There is Something for You to Start That is Ordained for You to Finish
- Myles Monroe
Are you stumbling toward an uncertain future? You can predict your future by the awareness you have of your purpose. Too many people know what they are running from, but not what they are running to. First, focus on discovering your purpose, then dedicate yourself to fulfilling it. Having a strong "why" will give you the necessary "how." Psalms 138:8 reads, “The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; thy steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.”
Purpose, not money, is your true asset.
Take care of your purpose, and the end will take care of itself. When you base your life on principle, 99% of your decisions are already made. Purpose does what it must, talent does what it can. Considering an action? Listen to Marcus Aurelius: “Without a purpose nothing should be done.” Robert Byrne said, “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”
“The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions. Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek purpose, and happiness will follow as a shadow comes with the sunshine” (William Scolavino). As you reach for your destiny, it will pull you like a magnet, not like a brass ring that only goes around once. Destiny draws you forward.
John Foster said, “It is a poor, disgraceful thing not to be able to reply, with some degree of certainty, to the simple questions, ‘what will you be? What will you do?” Dr. Charles Garfield added, “Peak performers are people who are committed to a compelling mission. It is very clear that they care deeply about what they do and their efforts, energies, and enthusiasms are traceable back to that particular mission.” You’re not truly free until you’ve been made captive by your supreme mission in life.
Don’t just pray that God will do this or that, pray that God will make His purpose known to you. William Cowper said, “The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.” Note Proverbs 19:21: “Whatever your plan is, just know that nothing else will satisfy you.” Know that God is with you and will provide what you need to accomplish your purpose. The God who made the mouth will also provide the food.
As individuals go their right way, destiny accompanies them. Don’t part company with your destiny. It is an anchor in the storm. A purposeless life is an early death.
Rick Renner commented, “The only thing that will keep you from the will of God is if you look at yourself and say, ‘I’m not so much among so many.’ ” You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth. What you believe is the force that determines what you accomplish or fail to accomplish in life.
The average person’s life consists of 20 years of having parents ask where they are going, 40 years of having a spouse ask the same question, and at the end, the mourners wondering the same thing. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” Abandon yourself to destiny.