Everything in life has a purpose.
Everyone on this planet was born with and for a purpose.
It is this purpose that is the only source of meaning.
Without purpose, life is an experiment or a haphazard journey that results in frustration, disappointment and failure.
Without purpose, life is subjective, or it is a trial and error game that is ruled by environmental influences and the circumstances of the moment.
Likewise, in the absence of purpose, time has no meaning, energy has no reason and life has no precision. Therefore, it is essential that we understand and discover our purpose in life so that we can experience an effective, full and rewarding life.
Purpose, therefore, is the original intent in the mind of the creator that motivated him to create a particular item.
It is the why that explains the reason for existence.
Every product is a child of purpose.
In other words, before any product is made, there is a purpose established in the mind of the manufacturer that gives conception to the idea that becomes the substance for the design and production of the product.
Thus, purpose precedes production.
Every product is produced by purpose for a purpose.
It exists for its original purpose and thus can find its true fulfillment only in performing the purpose for which it was created.
Until purpose is discovered, existence has no meaning.
Let us consider, for example, a mobile phone.
If it were possible for us to enter the mind of the person who invented this product, we might see a desire or an intent to create a medium through which people could communicate with each other without seeing themselves physically regardless of the distance between them, thus enhancing a free flow of information transition between the two parties.
This intent would be established both as the desired end or result and the predetermined purpose for the product, which is the first stage of production.
After the purpose of the product has been determined, the second stage of production follows, which is the development of a design to produce the function that will fulfill the purpose.
The design dictates the necessary components and materials for production, which is then incorporated into the product’s specifications.
When all the drawings, specifications and designs are completed and the materials have been procured, production can begin.
It is essential to note that the production of the product does not begin until the purpose for the product has been established, and the success of the project is not determined until the product does exactly what its purpose requires.
Thus, all things begin and end with purpose.
This principle pervades all creation.
Nature abounds with evidence of this eternal law.
The Master Manufacturer of all created things has made all His creations for a definite purpose and has established that purpose as the ultimate definition of success.
You and I are products of His purposeful creation.
Your Purpose Is an Integral Part of You
Like the manufacturer who created the mobile phone for a specific purpose, so God created you with a definite purpose in mind.
Your existence is evidence that this generation needs something that your life contains.
You are the creation that can meet God’s desired result.
Consummating that purpose does not just happen as a by-product of life.
You are responsible for the intentional fulfillment of your purpose so the world may benefit from your contribution, just like millions of people are benefiting from the purpose of the mobile phone.
In essence, you were born for a purpose and with a purpose.
Your personal fulfillment is possible only in so far as you complete your destiny.
The discovery of your personal purpose and its relationship to God’s universal purpose must be the basis from which you live.
You must strive to be who you were born to be.
As you discover who you are, you will learn that your purpose, your identity, your uniqueness and your potential are interdependent.
You cannot truly “know thyself,” until you discover your purpose.
This is true because known purpose reveals the particular components God built into you to enable you to achieve all that He prepared for you.
Nothing is truly yours until you understand it—not even yourself.
Some people are born knowing what they want to do and even how to do it.
The rest of us must spend hours figuring out what to do with our lives.
Vague goals such as “I want to be happy,” “I want to make the world a better place to live,” or even “I want to be rich” are nearly useless.
We must ask the primary question
—“Why am I here?”—and reply with an unqualified answer—“To be myself and to express myself fully.”
Concern for doing the right thing rather than a desire to do things right must always guide you.
That right thing is the purpose for which God created you and gave you breath.
You are special and unique.
God made you from an original mold, then threw it away when you were completed.
Check out your uniqueness and find out what differentiates you from the billions of people who inhabit this planet.
Then pursue your aspiration deliberately and consistently.
Be what you are.
Capitalize on the natural skills and talents with which you were born, and don’t lose them.
When others belittle your special gifts and try to remake you according to their plans and purposes, refuse to yield to their domination.
Don’t let anyone prevent you from becoming and doing all that you were born to be and do.
Remember, if you don’t deploy yourself, others will soon employ you.
Above all else, pursue purpose with a passion and experience the reason for your life.
The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
Proverbs 20:5
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