You are here on a mission, commissioned to serve a purpose. There is an assignment that came down with you, when you were born. That assignment has to be discovered before life can become meaningful. Every product is manufactured to serve a specific purpose. It is not what you want to be that matters, but what you are created to do, the reason for your existence, that matters most. 

Therefore, purpose does not target possession, but is designed essentially for contribution. It is not designed for status, but for service. That is why only service-oriented dreams ever see the light of day.

A discovery of purpose is essentially a discovery of your area of service. It is not a discovery of opportunity for possession or accumulation of material wealth, but a disposition to service. Service is the only way to actualize your purpose and fulfil your destiny. If you are here just to con-sume, you may end up being consumed!

If you are here for possession, you are sure to end up in frustration. True greatness is a product of genuine service. It is your degree of commitment to service that determines your ultimate height in the race of life. The power of purpose is manifested in service.

Your purpose can be discovered through the following scriptural ways.

Visionary Encounters

Vision, in this context, implies the spiritual unfolding of divine plan and purpose as it relates to you. Apostle Paul said, 

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision” Acts 26:19

In most cases, vision is delivered at God’s instance, as was the case with Moses, Gideon, and Paul the apostle. It is God calling out individuals and delivering assignments to them. Paul defined this as a heavenly vision in the above scriptures. And because God has not changed, He is still delivering visions to mankind till date.

For instance, the mandate of the Commission He gave to me was delivered in a similar heavenly version back on May 2, 1981, after an 18-hour visionary encounter, which ended with a divine mandate, “The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith, and I am sending you to undertake this

task.” That was not a desire, intention, or ambition, it was purely a divine visitation.

However, a heavenly vision can also be delivered through prayers of enquiry.

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Habakkuk 2:1-3

You can stand upon your watch to hear what He will say to you by asking Him, “Lord, what is my assignment here on earth? What task have You assigned to me

God is committed to leading us in the way to go, and teaching us the way to profit (Isa. 48:17). Since we know He has a plan and a purpose for our lives, we can reach out to Him for the delivery of the same, 

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

Natural Endowments

In case you have not heard any voice from heaven, and there is no agenda delivered in your heart, look inward, there must be something God has put inside you to gainfully engage you on earth.

It is, therefore, time to look inwards, because there is something God has put inside of you to gainfully engage you on earth. A discovery of such deposits, in most cases, is a pointer to the task you are created to undertake in life. Such deposits express themselves in things that turn you on when you do them. They are things you have natural flair for, things that naturally flow from you and gives you delight and fulfilment when you do them. More often than not, such deposits clearly define the purpose of man.

Passion

Mike Murdock said, “Your passion is a pointer to the problem you are created to solve.” 

Your passion can be defined as things that get you emotionally caught up in your actions and reactions to certain things or issues.

The renowned Mother Theresa was not known to have heard any voice from heaven or carry any outstanding gift, but she had a passion for the helpless lepers of India. That passion was what made her. Nehemiah in scriptures had no heavenly vision or a remarkable gift, but carried an unquenchable passion for the afflicted in Jerusalem and the broken walls of the city. His passion gave him a place in history.

In my opinion, therefore, you are either running with a vision, going on a mission or burning with a passion. Where none of these is the case, frustration becomes the order of the day. Living without a definite assignment is like living in an asylum. Living for self makes a slave, but living for others makes a leader.

Let me conclude this chapter, by showing you three vital bearings you need, to fulfil your discovered purpose in the journey of life.

Spiritual Bearing

According to scriptures, without God we are helpless.(1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 127: 1-2; Romans 9:11 ) Most Christians crash, when they allow a little success to disconnect them from God. No matter how strong and beautiful a tree branch may be, it automatically withers once it is disconnected from the root, and will ultimately die. (John 15: 4-6)

When you stop seeking God, you start sinking in the sea of life. A spiritual root is the only guarantee for sustained accomplishment in life. Remember, it is His purpose you are running with, not yours and you must surely require His backing.

Visionary Bearing

You must depend on God’s direction for every step in your pursuit.’ Not every good idea is God’s idea. Whatever lacks divine backing soon becomes a burden. God is the One who knows the end from the beginning, so following Him guarantees your safety.

Life is a journey, and it is designed in phases. If you keep pace with God, you won’t lose your peace. Some of the things you are trying to do, today, are perhaps designed to be done tomorrow in His plan.

If you do them today, they may destroy your tomorrow. Every child of God who does not desire mishaps on the journey of life must always crave to be led by the Lord. When the Lord is your shepherd, you shall not want (Psalms 23:1).

Role Model Bearing

There is nothing new under the sun, so find out those who have gone ahead of you in the area of your discovered purpose, and link up with them, particularly with the secrets that made them?

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein”. Jeremiah 6:16

Without a reference, you don’t become a reference. It takes having role models to play your role well. It was Isaac Newton that said, “If I have seen any farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of those who have gone ahead of me.” …

This text is an extract from the book “RULING YOUR WORLD” written by David O. Oyedepo
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