LIFE NUGGETS

The highest form of IGNORANCE in existence is MYSTIFYING what you don't UNDERSTAND instead of getting MORE information about the subject in question.

How FAR you can go in LIFE depends on HOW MUCH INFORMATION is at your DISPOSAL. Take the liberty of QUESTIONING things for the purpose of knowing it at its best.

★ The ENERGY & FORTITUDE to move on and forward lies in what's left never in what's gone. Could it just be that it has served its purpose and its time to catch up what's next with what's left.

★ Sometime WRONG choices are RIGHT choices in disguise, it's okay to bump into the Wrong people atimes so you can appreciate and value the Right once when they finally show up.

★ Truth Alert: Depression and sadness could be conquered but it has to be address at a level higher than which it came out from.

Our minds are the seat through which our decisions, plans, & our emotions proceeds from.

The QUALITY of your THOUGHTS is key.

PEACE begins when EXPECTATIONS ends

★ Before any title and other name tags ever existed, we were first HUMANS, do not relate with people based on their titles and how they dress. Show courtesy and respect to whomever crosses your path.

★ What's a House without a home, Success without Significance, Power without purpose and money without meaning.

★ Its not WHO YOU ARE that holds you back from succeeding, it's WHO YOU THINK YOU'RE NOT. Sometimes we focus on WHO WE THINK WE'RE NOT , Instead of WHO WE ARE.

★ You don't move forward by COMPARING yourself with others but CHALLENGING the CURRENT VERSION of YOU to becoming the BEST VERSION there is. 

Comparison is being short-sighted of your CAPABILITIES & WORTH, You're on a different LANE with a different SPEED to a different DESTINATION. 

★ The challenge with being DIFFERENT is that people Often accept what's SAME at first and reject what's DIFFERENT, but ultimately RESPECT what's DIFFERENT in the end. Don't downplay your UNIQUENESS just so you could be accepted. 

Be DIFFERENT it's PRICEY & SORT-AFTER, EMBRACE it and don't APOLOGIZE for it. 

★sometimes in life, slow is the fastest way to the top and don't forget that the top of one mountain is the bottom of another. 

Keep giving your best at what you do and if it's not enough don't give up for it will make sense later. 

LEADERSHIP

We're BORN LEADERS but MADE LEADERS via a PROCESS. 

LEADERSHIP is the capacity to INFLUENCE through INSPIRATION generated by PASSION motivated by VISION birthed by a CONVICTION which is produced by a PURPOSE.  

True LEADERS do not OPPRESS or VICTIMIZE their FOLLOWERS, instead they earned their LEADERSHIP through willful SUBMISSION of their FOLLOWERS. 

MANAGERS follow TRADITIONS and PATHS already set for them. 

LEADERS blaze NEW-TRAILS and SET the PACE.

LEADERS venture where others don’t DARE to TREAD and REVAMP it anew. 

LEADERS are always looking for OPPORTUNITIES to ADVANCE their KNOWLEDGE. 

They CREATE their own LEARNING environments and FACILITATE their own EDUCATIONAL advancement. 

They STUDY beyond the REALMS of their own DISCIPLINES but in ways that will FOSTER their PURPOSES and VISIONS. 

The Leadership ATTITUDE is more CONCERNED with fully EXPRESSING itself than attempting to PROVE itself to others.

LEADERSHIP is both an ART and SCIENCE. 

It is INNATE yet LEARNED; it is INHERENT yet must be DEVELOPED.

LEARNING-LEADERS are GROWING Leaders.

LEAD with your LIFE and the world will FOLLOW.  

LOVE, SINGLENESS, RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGE.

The CONCEPT of LOVE in my opinion is highly MISUNDERSTOOD lately.
True LOVE isn't a FEELING or an EMOTION because FEELINGS and EMOTIONS are bad LEADERS but excellent FOLLOWERS.
True LOVE is a CHOICE and DECISION to COMMIT to LOVING someone UNCONDITIONALLY without EXPECTING anything in RETURN.
It ALWAYS strives to see WHAT the other person NEEDS tomorrow and PROVIDE it TODAY.
True LOVE is PROACTIVE in NATURE and seeks for the WELL-BEING of the other PERSON than it does about itself.
It's more of a VERB than it's a NOUN.
It GIVES not for WHAT it can GET in return but for the JOY in GIVING.
True LOVE does not NEED a REASON to LOVE.
It's UNCONDITIONAL.
LOVE means DIFFERENT-THINGS to DIFFERENT-PEOPLE.
Until then, the smartest RESPONSE when someone tells you "I LOVE YOU" shouldn't be "I LOVE YOU TOO" but getting an UNDERSTANDING of their DEFINITION of LOVE.
This will certainly give you CLARITY on how the RELATIONSHIP will turn out if it makes it BEYOND the INTRODUCTION.
REASONS fade with TIME, so does the LOVE.
LOVE TRUELY and UNCONDITIONALLY.

It's funny that most people are LOOKING-OUT for the RIGHT-PERSON for their LIVES but NEGLECT taking the TIME to BECOME the RIGHT-PERSON in their HEART.
So that when the QUEST of looking for the RIGHT-PERSON ends they'd eventually have someone to OFFER the said RIGHT-PERSON.
It's WISDOM to PREPARE for what we're LOOKING for to FULLY-MAXIMIZE it when it's finally in our LIVES.
WISDOM also demands that we KEEP-UP the STRATEGIES and PASSION while in the PURSUIT as well as after the QUEST is SUCCESSFUL.
VERSATILITY, SPONTANEITY, TEACHABLE and ADJUSTABLE spirit are key COMPONENTS in the QUEST.
COMMUNICATING with the RIGHT-LANGUAGE encourages UNDERSTANDING because COMMUNICATION is COMPLETE when UNDERSTANDING ensures.
While looking out for the BEST-PERSON for us, let's be READY for the RESPONSIBILITIES that comes with it and be RESPONSIBLE likewise.
Above all, let your STANDARDS and TEMPLATES for the QUEST be founded on the RIGHT-PRINCIPLES and God's PLAN for our lives.

The TIME we're most PREPARED for DATING and RELATIONSHIP is when we do not NEED someone else to COMPLETE-US, fullfil a certain PURPOSE in our LIVES, INSTILL in us a SENSE of WORTH or BOOST our SELF-ESTEEM.
These are VIRTUES we can't get from OTHERS but OURSELVES prior to making the DECISION.
Don't walk into a RELATIONSHIP with the MINDSET of DEPENDENCY, a VACUUM that NEEDS to be FILLED by the OTHER-PERSON or to get TEMPORAL-DESIRES met.
This will definitely CRIPPLE and DRY-UP the ENERGY in the RELATIONSHIP even before it sees the LIGHT of DAY because it's BASED on a WRONG-PREMISE.
Walk into a RELATIONSHIP not for WHAT you can GET from it rather WHAT you can BUILD-OUT of it TOGETHER achieving common GOALS and FULFILLING-PURPOSE.
Take the TIME to PREPARE for it so that WHEN you finally fine YOURSELF in one, it will be like two FULL-GLASSES of WATER poured into EACH-OTHER with RESULTANT-EFFECT as OVERFLOW devoid of the NEED to be COMPLETED by the OTHER-PERSON.
Until you're completely SINGLE, you wont VALUE a RELATIONSHIP because RELATIONSHIPS and MARRIAGES are as GOOD as our SINGLE lives.

SINGLENESS is God's ORIGINAL-PLAN for human DEVELOPMENT.
It's a STATE to be PURSUED rather than to be IGNORED.
It's different from being UNMARRIED or LONELY.
Singleness is a SOLITARY-STATE that promotes SELF-DISCOVERY, INTIMACY with God and oneself.
To be COMPLETELY-SINGLE means to be.:
SEPARATE: Being set apart from OTHERS, Different from OTHERS, Detached from OTHERS.
UNIQUE: Being ORIGINAL, DISTINCT and SPECIAL like no other.
WHOLE: Being COMPLETE, UNIFIED, ONE with SELF without DEFICIT, ALL in One.
These three COMPONENTS defines SINGLENESS.
It's through SINGLENESS that we DISCOVER and SHARPEN our SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-WORTH & VALUE and a sense of PURPOSE for our lives.
It's the most important PREREQUISITES for RELATIONSHIPS and MARRIAGES.
RELATIONSHIPS gets BETTER the more SINGLE we're in IT, not literally but as in MINDSET.
SINGLENESS is more of a MINDSET than it's a STATUS.
It's the BEST-GIFT you can OFFER to your PARTNER.

FAMILY is God's DESIGN and PROTOTYPE for any SOCIETY.
Our SOCIETY is as STRONG as our FAMILIES would be.
Our SOCIETY is a DIRECT-REFLECTION of the HEALTHINESS of our FAMILIES.
SINGLES makes up MARRIAGES that makes FAMILY'S.
Therefore the HEALTH and WELL-BEING of our SOCIETY is largely DEPENDENT on how SINGLE we were before DATING.
If we DATE right, we would MARRY right.
If we MARRY right, we would PARENT right.
If we PARENT right, we would get our FAMILIES in ORDER.
And if our FAMILIES are in ORDER, our SOCIETY will follow LIKEWISE.
The CHALLENGE isn't the FINISHED-PRODUCT but rather the RECIPE and INGREDIENTS used in MAKING the FINAL-PRODUCT.
It's out of CHARACTER to point fingers at the RESULTS instead of the RECIPE.
How EFFICIENT and EFFECTIVE our SINGLE-LIVES are is largely CONNECTED to the FUNCTIONALITY of our SOCIETY.
For some of us we can't go back to being SINGLES but we can strive to MAKING a DIFFERENCE where we ARE with WHAT we HAVE uplifting our society.

Healthy RELATIONSHIPS ought to always BEGIN at the SPIRITUAL and INTELLECTUAL levels.
The levels of PURPOSE,DREAMS, VISIONS, PASSIONS, MOTIVATIONS in LIFE,PERSPECTIVES about LIFE, INTERESTS and ASPIRATIONS.
It ought to ACCESS and ASK questions concerning suitors EMOTIONAL-PERSONALITY and its MANAGEMENT-MODALITIES.
PHYSICALITIES though IMPORTANT should be SECONDARY as regarding getting our PRIORITIES right.
We HARDLY would MISS the RED-FLAGS if we BEGIN the RIGHT-WAY.
RELATIONSHIPS gets EASIER when COMMUNICATION is KEY and UNDERSTANDING is the GOAL.
An UNDERSTANDING that we're not PERFECT will save the RELATIONSHIP a great deal when ARGUMENTS set's in.
FORGIVENESS is an integral part of HEALTHY-RELATIONSHIPS.
OPENNESS and HONESTY is the best way to establishing TRUST.
SECRECY drives away TRUST while promoting STRIFE and RESENTMENT.
RELATIONSHIPS can be EASY to be in when we EMBRACE the RIGHT-TEMPLATES as our FOUNDATION.

We all were CREATED and DESIGNED by God EQUAL but DIFFERENT in our UNIQUENESS.
We have DIFFERENT-LANGUAGES of COMMUNICATIONS likewise how we ASSIMILATE and PROCESS-INFORMATIONS.
For a WOMAN, Words spoken is an EXPRESSION of WHAT & HOW she FEELS first-hand others follow.
For a MAN, words spoken is an EXPRESSION of WHAT & HOW he THINKS first-hand others follow.
A WOMAN says WHAT'S on her HEART and THINKS in DETAILS SUBJECTIVELY and INSTINCTIVELY but ADJUSTABLE in her DECISIONS.
A MAN says WHAT'S on his MIND and THINKS in a STRAIGHT LINE OBJECTIVELY but RESOLUTE in his DECISIONS due to his EGO.
For a WOMAN, AFFECTION and ATTENTION is how she interprets LOVE.
For a MAN, RESPECT and REGARD is how he interprets LOVE.
This isn't a WEAKNESS but rather a CAREFUL-DESIGN by God to COMPLEMENT themselves.
We're EQUAL but DIFFERENT in our UNIQUENESS.
RELATIONSHIPS gets BETTER the MOMENT we start APPRECIATING our SIMILARITIES while RESPECTING our DIFFERENCES.
COMMUNICATE with the RIGHT-LANGUAGE and you'll be AMAZED with the RESULTS.

COMMUNICATION is almost the HARDEST thing to engage-in in RELATIONSHIPS if the RIGHT-MEASURES aren't in place.
It's the ABILITY to ensure that WORDS spoken are UNDERSTOOD in WHAT it SAYS and also WHAT it MEANS.
It's the ABILITY to LISTEN and UNDERSTAND the MOTIVES of the WORDS spoken UNINTERRUPTEDLY while taking TURNS to speak.
LISTENING with a PREFORMED-RESPONSE and MINDSETS is a bad RECIPE for UNENDING conversations.
COMMUNICATION is different from CASUAL-TALKS, it requires TIME, PATIENCE and HARDWORK.
If it says SORRY, BE-SORRY and STAY-SORRY
WOMEN aren't EMOTIONAL by CHOICE, they're simply DESIGNED to EMOTE to THINGS and SITUATIONS as their FIRST-RESPONSE.
It isn't a WEAKNESS but a POWERFUL-VIRTUE used in SOFTENING situations whilst ensuring PEACE and BALANCE.
MEN on the contrary are EMOTIONAL but it isn't their FIRST-RESPONSE to SITUATIONS, they prefer receding back THINKING-LOGICALLY finding SOLUTIONS to the problem.
Their EMOTIONS are deeply HIDDEN in the VISAGE of their MASCULINITY dying to EXPRESS itself but they CHOOSE to STAY-STRONG and ACT-STRONG.

Great CONVERSATIONS isn't alway about WHO has the FINAL-WORDS on a SUBJECT of discuss.
Great CONVERSATIONS involves DEEP-MENTAL engagements by both PARTIES without the NEED to FEEL-RIGHT or PROVE a POINT at the EXPENSE of BELITTLING another.
It's INDICATIVE of the fact that BOTH parties are well VESTED with the CONCEPT of DIFFERENT-PERSPECTIVES rather than have people SEE through their PERSPECTIVES alone.
FRIENDSHIPS and RELATIONSHIPS hardly dies a NATURAL-DEATH rather it's MURDERED daily on the platforms of EGO, repeated CHARACTER-FLAWS that WON'T change, IGNORANCE that's ALLERGIC to LEARNING, the NEED to FEEL-RIGHT than to let PEACE reign, and lastly ME, MYSELF and I ATTITUDES.
What BENEFIT is there INITIATING a CONVERSATION when UNDERSTANDING isn't the GOAL or conversely LISTENING to REPLY with SHOTS of aggravating WORDS as opposed to striking an UNDERSTANDING amicably.
Words TASTED before LETTING them out causes no HARM but can HEAL a SOUL.
Talk SOFTLY with GENTLE approach not as in a FIGHT or to SCORE-POINTS.
MUTUAL-RESPECT and KIND-GESTURES are CONVERSATION STARTERS. PRACTICE it.

I BELIEVE we can EMBRACE a BLISSFUL-LIFE in our FRIENDSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS and MARRIAGES if we take off the PRESSURE that we put on OURSELVES and our PARTNERS.
Instead move towards ACCEPTING ourselves and our PARTNERS just the way WE'RE with an UNDERSTANDING that we're two IMPERFECT-PEOPLE working on THEMSELVES towards PERFECTION.
Above all, keep IN MIND that God will NEVER choose a PARTNER for us but He will POINT us in the RIGHT-DIRECTION to find our suitable HELPER, ASSISTANT and COMFORTER.
God is in the BUSINESS of presenting to us RAW-MATERIALS not FINISH-PRODUCTS, so we could CULTIVATE out of it the PICTURE PERFECT PARTNER that's in our head.
Remember, EVERYTHING that's being CULTIVATED requires TIME, PATIENCE and UNDERSTANDING before you start SEEING the FRUITS.
Be PATIENT with your PARTNER, give each TIME to ADJUST and above all UNDERSTAND that they're DOING their BEST to be the PERFECT one for you.
APPRECIATING little THINGS and EFFORTS in RELATIONSHIPS is like a FERTILIZER that speeds up the GROWTH process.
PRACTICE it.

As I will be hanging the Boots here on SINGLENESS, RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIPS and MARRIAGES.
I urge us to always WALK-WORTHY ourselves of the THINGS we're LOOKING-OUT for in others.
No one KNOWS it all, HONEST-MISTAKES should be PARDONED rather than make a BIG-DEAL out of it.
And if your HEART is in it and it's not TOXIC, FIGHT for it and PROTECT it but if it's TOXIC, taking the L is the BEST-OPTION on the table.
Don't LOOSE your SANITY and PERSONA on the PLATFORM of HOPES that HE or SHE will CHANGE.
Those are LIES we tell OURSELVES just to FEEL-GOOD while IGNORING the problem.
If they didn't CHANGE to GET-YOU, chances are they won't CHANGE to KEEP-YOU.
Never IGNORE repeated RED-FLAGS because you're trying to be OPTIMISTIC or deeply in LUST.
Don't make HASTY-DECISIONS just because you're under PRESSURE, it's your LIFE that's on the line.
Take out TIME to THINK through your DECISIONS before MAKING them.
Be SINCERE about your PRIORITIES.
And when GO D is at the CENTER of your DECISION-MAKING process, then you can be REST-ASSURED that you'd be FINE even when the STORM arises.

NEW YEAR NUGGET

In 2019,let WISDOM (The application of Knowledge known) lead you in all your steps, be sure to stay focused on your purpose.
★ Preoccupation with what's GOOD but not RIGHT is the devil's principal tool for distraction, he's smart enough to not comfront you with what's not good because you won't fall for it.
In 2019 watch out for things that will distract your attention from your target. It's called MISPLACED PRIORITIES.
★ GOOD DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN IT'S RIGHT,BUT RIGHT IS ALWAYS GOOD BY DEFAULT
★ BUSY DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN EFFECTIVENESS
★ MOVEMENT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN PROGRESS
★ ALIVE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN LIVING
★ SIGHT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN SEEING
So preoccupy your life with the positives, a keen sense of discerning one from another is what you need which can only be given by God Almighty via a solid relationship with Him.
This is my 2019 wishes to you fam.

I hope this gets you thinking and probably motivate you into reconsidering your priorities and ultimately making the right choices in your life. There's always more to Life than what meets the eye. 

Set your priorities right, and that has to begin with God the Master planner of your life. 

Never stop dreaming, 

Never say never to your Visions, 

Never settle for less than your Worth, 

Your worth is in Who God says you are. 

Let this clip inspire you to leave your life to the fullest. 

Cheers. 💙💙💙

IGNORANCE :THE GREATEST ENEMY OF MAN

I got up this morning with a burden in my heart that has refuse to go away, it's simple and clear and If you see yourself in the picture then the purpose of this message is fulfilled.

The greatest enemy of man isn't the devil but IGNORANCE.
"My people perishes because of lack of Wisdom:The application of knowledge " King Solomon says.

The key to FREEDOM in the mind is KNOWLEDGE and
The key to KNOWLEDGE is knowing the TRUTH and
The key to the TRUTH resides in God and His Word.

Consider that all that you know is what you've learnt so far, and the once you don't know is in what you haven't learn yet.
You are as intelligent as what you know, not less not more.
IGNORANCE is simply lack of Knowledge about what you should know.

Whatever that we call life today came from Great minds that refuse to settle for IGNORANCE.
Until you get uncomfortable with your present state of mind, change is inevitable.
There's something the world is waiting to celebrate you for, it's within you not outside of you, discover it and nurture it with passion.

All you need to do is start looking deeply within you at your solitude, stop being comfortable with the crowd because it's the fastest way of loosing your self image and identity and settle for less than your potentials.
The best version of yourself will never make it to reality if you do not change your mindset because our lives are directed towards our most dominant thoughts that became actions.

*What are your core values about life and the one thing that makes life meaningful, find it and give it life.

Here's how it works, a deeper knowledge of God equals a deeper knowledge of who you are and your potentials so you can serve it to the world.
Yes you can and the time is now.
Cheers.

GOD'S PRESENCE IS ALL WE NEED

This is true about any PRINCIPLE, whether things created by God or things made by Man.
You may disagree with Principle but you can't do away with it.
Permit me to define Principles are inherent , self programmed modalities that guarantees how every creation created should Function & Operate if applied adequately.
In order words Principles were made to guarantee the SUCCESS, SAFETY, AND FULFILLMENT of every creation by God.
Also note that violation of any Principle accompanies an automatic consequences which you brought upon yourself by ignoring the Principles.

I said that because I just want to highlight a few things that your mind can make sense of.
Here's a thing: Plants were created by God and it inherent Principles for survival and maximum functionality is tied to the plant being  Constantly stocked inside the soil so it can tap the necessary nutrients it may require for it Success.
The fishes for example and other aquatic lives were made to function only inside Water, like the rivers, lakes and so on.

Truth is that neither of this creations can function outside it preordained environment that should guarantee it success and it proper functionality. Any attempt to disconnect them from their sources kills them automatically.

The point I'm trying to get to you is that God having created us and made us in His very own Image and after His Likeness so we could function like Him and have Dominion over the earth and take charge of the earth, the next thing God did was to guarantee the fulfillment of His Words towards mankind by placing mankind in an environment where he could function effectively , be safe and secure great success in everything he would do.
God placed him in "Eden" which is translated to mean: "A spot and moment, An Atmosphere, where the Presence of God is an open door to Heaven" This means that man was programmed to function adequately only if he were in God's presence at all times for his entire life. You can relate to the rest of the story in Genesis of what happened when Adam was driven out of God's presence.
The Presence of God is the singular most important thing anyone needs because it's the only ideal environment that once you carry it with you life situations listens to you, check out all through the Bible you'd find out that all Biblical characters that worked with God and made great exploits sort after the Presence of God in all their dealings.... Moses, David, Abraham, and so on.

Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, it's absolutely impossible to  function outside of God and His presence, this is equivalent to the air that we breath which we can't do without.
To achieve success and fulfill your goals, your dreams and your Purpose in life, you need to stay connected to God and His presence.
In all that you toll and do each day, be sure to not disconnect yourself from your source, nurture His Presence and carry it with you wherever you go through a constant relationship with Him.

God's Presence is all that we need.
God's Presence reveals more of God to us and God in turn reveals Who we truly are to us as well.
Trust me, there's nothing that can compete or withstand the efficacy and powerful presence of God. Paul stated clearly that all our achievements outside of God is count as NOTHING. But with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THEM THAT BELIEVES.
Seek to acquire more of His Presence and see how your entire life will be transformed from Glory to Glory.

MAXIMIZE 2017

First of all I wanna thank God for a Happy New Year 2017 and I Celebrate you for making it this far.
Welcome to 2017.
I want to start off the year by placing a few thoughts in your mind which I believe would help you set some perspective for this brand new year so you can maximize all that God has in it for you, your career, your business or company, your marriage & family and all that concerns your life.
We've began already a journey that involves:
● 12 Months
● 52 Weeks
● 365 Days
● 8,760 Hours
● 525,600 Minutes
● 3,153,600 Seconds.
All this numbers represents an invinsible irreplaceable scares comodity called TIME.
Life is measured by TIME or to say it another way: Life can be measured not by the length of life lived in years over TIME but most importantly it can be measured by the Value given to the CONTENT of the Life lived within those year's over time.
So it's not about how Long you live but how Well you live over time.

You'd be correct to say that we're stucked in Time and how it's being used or maximized is up to us.
Here's a quick perspective a'd like to present to you that'll help you make 2017 your best year ever.
Time actually measures life in second's, minutes, hours, days ,weeks, months and years.
Taking cognizance of these consciousness will help you keep track of your Time and ultimately maximize your life in 2017.

Truth is that, TIME runs at the speed with LIFE, therefore TIME wastage equals LIFE wastage.
Facts has it that, 95% if not 99% of people starts every New Year with "Resolutions" that would enable them have a fruitful year ahead but the truth is that those resolutions do not make it through January or maybe February at most.
Let's brake this pattern if you may.

I believe the best approach to solving any problem is tracing the little details that constitute the problem itself which may not add up but ultimately do in the end.
Most people fail in keeping to their resolutions not because they decided to violet them but because they lost track of an important factor that counts the most in fulfilling their set goals for the year . The factor here is TIME.

God created TIME and placed us in it so that we can live life in doses.
Time is so powerful that whatever you spend it doing, you become.
TIME can only be use or maximize but can't be stopped.
TIME measures life.
Time measures life in Mornings, Noon, Afternoon and Evenings.
Time measures life in yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Time measures life in day and night.
Time measures life in seasons as in Autumn, Spring , Summer and Winter.
Every human on planet earth is given the same ration of time a day as in 24 hours, not more or less.

How 2017 turns out to be is directly dependent on how you would manage the next 3,153,600 Seconds starting now.
Here are a few thoughts you might want to hold on to tenaciously:
*Take absolute ownership and control of your time, I mean every second of it .
*Convert it into an opportunity to fulfill your Purpose.
*Design and Manage how it's being used.
*Guard and protect it from abuse by you or others .
*Allocate a focus to it.
*Attach a Vision to it and give it meaning.
*Give it a Purpose to run with.
*Constantly check and measure it results periodically.
Outside these, Time wastage will be inevitable.

In other to achieve this,you have to;
*Document a concert plan that cover the entire 2017 and beyond.
*Narrow the plan down to smaller achievable details.
*Prioritize your plans in order of importance.
*Protect your plan and priorities.
*Identity possible challenges and prepare for them.
*Pursue your passion only and focus on doing what's Right at all times.
*Make decisions based on destiny.
*Inventory your associations and see who's wasting your time.
*Review your investments of time periodically to make adjustments.
*Do not try to please everyone,it encourages time wastage: do what you have to do as long as it pleases God.
*Forget the past and deal with the present while planning and having tomorrow think for itself.
*Disengage relationships & friendships that are detrimental to achieving your plans & goals.
* Make provisions and plan for resources necessary to ensure the achievement of the set goals.
*Stay conscious to know when it's time to move from planning to acting on the plan.
*Pray it through for God's approval, because many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it the Lord's purpose that will prevail.
*Above all else make a deliberate conscious effort to give God more of your TIME this year than you did last year, you'd be surprise how much He will replenish the time back to your favor.

###APPRECIATE YOUR TIME###
###FULFILL YOUR TIME###
###MAKE IT COUNT ###
###APPROPRIATE YOUR TIME###
###VALUE YOUR TIME###
###MAXIMIZE IT###
###MANAGE IT###
###MAKE IT PRODUCTIVE ###
###TREASURE YOUR TIME###

Happy New Year.

THE PARADOX OF CHRISTMAS

It's more blessed to give than to receive the scripture say's.
But giving as a gesture of Love isn't complete without the recipient receiving it,
RECEIVING makes GIVING complete.
It's possible to Accept a gift and not Receive it
It's possible to Accept a meal and not Eat it.
It's possible to Accept a drink and not Drink it.
It's possible to Accept money and not Spend it.
It's possible to Accept a Life and not Experience it.
It's possible to Accept CHRIST and not Know Him.
It's important to not confuse Giving by itself because Accepting the package isn't equal to receiving the gift.

 In other words it's even possible to receive a gift and not open it and make it yours.
It's time for us all to realligne our mind's to the True  Essence & the Significance of this season "CHRISTMAS".
Could it be that we're too excited about the fun & the Merriment that comes with the Season that we forget the Reason for the Season!!!

 Let's pause and understand WHY Christmas is necessary for us as BELIEVERS or better still God's Original intent for you and I from the beginning before the fall of mankind.

Let me begin by setting perspectives herein that, God's perfect plans for you and I from the beginning of creation with reference to  Genesis chapter one & two was...
♥ To make a Creature that looks just like Himself with His image.

♥ God being Love had to Love, so in order for love to be complete there must be a recipient and the recipient has to be just like the giver, so God fashioned us(Man) after His likeness breath His Spirit into us so He can fellowship with man Spirit to Spirit.

♥ God further proofed His Love for mankind by extending His Authority to us to Rule and Dominate over every work of His creation, I could almost hear God saying though the Earth is mine and all that dwells therein but Son I want you to have it, Work the ground and make it yield fruits, cultivate it and every deposit in it, take care of it, protect & guard it, in order words you're in charge of this extension of my Kingdom, make it look like Heaven.

♥God also had to give mankind the power of Will to decide and make decisions concerning the Dominion Mandate given to him by God, I believe the Power of Will was given to Man (Adam) so he would have to take absolute Responsibility for the Garden of Eden which was the perfect Environment God designed so he could function adequately.

♥To show how much of a father God is He usually  comes down to fellowship and commune with Man (Adam) just to show His Love for him, walk and talk with man at the cool of the day in the Garden of Eden. Man had direct access to God.

♥God's original intent was also to Rule the earth through Man so that the earth can be filled with His Glory (God's Nature) even as the water's covers the sea.

♥God's intent was to make the Earth look just like Heaven, that's why if you pay attention to the Lord's Prayer in Mathews"...Jesus said when you want to Pray , pray that God's Kingdom should come and His will be done on Earth just like it is in Heaven which is our home country..."Emphasis added.

♥God intended to rule the seen (Terrestrial or Earth) from the unseen (Celestial or Heaven).This I believe was God's plan to reign and establish His Principles and precepts on Earth.To establish His Kingdom on earth and rule the earth through Man.

♥ God finally gave man(Adam) an instruction that I believe was in man's best interest that he should eat of every fruit in the Garden except that of the tree of Good and Evil because it will compromise his relationship with Him.But since God had already given man the Power of Will, the devil in form of a serpent ended up deceiving man to exercising the Power of Will God gave man, and man decided to violet God Principles & Instructions and from that moment just like God promised man, Man ( Adam) lost his relationship with God and he died a Spiritual death and God sent man (Adam) away from the Garden of Eden(His Presence). From that moment the Spirit of God left the Earth and the Bible make us understand that through one man (Adam) sin entered the entire human race, and the wages of sin is death.

So as loving as God is, being the Alpha and the Omega the beginning and the end, being a God that doesn't start until He finishes, being a God that sees the end from the beginning, He had already made plans to restore Mankind back to Himself as it were from the beginning. God had to send Himself to the human race in human form to pay the price of our sins, that's why the Scriptures says..."He who new no sin became Sin just to redeem us from our iniquities"...Emphasis added.In the last book of the four Gospel In the New Testament,...God declared His mind thus:"For God so Loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life, and He didn't not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but to saved the world through Him"...This is indeed the greatest act of love ever shown.

In essence the privileges together with the Dominion(KINGDOM) Mandate given to mankind by God in Genesis One verses Twenty-six through Thirty were lost the moment man rebelled against God's instructions.
This is why Christmas is a thing of Joy to us all and greatest gift ever given and the greatest act of Love ever shown so that we can be Restored back to His Original plans for our lives.

Therefore I consider Christmas to be:
● The Celebration of the Greatest Gift ever given to Humanity.
● Heaven given to Earth.
● Divinity given to Humanity.
● Light given to Darkness.
● Life given to Death.
● Forgiveness given to Sin.
● Healing given to Sickness.
● God given to Mankind.
● God's Spirit restored to mankind.
● God's Love restored to mankind.
● The Birth of Our Messiah- The  Anointed KING.
● God's Redemption plan made manifest to Mankind as He promised through His prophet Isaiah that this will be the Sign: That a Virgin will be with a child and will give birth to a Son, and will call him IMMANUEL" meaning "God with Us" and he shall be the Savior of the world. "For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given:and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
● Christ Jesus the King was God's GIFT given to Man.
● The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN was Christ Jesus The KING'S GIFT to Mankind on Earth.
The GIFT was the Son "Jesus CHRIST" Inside Christ is the SPIRIT OF GOD. Jesus came bringing the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN back to Mankind as explained in Romans Fourteen verses Seventeen-Eighteen.." For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit..." YOU CAN TELL WHAT ADAM LOST BY WHAT JESUS BROUGHT,...that's THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BACK TO MANKIND.
Merry Christmas!!!

The significance of the birth of Jesus is more important than the date as in Today 25th December.
I feel it's important for us to pay attention also to the REASON WHY God had to come into the human race in human form, that must have took God so much that it's only LOVE that can explain everything.

Believe me I'm not trying to convince you out of whatever doctrine or faith you may have been thought or perhaps learnt while growing up as a Christian but my Bible tells me that..."You shall know the TRUTH and nothing but only the TRUTH shall set you free and the Truth is in God's Word.."

 So I believe it in my heart that this is what Christmas should be all about.Yes there's nothing wrong with showing kindness to one another in form of gift and other presents, LOVE after-all was and still is the motivation and God's intent for the Redemption of mankind back to His Original plans as it were from the beginning.

 But while doing that, don't loose sight of the Reason for the Season...The gift of CHRIST THE ANOINTED KING to mankind to restore us back to God.

The price for redeeming us is JESUS on the cross paying for our sins, make it count by Accepting and Receiving this Awesome Gift of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ The Anointed KING of which we're celebrating His Birth this Season.

 This Christmas is the beginning of the end of the finished work recorded in the book of Revelations..."Behold the Lamb of God that was Slain before the foundations of the World..."He paid the price long ago, it's left for you to receive it.

So I charge you to follow the word's of Jesus that I believe captures THE REASON WHY HE CAME TO EARTH, it's recorded in Mathews Six verse Thirty - three..."Seek first the Kingdom of God and it RIGHTEOUSNESS and all other things shall be added to you. ..
"In Luke chapter four verse fouty-three Jesus also declared His Purpose here on earth..."I must preach the good news (Gospel) of the KINGDOM OF GOD to other towns as well: for I was sent for this Purpose..."

 Friends it's all about God's Kingdom being established on Earth through you "THE NEW CREATION IN CHRIST"
Therefore for this Christmas celebration to be complete just like the Law of Giving demands as emphasized at the beginning, you have to Receive Christ into your life so that the Holy Spirit can begin to teach you about God's Kingdom together with God's Principles embedded in His Word, the Bible.

 Jesus speaking in John chapter Three verse three..."Truly, Truly, I say to you, unless one is Born Again, he can not see the Kingdom of God..." In confessing Romans Chapter ten verses Nine - Ten,  you have made the giving process complete. And your status automatically will change to that of Second Corinthians Chapter Five verses Seventeen-Twenty-one.
Merry Christmas!!!

INVEST IN YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Let's talk about YOU...Yes about You if you may.
Think of this cinario: How do you feel knowing that your Apps on your phone is an outdated version?
I bet there's always this swift action to immediately run an update in Google Play store or Apple Store because you can't stand operating less a version of the latest, now that's a phone: Can you say the same about your Personal Development and your life at large!
How much information is at your disposal lately and how updated is it with respect to were you're going in life. Are you running your life with outdated information!
Keeping pace with life, you have to constantly be the latest version of yourself. 
Because your life can only move or geared towards the direction of your most dominant thoughts .
This I mean the quality of your thoughts.
Your life is the sum total of your thought processes, nothing more or less.
So you'd be perfectly correct to say that between were you're currently and were you need to be in life is directly dependent on two things: Getting the wrong information you shouldn't (Misinformed) or Not getting the right and necessary information you should(Uninformed ).
It's edifying spending time to invest in your mental property, the course of your life depends on it.
It's of a necessity that you believe in yourself and all that God has deposited inside of you, believe it or yes: everything you could ever need to become WHO God had fashioned you to be isn't outside of you but rather it's locked up INSIDE of you.
The earlier you discover what's locked up within you the faster & better your life will turn out to be.
Could it be that God’s waiting on you to wake up to this truth than you wait on Him?...The answer is Yes.
It's OK to believe in people's beliefs of you till your own believe of yourself kicks in....if that's necessary, then take the chance it's a plus to have such people in your life. 
But ultimately you've got to trust and believe in yourself, it's the pivot to which every other facet of your life depends on.
Also you've got to purposefully spend quality time updating yourself and your mental property, that will serve as key to unlocking every Potentials buried inside of you, it's what will announce you to the world. 
Obviously what's inside of you has a global impact, don't rob us of that deposit within you.
It's sad that we're living in a society that nearly everyone is busy investing precious time on vain things that barely contributes to their self development and conversely spend little or no time trying to evolve and become a better version of themselves. 
It's the very VALUE you sale yourself that people get to buy, nothing less but it can be more.
So if you desire to be great and be successful in any area of your life, do not seek success or greatness but rather seek to become VALUABLE in the area of your purpose, automatically SUCCESS & GREATNESS will find you.
Becoming Valuable is achievable by:
● Knowing the reason for your Living "Your purpose in Life"
● Grasping the Vision attached to the Purpose and run with it passionately. 
● Constantly be in competition with yourself to be the best of you.
● Consciously making efforts not to be less than you were yesterday.
● Purposefully engage yourself in something that will get you closer to your Goals and Dreams each day.
● Don't be satisfied going to bed without doing something that takes you a step closer to your destiny. 
It could be reading a book, listening to music that inspires you, researching about something that got your attention, developing a certain part of your weakness and making it your strength...
In other words... "Plan your Time and Work your Plans".
All of this will add value to your persona.
While doing that remember that You're the sole proprietorship of your time & life, circumstances and people can only play to the tunes you let them, so quit blaming Circumstances and people for your mistakes, it's your mistakes take absolute responsibility for it because that's the only way you can learn from it and become a better version of yourself. 
For the fact that you made a mistake or failed while trying isn't a certainty that you can't succeed:resilience, persistence and commitment driven by Passion toward success is what you need.
Failure is an opportunity incubating Success only if you learn from it and make it right the next time.
Strong minds are motivated by failure but not depressed by it, so prepare for it while expecting the best. 
Should you say you've not failed before, then I can tell that you've not tried something new in your entire life.
Determine that from this moment onward that you will strive to become the best version of yourself by constantly evolving into that limitless shores of possibilities lying unexplored within you.
You ain't seeing the best of you yet.
You're UNIQUE & VALUABLE, make that a reality.

BE YOURSELF

If you would be sincere to yourself and life at large, somehow you'd realize within and around you that life is more meaningful and worth living the very moment your Spirit , Soul & Body is part of something bigger than your imaginations ( maybe a project @ work, school, church etc) to the point that it gets you so excited and you had this sense of fulfillment or perhaps felt very happy, pleased and accomplished.
The significance of the cinario I just painted is that You were created and designed by God to be part of something so big and greater than your imaginations when He created you.
Something that ultimately would benefit humanity and generations to come.
Something that no other person can accomplish but You.
This also means that there are several projects and assignments yet to be released from within you into the world so as to benefit humanity.

We're currently living in a society that dictates how our lives should be and determines how high we can achieve and how great we should attend, but I can bet the difference because it ain't supposed to be so from the beginning.
God made it that we should control & manage our environments and the society likewise not the other way round.
Obviously many people have been victims of their lives being controlled by WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND SAY of them, and perhaps misguided by some doctrines and traditions that's geared towards limiting their Potentials and tailored to make them comfortable in their predicament and worst of it all, convinced that it's God's will for their lives which is not...This is a serious tragedy of life.
Your live isn't supposed to be controlled by anybody, don't get me wrong it's ok to be inspired positively by someone in form of advice or instructions, that's quite a privilege but still it shouldn't run your life.
The only person that understands your makeup and were you're going is the One who made you, He alone should guide your path to fulfilling the purpose He gave you.
That's why it's important to establish a close relationship with Him through which He will introduce you to yourself, I mean your true nature.

Now let's purse at this point and deal with some truths:
Life's measured by TIME, therefore you'd be correct to say every Time spent equals Life spent.
God’s a God of purpose and Purpose gives meaning to Life.
God is the creator of all things, and He created everything with and for a Purpose.
He also designated a specific time for every Purpose assigned to each individual created.
Keep in mind that the Purpose of every creation of God is sure and can't fail, it stands forever.
You've been around for several decades already, that's a fact.
So I put it to you to wake up to this very reality that you have to start taking charge of your life and make every second in it counts not just by getting BUSY but getting EFFECTIVE in your area of Purpose.
Believe in yourself and do not allow people's opinion of you to become your reality.
All that matters is who and what God say's you are.
The entire journey toward greatness isn't over yet, refuse to settle for less because God has endowed you with a powerful tool called IMAGINATION.
Use it maximally and never stop dreaming BIG.
That He placed it in your heart to dream and envisioned means that it's possible to achieve if you believe it.
And if what He showed you in form of Visions isn't what you're seeing currently, then what you're seeing is Temporarily subject to change, don't loose faith but wait for it appointed time.
You're permitted to celebrate while waiting with thanksgiving for it manifestation.

Indeed my intention is not to challenge you or convict you in anyway but rather I wish that by the time you're done reading this, you would probably reallaigned the course of your life toward becoming WHO God designed you to be and not WHAT the society wants you to be.
Remember that a genuine Vision and Purpose from God will always be opposed by the standards and the norms of the society set by men.
Determine to be yourself against all odds while maintaining a healthy relationship with God and you'd be surprised how amazing your journey toward the fulfillment of your Purpose can be.
Stay unique and be YOU.

THE JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE'S FULFILMENT #4

TIME AND YOUR PURPOSE

God’s creation of man reveals that He desired a time- conscious being with an eternity perspective. 

You were born and created for a purpose in God’s plan, and you were given a time to fulfill that purpose. According to the Scriptures, there is a time to every purpose (Ecclesiastes 3:1). 

Because we live in time, we measure life in increments of seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, etc. But how does God measure and judge the success of your life? 

To answer this we must consider that God never intended for us to die.

God’s original purpose and His future plans call for us to live forever.

 Therefore, length of years is not the measure of life for God. 

Your age does not impress Him. 

There are many who believe that old age is a sign of God’s favor and approval. 

If this is true, then how do you account for the millions of individuals in countries around the world, and perhaps even in your city, who live beyond one hundred years of age and have no commitment to God? Their life styles incorporate behaviors that are considered to be ungodly. 

It is evident that God measures the success, effectiveness and value of your life on earth in terms of purpose.

God’s question is never “How many years have you lived?” or “How old are you?” but rather “What have you done?” 

In essence, life is not measured by duration but by donation.

 From God’s perspective, “Well done” is more important than “Long lived.”

Jesus understood the important relationship between time and the completion of purpose. 

Again and again He instructed people not to move faster in their expectations of Him than God’s perfect timing allowed. 

This awareness of God’s purpose for His life as it related to His time on earth is particularly evident in John’s record of the wedding at Cana.

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. 

Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

“Dear woman, why do you involve Me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come” (John 2:1-4).

Jesus also displayed this consciousness of time and purpose on many other occasions.

 In the twelth chapter of the Gospel of John He says,

The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. …Now My heart is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save Me from this hour”? No, it was for this very reason that I came to this hour.

 Father, glorify Your name! (John 12:23,27)

He further expresses the relationship of time and timing to purpose in the seventh chapter of John:

Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples may see the miracles You do.

 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. 

Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.” 

For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

 Therefore Jesus told them, “The right time for Me has not yet come; for you any time is right” (John 7:3-6).

Here Jesus’ disciples attempted to influence Him to go public and declare His power and position. 

But Jesus refused and stated that there was a right time for every purpose of God and a right timing for it to be released in its fullness.

 He further informed them that they had no awareness of the purpose and the proper use of time for their own lives.

Therefore, it is vital for you to capture and maximize the time of your life. 

To do this, you must discover your purpose for life and get busy with your assignment. 

Every day should be used to account for the fulfillment of God’s dream in your heart. 

What have you done with the last year, month or day that you’ve lived? 

What can you show to justify that time?

Time was given to you to fulfill your purpose in this life. 

Don’t be like Methuselah, of whom it is recorded that he lived 969 years and then died.

 That is all we know of his life. 

What a tragedy! I admonish you to find your purpose and give time meaning. 

As the apostle Paul exhorts: “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16 NKJV).

Throughout His ministry, glimpses of Jesus’ true nature and glory were visible. 

He healed the sick (John 4:43-53, among many), multiplied loaves of bread and fish to feed large crowds (John 6:1-15), walked on the Sea of Galilee (John 6:16-20), and brought sinful people to repentance (John 4:1-42).

As the time for His crucifixion drew near, Jesus acknowledged that His time had come:

Father, the time has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. 

For You granted Him authority over all people that He might give eternal life to all those You have given Him. 

Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do. 

And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world began (John 17:1-5).

Time is always given for the completion of purpose. 

Whenever time is used for things that do not work toward the given purpose, it is wasted and the opportunity to reach perfection is delayed or lost.

Jesus came to reconnect us with our God-given purpose and the importance of using time to complete that purpose. 

His goal was not Calvary but the resurrection, so He could redirect our living from time to eternity.

God has given you an assignment that is so awesome it will take you this life and the life to come to complete it. 

He invites you to live by faith, moving with Him beyond the limitations of what you can see, hear and feel at any given moment, so your perspective can move from living for today alone to looking toward eternity.

There’s eternity in your heart because God placed it there. 

Knowing your purpose and the time associated with it will allow you to be effective and productive in your living, using the time He gives you for the purpose for which He gave it. 

The proper use of time is always dependent on the priority of purpose because time is an interruption in eternity that allows you to fulfill what you were sent here to do.

He who has time to burn will never give the world much light. 

Killing time is not murder, it’s suicide.

Take note of the following nuggets:

1. Time starts when we are born and ends when we die.

2. Eternity has neither a beginning nor an end.

3. God, who is eternal, exists outside time.

4. God sees the end from the beginning and sets our course according to His overall purposes.

5. God gives every purpose a time that allows it to reach perfection.

6. Time is always given for a purpose.

7. Time that is not used for its intended purpose is wasted and lost.

Meditate on this scriptural reference so as to maximize your time appropriately..." Teach us to number our days , that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12"

THE JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE'S FULFILMENT#3

As awesome as PURPOSE is in its nature, here are its PRIORITIES and PRINCIPLES.

Principle #1—GOD IS A GOD OF PURPOSE.

Every creator or manufacturer begins with purpose. 

He first establishes his intent before beginning the process of production. 

God is the source of purpose. 

Nature is filled with evidence that He determines the purpose for a thing before He creates it. 

In other words, God never made anything for the fun of it. 

He never created something just to see if He could make it. 

Before the creative act ever takes place, God has in His mind the why and the how of what He decides to make.

 He does everything with and for a purpose. 

Long before God became the Creator, He was planning and designing the many things He would speak into existence.

The intentional nature of God is also seen throughout His interaction with mankind. 

 He is a God of purpose. 

He never acts without first setting the end toward which His actions are directed. 

God never creates before He purposes. 

It was His purpose that generated all He created and forever established the intent for everything that exists.

Principle #2—EVERYTHING IN LIFE HAS A PURPOSE.

If God is a God of purpose and He created everything, then everything in life has a purpose. 

This amazes me. When looking at a roach before killing it and a rat caught in a trap, I wonder that God has a plan and a purpose for each of these creatures.

 The lice we detest and the snakes we fear were made by God to fulfill a specific purpose, as were mosquitos, birds and trees. 

God took as much time putting together spiders and ants as He did creating butterflies and flowers. 

Just because we don’t understand a creature’s purpose doesn’t mean that it is purposeless. 

Our reactions of fear or disgust do not negate their reasons for existence, because everything serves a purpose. 

In essence, ignorance of purpose does not cancel purpose.

Consequently, everything, no matter how insignificant it may seem, exists for a distinct purpose in the mind of God to serve a greater purpose. 

The hairs in your nostrils were carefully designed by God and intentionally placed there for the purpose of trapping bacteria, germs and dust particles, preventing them from contaminating the lungs during inspiration. 

The wax in your ears has a purpose. 

Your ear glands were created to produce wax to attract and trap dust particles, bacteria and germs before they can enter the delicate inner ear and cause infection. 

There is nothing in your body that does not serve a vital purpose, even down to the smallest detail.

This is also true of nature. 

Mankind has recently discovered that every animal and every plant was created to balance the ecosystem. Any disruption in its purpose affects everything else. 

The ozone layer of the upper atmosphere has recently been discovered to have a critical purpose to perform. 

It was designed to help preserve life on our planet by regulating the intensity of the ultraviolet rays from the sun. 

The plants themselves absorb the ultraviolet rays of the sun and produce chlorophyll for their food, while releasing oxygen for us to breathe. 

Their purpose involves keeping us alive by providing both food and oxygen. 

We, in turn, inspire oxygen and expire carbon dioxide, which the plant absorbs to make its food. 

Therefore, we need their purpose and they need ours.

It should also be noted that God created nothing for beauty, even though the things He created are beautiful. 

Beauty is a by-product of design, not a creature’s intended purpose. 

Thus, if God designed the hairs on a bee’s leg to transfer pollen from one flower to another, and placed the hairs in your nostrils and the wax in your ears for a specific purpose, then you must know that He has a purpose for your life.

Principle #3—NOT EVERY PURPOSE IS KNOWN.

Our world is plagued by the desire to have more and more and more. 

But having something is not really the most important thing. 

Knowing the reason for what you have is much more important. 

There are times, however, when the why is not known. 

This doesn’t mean that the thing, event or person doesn’t have a purpose; its purpose just isn’t known. 

The story of a man named Jonah shows what can happen when purpose is unknown.

The Book of Jonah describes the adventures of a prophet who didn’t want to obey God’s command.

 When God told him to go to the Assyrian capital of Ninevah and preach against their wickedness, Jonah disobeyed. 

He tried to run away from God by boarding a ship that was sailing in the opposite direction. 

While they were at sea, a violent storm nearly broke the ship apart. 

The terrified sailors cried for help and threw the cargo overboard to lessen the danger. 

Meanwhile, Jonah was sleeping in the hold of the ship.

When the captain found him, he awakened Jonah and told him to pray to his God. 

The storm continued to rage until the sailors finally decided to draw lots to see who was to blame for the danger.

 The lot fell on Jonah, who then answered their questions saying, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land” (Jonah 1:9). 

Then he described how he was running away from God and told them to throw him into the sea.

 Because the sailors were reluctant to follow Jonah’s suggestion, they tried to row to shore.

 But the storm became worse. 

Finally, they threw Jonah overboard and the sea became calm.

The sailors’ problem was not the storm, but the unknown purpose of the storm. 

Had they known earlier that the storm was God’s means of talking to Jonah, they wouldn’t have wasted so much time trying to save themselves. 

Their lack of knowledge didn’t cancel the storm’s purpose. 

It just meant they didn’t have the same information Jonah had. 

They didn’t know the storm’s purpose. 

Unknown purpose always wastes time and gives the possibility of danger.

Principle #4—WHEREVER PURPOSE IS NOT KNOWN, ABUSE IS INEVITABLE.

 Abuse occurs whenever we don’t use something according to its creator’s intentions.

In other words, if you don’t know the purpose for something (or you choose to ignore that purpose), you can’t do anything other than abuse it.

 No matter how good your intentions may be, they are canceled by your ignorance. 

You may be sincere and committed toward your husband, your child or your boss, but your sincerity and commitment cannot make up for your lack of knowledge of their purpose. 

Abuse remains inevitable, and you put them in danger.

Thus, when we run into problems with certain aspects of God’s creation, the plant or the animal or the person is not causing the difficulty. 

It is our use (or abuse) of that plant, animal or person that gets us into a predicament.

The word abuse means “abnormal use.” Or to say it another way, if you don’t know the proper use for something, you will use it in an erratic and disorderly manner. 

Unknown purpose also leads to misuse, which is a stronger form of abuse. 

To misuse something means that you miss the intended use. 

Although the product has a purpose, you miss knowing it and thus use it for something other than what the creator had in mind when he designed and made it.

If you don’t know the purpose for a baby, you will misuse the child. (We call that child abuse.)

 If you don’t know the purpose for money, you will abuse the money. 

If you don’t know the purpose for a job, you’ll misuse the job. 

If you don’t know the purpose for your mate, you’ll abuse your spouse. (We call that wife abuse or husband abuse.)

It is therefore very important that you either discover the purpose for everything you encounter in life or refrain from using that person or thing until you gain that knowledge. 

If, for example, your friend asks you to marry him, but he doesn’t know the purpose of marriage, you would be wise to refuse to marry him until he discovers the God-given purpose for marriage.

 Otherwise, he will abuse both marriage and, as a result, you.

Many of us have been victims because others have abused the very things that God Himself created. That’s why it is very important that we not move into marriage, school, a new job, and so forth until we know God’s purpose for giving us that relationship or position. 

It is the violation of this principle that is the cause for all our social problems today. 

The drug problem is not a substance problem, but a substance abuse problem.

 We abuse the godly gift of sex and experience the fatal consequences because we don’t seek the purpose for these things.

Principle #5—IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE PURPOSE OF A THING, NEVER ASK THE THING.

You will never find your purpose as long as you ask a creature who you are because a person or thing apart from its creator cannot know its purpose.

 You may even come up with a purpose that isn’t God’s purpose and think that you are finally on the right track.

The futility of understanding God’s purposes apart from Him is graphically portrayed in the encounter between God and Job in the latter part of the Book of Job. 

Job was a faithful worshiper of God who lost everything when God agreed that satan could test his faithfulness.

 Job’s friends incessantly speculated, lectured, blamed and argued, trying to decide why Job was experiencing such misfortune.

 When Job and his friends had ceased talking, God spoke to Job out of a storm.

 Again and again He questioned Job’s understanding of things he could not know because they required knowledge of God’s purposes in creation.

Who are you to question My wisdom with your ignorant, empty words? Stand up now like a man and answer the questions I ask you. 

Were you there when I made the world? If you know so much, tell Me about it. …What holds up the pillars that support the earth? … Have you any idea how big the world is? Answer Me if you know.

 Do you know where the light comes from or what the source of darkness is? … Do you know the laws that govern the skies and can you make them apply to the earth? … Who is wise enough to count the clouds and tilt them over to pour out the rain …? Job, you challenged Almighty God; will you give up now, or will you answer? (Job 38:2-4,6a,18-19,33,37; 40:1-2 GN)

Obviously, Job could not answer because only God could tell him how the world was created to operate and why it was made that way. 

The rain could not, neither could the light or the darkness.

 Finally, Job admitted defeat. 

He would never know the reasons behind his experiences unless God explained them to him, because creatures can never know purpose apart from the creator.

Principle #6—PURPOSE IS ONLY FOUND IN THE MIND OF THE CREATOR.

 If you want to know the purpose of a product, you must ask the manufacturer or his authorized representative. 

The product, itself, cannot tell you. 

That’s why most manufacturers put a label somewhere on their products or they give you similar information in an owner’s manual.

 They want to teach you about the product and give you the opportunity to contact them if you have any questions about its purpose, use, operation or maintenance. 

They know they must give you this information if the product is going to fulfill the purpose for which they made it.

This principle of asking the creator for the purpose of a thing is also evident in the story of a blind man healed by Jesus.

 Jesus and His disciples were walking along when they saw a man who had been blind from birth. Jesus’ disciples immediately wanted to know why the man had been born blind. 

Because their tradition said such things were the result of sin, they wanted to know if the man or his parents had sinned.

 Jesus went straight to the root of the matter. “Neither this man nor his parents sinned … but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life” (John 9:3).

After Jesus had healed him, the blind man was questioned by everyone he met, including the Jewish authorities: “What happened to you?” “Aren’t you the blind man who used to beg by the gate?” “Where is this man who healed you?” “Don’t you know He’s a sinner?” The man didn’t attempt to explain why he had been healed, he simply told what he knew.

 If the Jewish officials and everyone else wanted to know why he had been healed, they would have to ask Jesus like His disciples had, because only the originator of an action knows the purpose behind it.

 Therefore, if you want to know the purpose of a thing, including yourself, you must discover who created it and submit to his knowledge. Only God knows the purpose for your life.

Principle #7—PURPOSE IS THE KEY TO FULFILLMENT.

Manufacturers always want the consumer to be satisfied with their product. 

Labels and instruction books are their way of telling you what they had in mind when they created the product so you can compare that to your expectations when you bought it. 

If the purpose of the manufacturer and the expectations of the purchaser don’t match, the product can’t possibly satisfy both the consumer’s desires and the manufacturer’s objectives. 

Purpose dictates performance, which influences satisfaction.

 Thus, purpose is the key to fulfillment.

Likewise, your purpose is the key to your life. 

It tells you what you are supposed to do and why. 

It reveals the reasons behind life’s experiences and demands, and supplies a vision for the future. 

It also provides a perspective that gives life significance and meaning. 

Apart from purpose, life seems fatalistic and haphazard, and the events of life become more important than the reasons behind them.

In essence, you will never experience true fulfillment and peace until you are executing the purpose for which you were born. 

Just like a trumpet’s purpose is fulfilled when it is blown, a piano when it is skillfully played, a car when it is safely driven and a seed when it becomes a tree, even so your fulfillment is dependent on your discovering and fulfilling your purpose.

Too often we look at life carelessly. 

We seek satisfaction in life’s activities without considering the purpose behind them. 

God’s word is all-powerful. 

When He determines a purpose for our lives, we will find fulfillment only when we are walking toward the end He has set.

God wants us to know His plans and purposes for our lives because He knows that apart from them we cannot know hope, peace and joy. 

In all things, purpose is the key to fulfillment because it establishes the foundation on which all life must be built.

Ultimately PURPOSE is the center to which everything in life anchors on, without Purpose life's meaningless and not worth living. 

Stay inspired and about the fulfillment of your purpose. 

THE JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE'S FULFILLMENT #2

"THE NATURE OF PURPOSE"

This desire to understand the nature of something is an important part of learning.

The nature of a thing, by definition, is the “particular combination of qualities belonging to a person, animal, thing or class by birth, origin or constitution” or “the instincts or inherent tendencies that direct its conduct.” Thus, a study of the nature of purpose will reveal both the qualities that belong to purpose and the inherent tendencies that affect its behavior. 

This topic would be best discussed under the following subtopics:

PURPOSE IS INHERENT

When a manufacturer creates a new product, he lets the product’s intended use govern the design, function and nature of the product so that the fulfillment of its purpose is inseparably built into it.

 Purpose predicts the nature of something, and nature is that which a product inherently is.

 Nature is always given for the express purpose of executing the manufacturer’s reason for creating the product.

When God creates men and women, He designs them to fulfill their function and gives them certain qualities and characteristics that enable them to perform His intended purpose. 

These abilities are yours before birth. 

They do not come to you when you receive Jesus and are reborn.

Thus, your natural inclinations to socialize with people or to seek solitude, to think with your mind or to do things with your hands, to communicate with words or to express yourself through the various art forms, to come up with the ideas or to put them into action, to lead or to follow, to inspire or to manage, to calculate or to demonstrate are part of your makeup and your personality from the time

God chose to make you and designed you in a particular way. 

They relate to your purpose, which is a natural, innate, intimate part of who you are. 

You are designed for your purpose. 

You are perfect for your purpose.

Your purpose, your abilities and your outlook on life cannot be separated, because your purpose determines how you will function, which establishes how you are designed, which is related to your potential, which is connected to your natural abilities. 

To remove your purpose would be to significantly change who you are, because your purpose both informs and reveals your nature and your responsibilities. 

Everything you naturally have and inherently are is necessary for you to fulfill your purpose. 

Your height, race, skin color, language, physical features and intellectual capacity are all designed for your purpose.

This is why it is very important and essential that you never try to become like someone else. 

You can and should learn from others, but you must never become them. 

You can never fulfill your purpose without being yourself. 

Who and what you are is important and essential to why you are. 

Purpose is why.

In new birth, God reclaims what is rightfully His. 

He redirects the natural skills and abilities that satan perverted and employs them for the completion of His plans and purposes. 

Taking away what is destroying you, He encourages you to rediscover all those things that you like to do. As He restores His anointing on your life, the power to perform with excellence reinstates the beauty and the perfection of your innate abilities. 

Then He says, “Go ahead. 

Do all you like to do for My glory and the advancement of My Kingdom.”

The biblical character of Moses is a good example of the inherent nature of purpose. 

Moses was a man with a deliverance instinct. 

He was born to be a deliverer. 

Even before he met God, he wanted to set people free. 

One day he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew. 

When no one was looking, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

The next day he saw two Hebrews fighting. 

When he asked one of them, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?” the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? 

Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” (Exodus 2:13-14)

When Moses heard this, he became afraid and fled to a nearby country where he shepherded his father-in-law’s sheep (Exodus 2:1-3:1). 

Years later, God reclaimed for His own purposes the deliverance and leadership skills that He had given to Moses. 

He sent Moses to the Pharoah of Egypt to free the Israelites from slavery (Exodus 3:10).

God didn’t throw away the skills and the talents that had been with Moses from birth, He simply renewed them and redirected them to their intended use. 

The purpose of Moses’ life didn’t change; the use of the gifts that fulfilled his purpose were simply redirected toward the purpose for which they had been given. 

Those same gifts God had given Moses at birth—basic components of his makeup— brought freedom to the Israelites and glory to God. 

In essence, Moses was equipped for his purpose, and so are you.

PURPOSE IS INDIVIDUAL

The individual nature of purpose is best seen in the various parts of a product. 

Each has a unique function and design that enables it to meet the manufacturer’s reason for including it in the product. 

This uniqueness doesn’t make the various parts unequal, just different. 

In other words, you are the way you are because of why you are.

This same principle applies to men and women. God needs you because your purpose is unique. 

He’s designed you specifically to meet His requirements. 

No one has your fingerprint, your personality or your particular combination of natural skills and talents. Oh, they may look like you, but they aren’t you, because there’s a part of God only you can express. 

In essence, there is something you came to this planet to do that the world needs in this generation. 

Your birth is evidence that your purpose is necessary.

PURPOSE IS OFTEN MULTIPLE

Just as purpose is specific to a particular individual or product, even so that purpose may be varied and numerous. 

As we have seen, God gave the lights He placed in the sky a variety of purposes. 

The sun, for example, was created to 1) separate the day from the night, 2) mark the seasons, days and years, 3) govern the day, 4) separate light from darkness, and 5) give light to the earth (Genesis 1:14-18).

This multiple purpose is visible throughout creation. 

Trees give us oxygen, shade and fruit; animals provide food and clothing; flowers beautify the earth, satisfy the bees’ need for nectar and supply pollen for the production of fruit; and men and women assume the varied roles of spouse, parent, worker, church member and friend.

With the multiplication of purpose always comes different scopes of vision, which require varied actions and responses. 

Moses was both confidant and judge, suiting his actions and responses to meet the purpose he was fulfilling. 

Knowing and understanding the variety of purposes that had claims on his life influenced how well he fulfilled his overall purpose as the leader of God’s people. 

In some respects, his ability to meet the demands of this multiplicity of purpose was made possible by the interdependent nature of purpose. 

He needed Joshua, Jethro and others to help him carry out his God-given purpose.

You were born with and for a purpose. 

However, that purpose may incorporate many minor facets whose purposes or intents are to fulfill the greater, overall purpose for your life.

PURPOSE IS INTERDEPENDENT

Everything has a particular purpose that is linked to a greater purpose. 

Or to say it another way, everything has a purpose larger than its specific end so that every individual purpose is fulfilled only when the personal task is pursued within the scope of the greater purpose and for its fulfillment. 

Nothing exists for itself; everything is related to something else.

The moon provides a good example of the interdependent nature of purpose. 

When God created lights and placed them in the sky, He made a greater light, the sun, and a lesser light, the moon. 

The sun was given the task of ruling the day and the moon was designed to govern the night.

The moon is not created to shine—it has no light of its own—but to reflect light like a large mirror. 

Thus, the moon catches the light of the sun and sends it back to the side of the earth that is away from the sun, providing light in the night. 

That’s why the moon rotates in a certain position all year. 

Although it appears differently to us on any given night of the month, the moon’s position does not change. 

To fulfill its purpose, the moon must always remain in a position to catch the sun’s light and reflect it to the earth.

It also follows that the sun and the earth must remain in position for the moon to fulfill its purpose. 

If the earth leaves its designated rotation around the sun or tilts on its axis farther than God’s design intended, the moon cannot do what it was created to do.

Or take a battery. 

The purpose of a battery is to store energy until it is needed. 

If the battery is never placed into a position that requires its stored energy, it cannot fulfill its purpose. The satisfaction of its purpose is related to its position in a product that has a larger purpose.

So a car battery cannot fulfill its purpose unless you turn the key in the ignition and allow the battery to send power to the engine, which starts the engine that powers the wheels that move the car. 

Without all the other parts, neither the battery, the engine, the wheels nor the car can fulfill their purposes. 

Everything needs something.

The world needs you and the purpose for which you were born. 

You also need the purposes of others in order to fulfill your purpose. 

Purpose cannot be fulfilled in isolation.

This same phenomenon of interdependent purpose is evident in the Church. 

The apostle Paul uses the image of the body to describe this interrelatedness.

Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others (Romans 12:4-5).

… God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 

If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. 

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it (1 Corinthians 12:24-27).

Thus, we see that the interrelatedness of the Church is part of God’s purpose. 

He gives to each member a task that contributes to the Church’s overall purpose, thereby allowing the Church to grow and build “itself up in love, as each part does its work” (Ephesians 4:16). 

Nothing exists for itself. 

Everything is part of a larger purpose.

Can you imagine? Not even God could fulfill His purpose without the cooperation of His creation. 

Just suppose the tree on which Jesus died had refused to become a tree or if Joseph of Arimathea had not purchased the tomb in which Jesus was destined to lay. 

Your purpose is designed to affect history within and beyond your generation. 

You are a necessary part of the world’s population and a vital link in this generation. 

We need your purpose.

PURPOSE IS PERMANENT

Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails (Proverbs 19:21).

God has also given purpose the quality of permanence. 

Once a manufacturer designs, produces and markets a product that fulfills a certain purpose, he doesn’t change that purpose because a consumer doesn’t like the way it works. 

He may change the design or the components or the materials used in the components, but he will not change the purpose, because the purpose behind the product is what gives it meaning. 

In other words, plans might change, but purpose is constant. 

What God wants is established, but how He gets it may vary.

This quality of purpose combats the many plans and schemes that we come up with to meet our God-intended reason for life. 

PURPOSE IS RESILIENT

Related to the quality of permanence is the characteristic of resiliency in purpose. 

When a manufacturer sets a purpose for a product and develops a plan to achieve that purpose, no amount of problems with the manufacturing process will change the product’s purpose. 

No matter how bad things become, the manufacturer will not say, “We’re having trouble getting this product to do what we want it to do, so let’s have it do this instead.”

Each difficulty that seeks to hinder progress toward the completion of a product that fulfills the manufacturer’s original intent is used to learn more about the product and the way it must naturally function to carry out its purpose. 

The journey may include bumps and detours, but eventually it will come to the desired end. 

In other words, no matter how bad the process becomes, the manufacturer uses the problems for good as he incorporates the insight gained from the challenges to build a superior product that does all it’s supposed to do.

If you have made decisions that have interfered with God’s plan and purpose for your life, He has arranged a reformation program to redeem the detours. 

He uses the experiences to refine you as a purposeful part of the whole. 

Purpose transforms mistakes into miracles and disappointments into testimonies.

This resiliency of purpose is evident in the lives of many people who have missed their purpose. 

They had great talent, but they didn’t know what they were supposed to do with it. 

I think of the apostle Paul. He intrigues me. Paul, or Saul as he was known before he met Christ on the road to Damascus, was a very talented person.

Although Paul’s natural talents and skills were initially used in opposition to his God-given task of carrying the Good News of Jesus to the Gentiles, his purpose did not change. 

God changed his name but not his purpose. Purpose remains true no matter what path a person or a thing takes to achieve its intended goal.

God’s purpose is not hindered by your past. 

He turned a coward (Gideon) into a mighty leader (Judges 6-8), and a murderer (Moses) into a deliverer (Exodus 3). 

He also turned a prostitute (the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well of Jacob) into a preacher (John 4:1-42). 

Imagine what He could make of you. 

You are not too old to resume your purpose. 

Nothing you have done can cancel your purpose. 

The world is waiting for you to produce your purpose.

PURPOSE IS UNIVERSAL

No manufacturer goes to the trouble to design, produce and market a product for which he has no purpose. Who would want a useless thing? 

Thus, everything has a purpose. 

Or, to say it another way, the gift of purpose is universal. 

Nothing is created without a purpose behind the making. 

This principle is evident in nature.

Every human being, every living thing, indeed everything that exists, has been chosen by God to fulfill His purposes. 

We all have part of this universal purpose. 

When God chose the sun, He chose it for a purpose. 

Then He created it with the ability to complete its purpose. 

God also chose the mosquito and designed into it everything it needs to fulfill its reason for being. 

The oceans, too, were created by God to perform the tasks He dictated for them before they were completed. 

Nothing is outside God’s universal purpose. 

Whenever this commonness of purpose is not recognized, death occurs.

Most of humanity has lost sight of our universal purpose, we are not fulfilling all that God purposed for our lives. 

That failure to live out all that God put us here to do has not changed God’s purpose. 

His desire to see all men and women know life as He intended it, so strong that He has tried again and again throughout the history of man to redirect us into His predestined path. 

The life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is His final attempt. 

Through Him we can move from death to life. 

Through Him we can rediscover our God-given universal purpose.

Not one person on this planet is outside that will of God, for He has chosen each of us to share in His glory. Thus, no matter how your life started or how bad it has been, you are not a mistake. 

God intended for you to live, both physically and spiritually. 

He would not have allowed you to be born if you were not included in His universal purposes. 

You are necessary. 

You are essential.

The universality of purpose is something we can cling to when life becomes meaningless and without value. Together with the intrinsic, individual, multiple, interdependent, permanent and resilient qualities of purpose, it gives us an assurance that we are not mistakes. 

God had a purpose for us when He planted us in our mothers’ wombs. 

That purpose has not changed. 

The challenge that lies before us is to understand the basic principles that underlie purpose so we can recognize purpose at work in our lives and allow it to guide and redirect our paths.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart …

Jeremiah 1:5

A JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE'S FULFILMENT#1

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