Understanding your purpose (part 1)

Understand Purpose

introduction 

The ultimate purpose of a man is to give glory to God. This function is not manifested until one discovers that element within yourself that will set you in a path to a more meaningful and fulfilled life. You see the great hunger and longing to discover God’s unique original purpose for each one of us when you see people wondering all over the world seeking satisfaction. We shall forever seek the infilling of the void in us until the day we find it in God

In Psalms 139:16 we learn that God has masterminded our lives even before we were born: “…in your book all the days [of my life] were written before I ever took shape, when as yeast, there was none of them”, (Psalm 139:16 AMP). This passage shows clearly that you and I are no accident nor man’s doing whatsoever.

the meaning of purpose

The meaning of purpose is very deep and very spiritual. It goes beyond what you are capable of doing. Your purpose is your God given footprint. When you miss the footprint, you either go astray or head on to destruction.  Your purpose is that which gives you the distinguishing factor. Once you identify and marry yourself to your purpose, you begin to stand out of the crowd, think outside the box and act out of the ordinary.

God uses our purpose to drive us into this world. He uses your purpose to provide for you. When he gave man the Garden of Eden, He instructed man to till the ground. Adam’s instruction was so clear. His enjoying the Garden of Eden was dependant on his performance of that which God instructed him to do. When you get to that point, life becomes easy and energising.
Your purpose is your assignment. Or let me put it this way, your assignment tied to or into your purpose. No matter how hard you try to escape, your purpose will always draw you back to the drawing board. You will find yourself running back and forth, frustrated and winning some battles and losing more until when you find your purpose.

Yeast Resemblance

Yeast usually presents in small particles. Its force or impact is not manifested except when put into the right environment, the dough. You are like dough; Yeast is like your purpose. Yeast makes dough to grow in size, even though it is tiny. Yeast influences the growth and growth rate of dough.
You are the dough and yeast is your purpose. You need to be positioned right to explore the greatness of your purpose on earth. If you embrace your purpose, it grows you.  Your purpose will set you off on a great path of success. But you need to understand that your purpose that your purpose is your first influence, the rest is support systems into the realisation of the true potential. T
The following are properties of yeast. They resemble how purpose can be

Properties of Yeast

_Yeast is tiny, but it influences the size and growth rate of dough. It changes the environment I the dough. Your purpose may seem small, but the influence that it can make is great than you allow it to happen. When a man identifies his purpose, it enlarges his territory by the power of God.

_Yeast works quietly: when it gets in the dough, it does not make any sound. It mixes with the dough as it is not in it. Purpose does not have to be announces on radio and say “I’m born for this and that”. It just acts with a quiet force, sooner or later; the observers will start seeing change without any external tangible force. Dr Myles says some of you “are not powerful in your actions because you are too loud”. Talk less, act more.

_Yeast does not become dough. Even though it mixes with the flower, it does not change from. The dough can expand as much as possible, but it retains its properties. When the environment is slightly warm, yeast performs its function optimally. When yeast is left slightly longer in bread dough, the dough can double in size.

Your purpose can never be changed by circumstances. Instead, your purpose cause change in your circumstances. When pressure comes your way, your purpose makes u float above the circumstances. Identifying your purpose is what has made great men and women who have identifies a gift that may have seemed small, neglected, non-fundable, not appealing and useless to grow beyond ordinary.

_Yeast is useless when stayed in its package: in order for you to enjoy the benefits of yeast, you have to put it in the right mix. It must be removed from its package in order to be effective.
The same applies to you. As long as you are hiding behind some covering of people above or around you, or things surrounding you, you may never realise your full potential. Hear me will, I did not say you will never, I said YOU May Never realise your full potential. Why? Because you still rely on others. Some of the surroundings have actually entrapped us from yielding the fruit of our purpose.

You need to get out, un-wrap your potential and get it mixed with your dough. Like the Blind Bartimaeus, who when Jesus called for him to be brought closer after he had made several calls to Him, he took off his coat (see Mark 10:46-52). He stood up and dusted himself from a blind man’s coat into a new life. You also need to release yourself from the holding cages into the place where your destiny is calling you to. Find out what it is that is holding you back and break away from it. Things like fear, low self-esteem, procrastination, bad friends, lack of knowledge, laziness, keep us from rising to our true purpose and therefore rob of our true greatness.
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To be continued