Do you ever wonder about your purpose in life? The is a fairly deep philosophical question, but the answer isn't too complicated. True purpose can be found only in matters that have eternal significance.
You have a family, a job and a community where you live and share your life's purpose. God all these to you, and you are doing what you can to make your life worth it to all the people around you.
A part of God's purpose for your life is to tell people about Him. Only God through Christ, can change a life for eternity, and he has called you to deliver that message to people around you. He has called you for that purpose. You can do many things with the many people around you, but add God's purpose in you in their life. If you care enough for them, you will tell them about the good news in Christ.
It is easy to become distracted in the Christian life. The moment you understand what God wants you to do, it will seem as though everyone around you requires your time and attention! When the time came for Jesus Christ to begin His public ministry, he left his childhood home in Nazareth. He preached from town to town. He organized a band of disciples. He did his mission.
When the time came for Jesus to go to the cross, He “set His face” toward Jerusalem, so that nothing would prevent Him from accomplishing His Father’s will. So obvious was His resolve to go to Jerusalem that the Samaritans, who hated the Jews, rejected Him because they recognized that He was a Jew traveling through their village to the hated city of Jerusalem.
Jesus determined not to digress from His mission, but He took time to minister to many people along His way. He sent out seventy disciples into the surrounding towns (Luke 10:1). He healed lepers (Luke 17:11–19). He cured a man of dropsy (Luke 14:1–4). He brought salvation to the home of Zaccheus (Luke 19:1–10). He continued to teach His disciples (Luke 15:1–32). Jesus did not refuse to minister to others as He went to Calvary, but ultimately He refused to be deterred from His Father’s will.
If you know what God wants you to do, set your sights resolutely toward that goal with full determination to accomplish it (Prov. 4:25). Your resolve to go where God is leading ought to be evident to those around you. Beware of becoming so sidetracked by the opportunities around you that you lose sight of God’s ultimate goal for you. Do not succumb to the temptation to delay your obedience or to discard it altogether. Once you have received a clear assignment from God, your response should be unwavering obedience.
God gave us a free will, and we can decide for ourselves whether we will obey His commandments. You shouldn't have to pop a cranial corpuscle to decide whether you should follow God's plan for your life. He knows everything. He loves you and he is wholly holy.
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