Purpose

Purpose Purpose What is your purpose? Do you know that everyone born has a purpose? Do you know that once born, your purpose begins? Do you think that you can know your purpose? Do you even believe that you have a purpose? What do you believe about your life? Why do you believe that about your life? Do you think that there is a purpose for you and you just don't know how to find it out? Is it frustrating to wonder why? Can you see yourself ever knowing the answers to these questions? Why or why not? Do you care? Why? Do you think your life is just fine without knowing what your purpose looks like? Do you BELIEVE that you are living your purpose? (OR) Do you KNOW that you are living your purpose? Or...maybe you never thought about this subject and made decisions for your life based on necessity, limited options, family or peer pressures, self fulfillment, finances, location, or other reasons. Now that you are in Christ, do you think you should find out the answer to the PURPOSE question? Why or why not? Jesus paid a great price for us and we as God's people (those who have received Jesus as our Saviour, Lord and King) should ask Father God what his plan and purpose is for our lives. Many times we already have a desire that God has placed in our hearts from our youth that is to direct us to our purpose. MY STORY: I was a teenager in the early 70's and girls either went into nursing, grade school teacher, secretarial, accounting or other "female" professions which was fine if that was a desire you had. There is nothing wrong with those fields. The problem was that society in some sectors where I grew up in, expected you to fall in line. Well I took business in high school to become a CPA. I didn't like it. I could do the work, but being with numbers all day did not seem appealing. But after graduating from high school I enrolled in a jr. college for business but I could not do it, so that was that. Little did I know that God had already placed in my heart a love for caring for young children. When I was younger I would take care of the kids in my neighborhood. I had forgotten about that, but God steered me back to that desire and in my early 20's I began teaching preschool. Then my home daycare business, and working with infants through age 4 was so satisfying. People would say to me, "why don't you get a degree and teach grade school, jr. or high school." My response was that I am where I need to be. Anyway, I have been working with children from birth to 5 years of age for over 35 years now. My response is still, "I am in my right place!" So, I could have made a huge mistake going into the accountant field. But the bright side of my taking those classes is that it helped me as a business owner! So, I ask you again, "WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?" You are an ambassador for Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:20