Powerful Purpose

God has created each of us individually with purpose.  Every person has been designed for intended reasons, purposed by the Lord.  The aims and intentions that individuals were created for are many but are not passively accomplished.  Because of the importance of this ideal, addressing purpose in accessible ways will be the goal of this conversation to shed light upon a significant issue.

At the onset, it must be stated that our individual purposes are always in-line with His will.  Because we are created beings, we cannot determine our purpose(s) apart from Him.  This reality is confirmed by logic and reason.  For instance, a clay pot does not plan its curves or determine its glaze; only the potter can mold the clay and create its intended purpose (Isa. 64:8; Rom. 9:20-21).

Because purpose is, by design, determined by Him and because purpose needs to be in-line with His will, this challenges many preconceptions about self-determination.  For starters, recognizing that we fulfill His purposes and not that He helps us to fulfill ours.  Scripture is unified in this regard, that His purposes are fulfilled in us (Psa 138:8; Rom. 8:28; 12:2; Eph. 2:10; Heb. 6:17-18).

Therefore, because purpose is determined by Him and for Him, the tactic for receiving purpose is intimately tied to our willingness to press into Him.  How are we to receive or achieve His intended purpose(s) for us if we are not in right relationship with Him?  If we are to fulfill His purposes in us, then we need to be diligent in pursuing Him.  This means Spirit-filled Bibly study, prayer, worship, fellowship.

This should prompt us to examine ourselves: are we living our His purposes?  if not, what is preventing us?  Because of the importance of this ideal, we need to take it seriously.  Additionally, appraising our circumstance in reference to purpose should be a practice that we do periodically throughout our lives, for God's purpose(s) for us can and do change dependent on life stage, etc.  Let us then press into Him to reach and fulfill His purposes in our lives!