WHAT IS PURPOSEFUL LIVING?

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Greetings and Blessings,

I wanted to send a word of encouragement to you today to remind you that purposeful living is a daily experience not a one time event or happening. Many people are searching for a purpose & treating it like a Quest of some sort, asking the questions “what’s my purpose?” & “why am I here?” Purposeful living doesn’t have to be some mystery that gets you stressed out every time you try to figure out why you were created.

As a Certified Holistic Life Coach for more than two decades I have learned a few things about purpose and purposeful living. In my opinion purpose is plural not singular because it involves a multiplicity of things that we are created for not just one singular thing. Small meaningful acts of purposeful living will lead you to a greater and bigger purpose in life. Don’t overlook the little details of your daily purposeful living.

Purposeful Living Can Look Like The Following: 

• Living with intention and having a servant's heart or mindset.

• Guiding people back to God through acts of kindness.

• Purpose involves service and sometimes surrender. 

• Turning your experiences into tools to help others struggling in areas you’ve overcome. 

• Helping to make the world a better place.

• Using every gift that God trusted you with.

So what is your purpose? Let's get to it. I know you've been searching for purpose and it’s right in front of you a great deal of the time. Purpose is serving, helping, giving, guiding, encouraging, learning, doing, teaching, sharing experiences, choosing good over evil to keep peace in the world and more.

I get it: purpose can be complex, meaning it may be difficult to understand or find a straightforward answer because of having many different moving parts. A good starting point is to take an estimate of your daily routine and see how you are adding value to someone else’s life. 

Remember purpose is servitude, however many people are paid for their purpose as they submit to God and gain more knowledge & skills that make them better equipped for future opportunities growth & expansion.

Your life has a meaningful purpose right now, it’s up to you to take notice of how the Holy Spirit is using you to guide individuals to him & overcome some of life’s greatest challenges. We were all created on purpose and designed with a purpose. If you have not noticed yet, there is more than one purpose inside of you & required of you. Walking in purpose will give you fulfillment and make life more meaningful. 

Think about Jesus and what his purpose ultimately was. Jesus was born to die for the sins of humanity, however he fulfilled many different forms of purpose before he died. As a young child he knew his purpose was to be about his father’s business. Around the age of 12 his parents could not find him for three days. When they finally found him he was in the temple teaching and asking questions. Mary and Joseph's purpose as parents was to keep Jesus safe, and this posed a challenge & caused them great fear and anxiety when they could not find him for 3 days.

Jesus used his spiritual gifts on purpose and with purpose in the earth to heal the sick, perform miracles, cast out demons, raise the dead, feed the multitudes, minister to his apostles and much more. When was the last time you asked God how he wanted to use your gift? Do you know what your gifts are? [read my blog “What’s My Gift 7 Motivational Gifts”] and see where you land.

TIPS TO LIVE WITH PURPOSE

Start practicing living with purpose everyday and take note of things that make you feel useful & needed and you’ll appreciate living with purpose as life becomes more and more meaningful.

I think purpose is activated in the “now” moments of your life. The "NOW FACTOR"

 “Now Purpose” is like the scripture that begins with “Now Faith" [Hebrews 11:1 KJV] “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” I believe this scripture is saying you can have Faith Right Now…meaning God can activate your faith in this moment right now & help you to move daily on and with purpose. Purpose shouldn't make you grow weary searching for it. “Now Purpose” happens every single day and as you walk in it, God will begin to open more doors of opportunities that will enhance your future.

HOW TO HONOR GOD WITH PURPOSEFUL LIVING

Here are a few things to begin honoring everyday

• Parental Purposeful Living: God is impressing on parents to remember him and teach their children who He is. [Deuteronomy 6:7 NKJV]  “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” 

• [Vs 4-6] Here are three specific instructions as parents of how we are to teach our children.

  1. There is only ONE GOD

  2. Love God with all your heart, soul, & strength.

  3. Keep God’s word in your heart

• Individual Purposeful Living: Make a difference in whatever rooms you enter with integrity, faith, peace, kindness and pointing individuals to the truth of who God is.

• [Galatians 5:22-23 NIV] (22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Lastly: What can you contribute each day to Living a Purposeful Life? How are you giving back? What did you discover in the blog that helped you identify you are already living a purposeful life? I would love to see your comments and feedback.

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Blessings Coach Yvette