What’s Your Purpose?

We all have a purpose in this life. It truly is up to us to find it. God put us here for a reason. He doesn’t make mistakes. Sometimes it takes digging deeper. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared. Ephesians 2:10. The scripture makes things so clear. We need to follow these teachings. It’s not always easy to find our purpose. I know I struggle with it, and I so badly want to find mine. 

          

God has done so many amazing things in my life. I get blinded from them all too often. He’s given me so much, but I don’t always pay attention to these things. My family, for instance, is an everyday reminder. I wasn’t promised having a family of my own. It was part of the Lord’s design, and I am forever and eternally grateful. My main purpose in this life is being a husband and father. What an enormous gift I was given. So far I’ve been blessed with 17 years of marriage and 9 years of being a father. I don’t need to wonder what my purpose is. Currently, though, I’ve taken my eyes off this great responsibility. I’ve  been going through some tough times

            

My 42nd year hasn’t been easy for me, and my wife and girls have had to live it with me. Yet they are still here. I can’t take my eyes off of that. I hate that they’ve had to see me struggle. My father and I talked about this period of life I’m in this morning. He said it “was a choice only I can make.” I can “choose a life of making the most of having a great life.”  I can also “choose a life of happiness.” My dad has been there and done that. He said he’s “ had a better life from his mid fifties to now in his mid seventies.” There’s a lot of wisdom in what he’s gained in life. I just wanna remember those words when I need to hear them the most. 

          

I’m gonna start making the most of each day. All I need to do is take a look at the three ladies I have in my life. All three of them are worth my best effort. I hope anyone reading this has found or can find their purpose in life. “The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.” Proverbs 20:5. I want to see what my purpose is, and I believe it’s right here in front of me. All I need to do is open my eyes.  I hope we all make the most of our purposes in this life. Thanks for reading this. Now go out and find your purpose. I’m determined to find mine. 

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