Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you;
Before you were born I sanctified you. - Jeremiah 1:8
Have you ever been disappointed because something did not turn out the way you wanted it to? Have you ever felt betrayed - wasting your time trying to please someone or a group that had little or no value for you in return? Have you experienced inner turmoil because you were being what your friends thought you should be, and not who your conscience says you are? Do you really know who you are? Sad to say, many people waste most or all of their life because they were never able to discover their God-given purpose - the very reason for their existence.
We can discover God's will for our life by committing ourselves to God and reading His word - the Bible. Jeremiah 29:11 says: "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." God has a mission - to deliver, liberate! all people from sin and to give them true and abundant life that comes from having a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. Abundant life now, and a hope of eternal life with God in heaven. And he wants to deliver you, and then he wants to use you to help bring the people around you there too! Sometimes he calls people to a far and distant land, but many times he uses people right where they are. Our awesome purpose is to accept his gift of salvation and become his children, and then to help him build his kingdom of Heaven. Have you discovered your God-given purpose yet?
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