Have you ever thought about what you were here for? What your purpose is? I suppose we all do, or people wouldn’t flock in the millions to purchase books about yoru life purpose, or living the life we’ve always wanted.
For those who follow Christ, the question can be answered in two ways. The first is quite simple. All of us are subjec to the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. I think those should be renamed the “everyday” commission and commandment. That would better reflect how it should be lived. By adding the word Great in front, we tend to leave it for people we think measure up our idea of greatness, and usually that’s not ourselves (at least in our eyes).
This means we are to love God with all our Heart, Mind and Strength. Love others as good or better than we love ourselves, and make disciples of all nations. That means telling the world about Jesus and sharing the good news that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1)
The second answer to our purpose statement is actually a question. How do we do that? You see our overall mission is a simple idea – tell people about Jesus. But each of us has a distinct context (location, culture, style, need, etc…) in which to fulfill that purpose. So here’s my advice: Be an authentic disciple. An authentic disciple is a follower of Jesus, one who seeks to be a copy of the original. We actually try to live as he lived. Not like him in the sense that we wear sandels and eat fish and bread a lot, but like him in essence. Listening to the father and preaching the coming Kingdom of God.
So as you look at your life purpose, from a Christian point of view, you need to figure out how to be like Jesus if Jesus lived where you do. It’s not just the same as WWJD (what would Jesus do?), it means looking at what he did, how he did it, and finding a way to do the same things where you live. If Jesus was a student at your school where would he sit? What would he talk about? What activities would he be involved in? Some of your answers might surprise you if you are seeking to follow his example.
So if you are a believer and follower of Jesus, find out what he did, then do that in your context…where you live. If you aren’t, take a look at the life of this guy Jesus in a Bible (you can find them around). Decide whether this was the kind of loving, passionate, purposeful and free life you have always wanted (John 10:10) and decide for yourself if Jesus is worth following.
