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Ways we seek to find Ways we seek to find purpose outside Godpurpose outside God

• Achievements – performance based Achievements – performance based acceptanceacceptance

• RelationshipsRelationships

• ChildrenChildren

• Acquiring money/things Acquiring money/things

• Recognition from othersRecognition from others

• Work/careersWork/careers

• Play hard Play hard

Without purpose, life has Without purpose, life has no meaning.no meaning.

““I have labored to I have labored to no purpose; I have no purpose; I have spent my labor and spent my labor and strength in vain and strength in vain and for nothing.for nothing.””

Isaiah 49:4 Isaiah 49:4

Pain-avoidancePain-avoidance

When you involve yourself

in activities contrary to your

purpose

• Sweat and toil - slavery.Sweat and toil - slavery.

• Get off course Get off course

• Produce dead works.Produce dead works.

• Potentially lose your rewardPotentially lose your reward

Most people lack purpose and meaning because they have no

relationship with God

May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your purpose.

Psalm 20:4

Finding your purpose begins with God

…everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.”

– Colossians 1:16 (Msg)

Rev 2:17Rev 2:17

““And I will give him a white stone, And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name and on the stone a new name written which no one knows written which no one knows except him who receives it.except him who receives it.””

Each of us has a name in Each of us has a name in Heaven that uniquely fits us.Heaven that uniquely fits us.

You were created and You were created and set apart by Godset apart by God

““Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.you apart.”” -- Jer 1:5 -- Jer 1:5

God created you and set God created you and set you apart for a purposeyou apart for a purpose

““For I know the plans I have for you,For I know the plans I have for you,”” declares the declares the Lord, Lord, ““plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.plans to give you hope and a future.”” – Jer 29:11– Jer 29:11

Our ultimate purpose is to know God

This is what the LORD says:

"Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me,that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,“ declares the LORD. Jer. 9:23

God has determined our God has determined our purposepurpose

““For we are GodFor we are God’’s s workmanship, created in workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.advance for us to do.””– Ephesians 2:10

Your purpose in life is Your purpose in life is chosen by God.chosen by God.

““The Lord will The Lord will fulfillfulfill his purpose for me his purpose for me”” (Ps. 138:8). (Ps. 138:8).

Not everyone fulfills their purposeNot everyone fulfills their purpose but everyone has one.but everyone has one.

Pre-appointed Pre-appointed Time and PlaceTime and Place

And He has determined

their pre-appointed times and the

boundaries of their dwellings ...

Acts 17:26-29

I have an assigned portion I have an assigned portion (purpose and destiny).(purpose and destiny).

LORD, you have LORD, you have assigned meassigned me my my portion and my cup; you have made portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. surely I have a delightful inheritance. Ps 16:5-6Ps 16:5-6

. .has determined their pre-appointed . .has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries – Acts 17:26times and the boundaries – Acts 17:26

The steps to discover why God made you

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.   

Mark Twain

1. Seek God first.. .Yet God chose us. He is the 1. Seek God first.. .Yet God chose us. He is the initiator. We respond to his invitation.initiator. We respond to his invitation.

““But seek first His Kingdom But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and and His righteousness and all these things will be all these things will be given to you as well.given to you as well.”” – – Matt 6:33Matt 6:33

Steps to Discovery

2. Self-discovery of gifts and aptitudes

3. Progressive, building block process

4. Character Development – Joseph Process

5. 5. DivineDivine revelation & circumstancesrevelation & circumstances

– Paul – Damascus Road Paul – Damascus Road – Moses – burning bushMoses – burning bush– Gunnar Olson 1996Gunnar Olson 1996– Cyprus 1998Cyprus 1998

What God calls us to cannot be definitely stated, because His call is simply to be His friend to accomplish His own purposes. Our real

test is in truly believing that God knows what He desires. The things that happen do not happen by chance— they happen entirely by the decree of God. God is sovereignly working out His own purposes.

–Oswald Chambers

  

GodGod’’s ultimate assignment for our lives often s ultimate assignment for our lives often comes with comes with ““great horror and darknessgreat horror and darkness”” Satan Satan wants to thwart the purposes of God in you. i.e. wants to thwart the purposes of God in you. i.e. AbrahamAbraham

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. horror and great darkness fell upon him. Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years………." Gen 15:12-16

When God calls you to walk down a certain When God calls you to walk down a certain path, He gives you, and only you, the grace path, He gives you, and only you, the grace for that assignment. Do not let others sway for that assignment. Do not let others sway

you out of sympathy or reasoning.you out of sympathy or reasoning.

Os HillmanOs Hillman’’s Identifyings Identifying Natural GiftsNatural Gifts• NetworkerNetworker• TeacherTeacher• AthleteAthlete• ShepherdShepherd• MarketerMarketer• PlannerPlanner• PromoterPromoter• LeaderLeader• CommunicatorCommunicator• OrganizerOrganizer• ArticulatorArticulator• Golf instructorGolf instructor• Sales/Marketing positions Sales/Marketing positions • Ad Agency owner Ad Agency owner • Vocational ministryVocational ministry

Your Natural Gifts ?Your Natural Gifts ? (list yours)(list yours)

Why God Made Os HillmanWhy God Made Os Hillman

“Articulator and Articulator and shepherd of shepherd of foundational ideas foundational ideas that lead to that lead to transformationtransformation””

Gather truth, make it concise and understandable

The Lord God has given me the The Lord God has given me the tongue of the learned, that I tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a should know how to speak a word in season to him who is word in season to him who is weary. He awakens me morning weary. He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear by morning, He awakens my ear to hear as the learned. Isaiah to hear as the learned. Isaiah 50:4 50:4

Step 1: Now begin to Step 1: Now begin to create your own listcreate your own list.

1.____________________2.____________________3.____________________4.____________________5. ____________________6. ____________________7._____________________8._____________________9._____________________

Step 2: Narrow your listStep 2: Narrow your listChoose 4 key wordsChoose 4 key words

1.____________________1.____________________

2.____________________2.____________________

3.____________________3.____________________

4.____________________4.____________________

Step 3: Create your Step 3: Create your purpose statementpurpose statement

Wordsmith into a phrase.Wordsmith into a phrase.

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Calling andCalling andPath to DestinyPath to Destiny

Know GodKnow God

EducationEducation

Work Work ExperienceExperience

Aptitude Aptitude AssessmentsAssessments

Circumstances -Circumstances - Discovery ofDiscovery of AssignmentAssignment

AbrahamAbraham

Joseph-pitJoseph-pit

Moses-bushMoses-bush

Paul-blindedPaul-blinded

David-Samuel/GoliathDavid-Samuel/Goliath

D

est

iny!

Dest

iny!

CharacterCharacter (testing)(testing)

JosephJoseph

MosesMoses

DavidDavid

PaulPaul

MentorsMentors

Moses-JoshuaMoses-Joshua

Elijah-ElishaElijah-Elisha

Paul-TimothyPaul-Timothy

Jesus-DisciplesJesus-Disciples

For we are His workmanship, created in For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God Christ Jesus for good works, which God

prepared beforehand that we should walk prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.in them.

Ephesians 2:10Ephesians 2:10

Oswald Chambers

Jesus never measured His life Jesus never measured His life by how or where He was of the by how or where He was of the greatest use. God places His greatest use. God places His saints where they will bring the saints where they will bring the most glory to Him, and we are most glory to Him, and we are totally incapable of judging totally incapable of judging where that may be.where that may be.

CallingChange Agent Influence

“We are given to an We are given to an incredible incredible

overestimation of the overestimation of the extraordinaryextraordinary

at the expense of the at the expense of the ordinary.ordinary.””

– – Our Calling, Our Calling, Einar BillingEinar Billing

Oswald ChambersOswald Chambers

““It is ingrained in us that we It is ingrained in us that we have to do exceptional things have to do exceptional things for God—but we do not. We for God—but we do not. We have to be exceptional in the have to be exceptional in the ordinary things of life, and holy ordinary things of life, and holy on the ordinary streets, among on the ordinary streets, among ordinary people—and this is not ordinary people—and this is not learned in five minutes.learned in five minutes.””

ConvergenceConvergence

Where GodWhere God’’s s circumstances, your circumstances, your

heart, your talent, your heart, your talent, your influence, and your influence, and your

social capital converge social capital converge to maturity. to maturity.

For the gifts and the calling of For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. God are irrevocable.

-Romans 11:29-Romans 11:29

I have brought you glory on I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work earth by completing the work you gave me to do. Jn 17:4 you gave me to do. Jn 17:4

Faithful is He Who calls Faithful is He Who calls you , and He will do it. you , and He will do it.

2 Thess 5:242 Thess 5:24

Your Epitaph?

His adversities helped many

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SummarySummary• God created you God created you

uniquely uniquely ““you.you.””

• Created you for a Created you for a specific purpose and specific purpose and workwork

• Called you to Called you to Someone, then Someone, then somethingsomething

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