A lot of people feel bored and frustrated by life because they find no meaning for living. The same things go on daily and they wonder whether all they see is all there is to life. Until one finds the purpose of their being this kind of feelings is likely to linger because one lives a meaningless life. To some the feeling of nothingness may come earlier and to others later in life. The fact of the matter is that we are not here by accident. No child is unwanted because before God allowed that child to be conceived, He had established the purpose for the child’s existence. It is our responsibility to find out what that purpose is. 

God is a God of purpose and all His creation has a purpose. Scripture says that “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” John 1:3-4. In other words we only exist because God made us and the special gifts we each have are entrusted to us by God. All of us in God are of value and unique but apart from God we are nothing. It thus follows that to establish one’s mission in life one must start with the creator. What God has called you to do will come to pass if you are willing and obedient to listen and follow.

Ignorance of your purpose in life can create abuse of the gifts God has endowed you with. There are so many talented people today but they use their gifts and talents for evil purposes or reject their gift. Whatever God has entrusted you with He will use it for His glory if you will let him.  Ignorance of your purpose does not cancel your purpose because the gifting of God is irrevocable. If you are not careful that same gift can lead to your destruction when not used for the purpose it was intended.   

There are certain things that can help you identify your mission in life. People sometimes envision these things as hobbies or things that they care about outside their jobs. Living for a job enslaves you because it denies you the meaning to your life unless your job fulfils that meaning. Your mission in life is so much part of your being that the joy of fulfilling that mission in a way completes you, regardless of the challenges.

Ways to tell your Mission:

            1) Passions that will not go away- Not everyone has the same passions like you. Find out why you are so passionate about these matters or issues, it could be a hint to your destiny

            2) A desire that will not quit- ask yourself why you have this desire and how long you have had it. This desire could direct you to your purpose

            3) Recurring dreams- You have this recurring dreams that you cannot explain. Many people in the Bible knew their purpose in life through dreams. An example is that of Joseph.

            4) Ideas that will not go away- Who knows you could be the next creator of the biggest invention yet to come or you could hold the answer to something that troubles people today.

            5) Consider things that make you angry- Not everyone is moved by the things that make you passionately angry.  Find out why things like injustice makes you angry, it could be a hint to your purpose in this world.

Once you have established your purpose in life make it your business to obtain wisdom on how to carry out your mission. The wisdom of God will help you achieve more than you could ever imagine because from the mouth of God “come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom fro the upright. He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints” Proverbs 2:6-8.