Searching For Your Purpose? #2

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If my sister left her six year old daughter with me without telling me how she likes her meal done, what her favorite meal is, her likes and dislikes, her favorite cartoon, her spot on subject in school, I wouldn’t know any. Only her the mother knows all these and unless she tells me, I would only be doing a guess work. In the same way, you cannot arrive at your life’s purpose by starting with a focus on yourself. You must begin with God.

Many at times we try to use Him for our own self-actualization, but that’s a reversal in nature, that leads to failure. You were made for him and not the other way round. We are not supposed to use him for our own purpose, we are to allow him use us for his own purpose.

How then do we discover our purpose? You can discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ. You may say, I have read books on how people found their purpose outside Jesus and still succeeded, well, that might be true but my dearest you can succeed in reaching a goal if you put your mind to it, I mean anybody can do that 😊. But bear in mind that being successful and fulfilling your life’s purpose are not the same thing. You can reach all your personal goals, become a raving success by the world’s standard, and still miss the purpose for which God created you.

God was thinking of you long before you ever thought about him. His purpose for your life predates your conception and the purpose of your life fits into a much larger, cosmic purpose that God has designed for eternity. Rick Warren – “It’s not about finding the right career, achieving your dreams, or planning your life. It’s not how to cram more activities into an overloaded schedule. It’s about becoming what God created you to be”.

Today, put God first, clarify your values, set your goals and allow him direct you.

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Whitney Edna Ibe is the Executive Consultant, Life Coach, and Writer at Whitney Edna Ibe Consult (Blog). She is in charge of consultations, writing, services, and implementation. Whitney is a full-time Inspirational Blogger and Writer making a living from this new and dynamic medium. She is also an author and speaker. She started Whitney ibe blog in 2016 after she stumbled on a blog post by the blogger; shattered in him. She fell in love with blogging immediately. She explored issues of religion, relationship, culture, society, spirituality, politics, and music. She is doing what she loves to do, which is writing and inspiring people to become better versions of themselves. Her goal is to add value to your world than you ever dreamed possible by providing you with life-changing, inspiring, motivating articles, blog posts, poetry, and short stories. She loves dessert especially chocolate mixed with whipped cream and strawberries. She loves to listen to good, soft, music, cook, spend time with her family, and loved ones. She enjoys long walks on the beach. She is extremely helpful and not stingy with her knowledge. She really knows what she’s doing and really loves helping others to achieve their goals as well. Many of the top bloggers on WordPress and on various websites have learned from her writing style and it has helped them to get their blogs to where they are now. Her website is full of great material to help you follow in her footsteps. She has helped so many bloggers and I can’t praise her enough!  You will learn so much from her.  She has one of those sites that you can easily get lost in reading all of her amazing posts.

20 thoughts on “Searching For Your Purpose? #2”

  1. Wow nice entry again and remembering to Snow White lady in order to classic tale is a tug war between growing up vs growing elder and daughter and parents and we must be reading classic tale in modern times…

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  2. I love this. I feel as though I’ve been thinking about myself my own life. I always wanted to know what God’s purpose for me. This is a question I’ve have had been wanting an answer to ever since I got saved in May 1998 and now I think I finally might get somewhere. I have to start with God like you said. I was created for his purpose. I never thought of that till you just said it. I feel like a baby Christian learning all these things for the first time, but I think it’s a sign that God is changing me. He’s changing me so I can handle the things he’s walking me through. I like that. I like that he’s changing me. I want to be the best version of me and I can’t do that unless I put God first. It’s something we should all strive for. It truly is. This is just what God wanted for me to hear. Thank you. I love you and thanks for letting God use you to share this beautiful truth me and I hope all those who read this are inspired to put God first and then everything else will fall into place. I love that. Thank you. Thank you so much!

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    1. Cathleen dear I am so happy to read your responses. You are very precious to Him, His thoughts for you are for good that you may come to your expected end. Great and mighty things he will do through you as you continue to walk with him. The road will not be void of thistles and thorns, it won’t be void of trials but He will walk you through them all. I love you too and everything will keep getting better with Him by your side.
      The only currency one should have in life humility and Inspiration. May God continue to inspire you as you walk with Him. Thank you very much for dropping by and sharing with us.

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      1. Thank you Whitney. Thanks so much. You’re welcome. I hope that whoever reads my response will be inspired to deepen their walk with God. I truly want to be a light in this dark world and I think now I finally can be. You’re right God is always with me and he’ll walk with me. I’m so happy. I’m so excited.

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    1. You’re most welcome dear Charlene. How are you? Indeed only the creator can tell his creation his purpose for life.
      Thank you very much for sharing with us. I’m glad you dropped by.

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  4. i feel that not all of us have a single purpose in life. i also feel to dwell on worrying or searching for that purpose rather than living your life can be counter productive. some of us may have a single purpose in life like finding a cure for a disease. but for the rest of us, maybe we have many little purposes in life and we just dont know it when we do those things. like open a door, or give spare change to the needy, or the job we do. how about that kind word to a stranger, or just saying thank you to you significant other. we never know what the little things do and that can be our purpose. life’s purpose? how about just life itself. it can be just that simple.

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    1. Hi Buddy, thank you very much for dropping by and sharing your beautiful thoughts. I don’t dispute the fact that we may have one purpose, many purposes etc. I am of the opinion that we begin our search with God and allow him order our steps. When we discover our purpose through him, be it doing our jobs diligently, offering a kind word to that stranger, saying thank you to another, we are bound to find fulfillment in it. There’s joy in us knowing we are being what God has called us to be.
      Buddy 😊 life is indeed simple but it can be a whole more simpler when we walk with God. Don’t you think so?
      I appreciate your kind response. It’s always a pleasure to hear from you. Thanks buddy.

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