy can boast of success anywhere anytime and He can even preach these self help techniques. He knew his values, accepted them, knew his dream, knew what he's good at (craftiness and IT), he enjoys it, he aims for it and he achieves success. But we all know his end (destruction and regrets).

The answers to our "Purpose questions" can only be found with God and not within us. The pot without the potter is just a dumb object, it can't even explain how it was made talk less of what it would be use for. So are we.

Colossians 1:16b says It all: ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM, AND FOR HIM.

Only God knows what He has created each and everyone one of us for. We can make all our best guesses but they are nothing compared to what God has written about us. And we can access that information if we have a relationship with Him.

If there's anyone who wants to prosper, if there's anyone who wants to fulfill purpose, then join me in keeping 'self' away and cling to God for direction and divine information.

The answer to your most important life questions DOES NOT LIE WITHIN YOU, IT LIES WITH THE CREATOR, GOD ALMIGHTY.

SO IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU. ITS NOT ABOUT WHAT I FEEL OR DESIRE. I WASN'T MADE FOR MYSELF, NEITHER WAS I MADE BY MYSELF.

ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM, AND FOR HIM. Col. 1:16b

Searching for who YOU really are? FIND GOD. TALK TO GOD ABOUT IT. REMIND HIM EVERYDAY ABOUT IT. LOVE HIM GENUINELY (by keeping His commandments), THEN YOU WILL FIND YOU.

Let pray this prayer together;

O God, my father, help me to walk in your light, in the name of Jesus.

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