We
have all asked the big questions of life at some point or another. I know I
have. It feels like sometimes I ask those questions way too often. Well, it
could be that I have a lot to figure out still. How about you? Have you ever
wondered why you are here? What is the purpose of your life? What is that one
thing that you are meant to do or born to do? Hmmm, I think about my purpose
and what I am supposed to be and do all the time. I am not sure if I have figured
it out yet. I figured out some of the things I am supposed to do but I know I
have a lot yet to discover and know when it comes to my purpose in life.
As
a Christian, I have some guidelines as far as what I am and how I should
conduct my life morally. However, it still does not really tell me my
distinctive purpose in life. That is something I have to discover for myself.
When I was in college, I picked my major based on what family and society
dictated was profitable or appropriate at the time. But I wonder if that was
really my true path, my passion, my purpose in life. Like most things,
education is a tool that we use to reach various goals, earning a living being
the most obvious one. If we are lucky, we will also study something that will
equip us for the life we are meant to live.
In
a world where conforming is the way of life with our school systems encouraging
us to be and think in the same way, to just be yourself is not always that
simple or acceptable. So we look around to what is in and fashionable and we
dress and act accordingly. We live our lives like most others do, in way that
is expected and accepted by society. In a culture where ‘celebrities’ are
literally worshiped you wonder why so many young people today have issues with
their self image and a lot of people feel lost thinking they can never measure
up. It took me a long time to know that I am okay just the way I am. There are
still times I see someone and think gosh I wish I was as motivated or disciplined
or as talented or accomplished as someone else. And then I remember, this is my
journey and that is theirs. I can never compare myself or my life with others
in such superficial ways because that is not what life is about.
I
truly believe we are here for a unique purpose. Each of us formed so perfectly for
the life God has dreamed for us. We are not accidents or mistakes. We are meant
to be just the way we are. I believe that God created every person with unique
abilities and interests so they can live a life that is uniquely their own. When
we are authentic to who we really are then we can be the best at being
ourselves. When we try to be like someone else, we will never be the best that
we can be and what a loss that is to us and to the world at large. I find that
the more I am just myself the more I am at peace with myself and with my life.
I am still searching for my purpose in life. I do not want to just make a
living but to live a full life that honors my creator, is fulfilling to me and
a blessing to others.
Our life is a precious gift and we should
treat it is as such. Time is fleeting so we should make it count by living our
life to the fullest.
