Revelation #52: Where do you get your purpose?
Question: Where do you get your purpose?
A) You get your purpose from what the world demands from you which is typically your skill and abilities to make money and achieve success in this world.
B) You get your purpose from God who pre-planned your paths and purpose before you were even born in order that you would walk in those paths.
C) There is no such thing as having a “purpose” in your life.
Answer: B) You get your purpose from God who pre-planned your paths and purpose before you were even born in order that you would walk in those paths.
For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]— ~Ephesians 1:5 (AMPC)
For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord, so as to instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and purposes]. ~1 Corinthians 2:16 (AMP)
Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out). ~Proverbs 19:21 (AMP)
For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. ~Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP)
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. ~Romans 8:28 (AMP)
He who plants and he who waters are one [in importance and esteem, working toward the same purpose]; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers [His servants working together]; you are God’s cultivated field [His garden, His vineyard], God’s building. ~1 Corinthians 3:8-9 (AMP)
For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us]. ~Ephesians 2:10 (AMP)
Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, and He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way]. ~Proverbs 3:5-6 (AMP)
Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out). ~Proverbs 19:21 (AMP)
