DISCOVER AND EMBRACE YOUR PURPOSE

Discover & Embrace Your purpose

All of us in one way or the other aspired to be greater in future when we were much younger. Those aspirations might have well been our dreams. God uses the innocence of childhood to reveal his purpose and destiny for our lives by putting in our hearts certain passions that act as a compass to guide us to the real thing. Most people dismiss dreams as mere fantasies and miss out on what God has for their lives - the assignment for which they were born. When you cease to dream you cease to live. I have a lot of people ask me the question, “What do I have to do to discover my purpose?” Honestly, there is no set formula to discovering your purpose. But there are some things that you must do in order to place yourself in a position where God can begin revealing his purpose for your life. I have highlighted some pointers that helped me in my discovery of purpose and I hope that they will be of help to you. 

Reflect & Pray--- Reflect on your childhood and salvage those “little” dreams you had - the things that brought you joy and ignited a passion in your heart. As you reflect, initiate an honest conversation with God. Talk about the things you are reflecting on. Ask questions and be patient to listen for the answers. God will communicate with you in different ways. Listen for his still small voice within your heart; be sensitive to what he is saying through his own Word as well as through other people.

 Document your Thoughts ---A piece of paper never forgets. Write out your reflections, however many they are. Documenting allows you to review your reflections. As you review your thoughts you begin to see the real thing hidden in your reflections; Revision matures your dream. I call this the crystallization of your dream. The process of revision is on-going because God reveals his purpose in bits and pieces. ” So Be patient and VERY consistent. Be committed to the search and embrace your dream with your whole soul..

Only purpose- driven people can rejoice in suffering because they know that they are being refined and moving towards the fulfillment of destiny. It is important for us to remember that the process lasts for a life time; and as we keep on graduating from one level to the next God gives us satisfaction; and he is able to trust us with success. Therefore, Go for it! Discover and embrace your purpose; recognize and embrace the process and God will lead you to a place called success. Remember that your life is significant and that the world needs what God has placed in you; all of creation awaits your manifestation to your Success

Watch your Crowd---I always tell people that if you want to soar like an Eagle don‟t hang out with the Crows. They are not in the same class. Get yourself around people that are like-minded and are on the journey of fulfilling their purpose and destiny. As Iron sharpens Iron, your relationship with them will sharpen and enrich you. Its important to regulate your crowd because some people will talk you out of your dream. You might experienced different huddles of discouragement and ridicule  from various angles of life, but your never-up spirit to these discouragement or ridicule determines your fate towards your smile.Always defeat your frown plight with a smile Most people that talk others out of pursuing their dreams have themselves given up, and have chosen to live an average, mediocre life. 

Recognize & Embrace the Process--when you discover and commit to your purpose, God begins to take you through a refining process- to refine you and to refine your dream. The process is not easy, but don‟t resist it. There are several marks that distinguish God‟s refining process, but these are relative to the individual. You might experience them as part of God‟s process for you or you might not. But everyone goes through the refining process regardless of its packaging. My goal is to give you some pointers that might help you. 

Isolation- Settle this fact in your mind. Not everyone can come with you on your journey. Therefore, quit trying to get people to understand your process, for the process is not for them but for you. It was part of  God‟s refining process. Isolation removes distractions that would otherwise hinder you from hearing the voice of God. 

Trials and Sufferings-- God‟s refining process includes trials and suffering.Only Purpose- driven people look for the lessons hidden in trials so that they can learn from them and be changed for the better. The process is there to build your character. Success without character can be destructive, the trials are there to build your strength as your story will soon be a glory. 

Hence, in the process its only purpose- driven people can rejoice in suffering because they know that they are being refined  and moving towards the fulfillment of destiny. It is important for us to remember that the process lasts for a life time; and as we keep on graduating from one level to the next God gives us satisfaction; and he is able to trust us with success. Therefore, Go for it! Discover and embrace your purpose; recognize and embrace the process and God will lead you to a place called success. Remember that your life is significant and that the world needs what God has placed in you; all of creation awaits your manifestation to your Success