Life Purpose

We all have our own purpose in life.  God created us for a purpose; He has a wonderful plan for each and everyone of us.  The key to success, happiness and fulfillment is to find and do your life purpose.  

 

To find your purpose in life, you need to recognize that you do have one.  I believe that we had a glimpse of our life purpose when we were young, probably in the toddler to early teens (5 to 15 years of age).  At this age, you were interested and excelling in certain talents and skills.  It could be singing, dancing, mathematics, cooking, drawing, etc. You just felt that you have a certain unique ability and are drawn to doing and learning more of that specific craft. You find joy everytime you engage in that certain activity.  You excel in that specific skill.

 

It may be that years have passed yet your talent and skill was kept inside of you.  Though with interest and passion, you somehow did not become what you envisioned you will be.  If this is the case, do not lose hope; it is never too late to re-discover your life purpose.  Ray Kroc, founder of the global McDonald’s franchise, was 52 when he finally discovered his life purpose.  Before building his McDonald’s empire, he worked as a jazz pianist, waiter and salesman.  Harland “Colonel” Sanders was 65 when he launched the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise. 

 

Stop living another person’s dream; it won’t work no matter how hard you try.  Your parents would probably influence you to pursue their own dream but each of us are created uniquely and thus have our own individual life purpose.  No matter how you love your parents and desire to please them, you cannot live their dream for them.  You need to think seriously of what your life purpose is and avoid being influenced or dictated by people around you.

 

What do you love to do that time passes by without your notice?  Do you love cooking?  Perhaps, it gives you so much joy to cook and bake. You feel happy because you believe you make other people happy with the food you prepare.  Perhaps, you can spend your whole day writing stories or drawing.  If you are employed, probably you find joy and excitement in creating marketing events for your company.  When you do such activities, you don’t feel that you are working at all.  You just have the passion to think creatively and put these ideas into action.  Think of the things you enjoy doing, things that inspire you and start developing these skills and talents.

 

In evaluating you life’s purpose, it is also important to think how your life purpose could impact the people around you.  It is in noble deeds that we find the greatest satisfaction.  If your life purpose is to entertain people by your unique imaginative story book, let it be. It will give you extreme satisfaction as you fulfill this life purpose because you not only benefit yourself but you bring joy to other people as well.