Living with Purpose

Everything around us has a purpose.  For example, a fan rotates to circulate air and keep the room cool.  But imagine a fan that keeps rotating, but has no idea why… That’s how I feel at times.

I wake up, grab a coffee, have some quite time, get the kids ready, cook, clean, work, teach, rest, rinse, repeat… day in and day out.  And sometimes, the rush of everyday life makes me forget what I’m actually here on earth for.

When I was 17, I thought I knew my purpose in life.  I remember the cute phrase I’d framed to sum it up.  I wanted to become “a loving, lovable person”.  🙂 Silly, I know!  Well, I soon learnt that this was an unrealistic purpose.  Even if I did try, I would burn myself out and end up becoming a people-pleaser.

Sometime last year, I thought my life’s purpose was to leave a lasting legacy.  But over the past month, God has been refining that purpose, expanding my vision and teaching me to build up on that base.

So what exactly am I here on earth for?  To glorify God in all I do.

…whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

…so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ… (1 Peter 4:11)

I wish I could make a list of all we can do to glorify God in our day-to-day lives, I really do.  But the fact is that glorifying God cannot be reduced to a to-do list.  It is a lifestyle that will probably take a lifetime to get right.

“Glory is the evidence of God…” (Chapter 14, Anything)

When I do something, is it evidence of God’s presence in my life?  In everything I speak, write, do, am… as a wife, mother, friend, stranger…  is there proof that I’m in an eternal relationship with a God who gave it all up for me?

I believe this is our primary purpose, in this world and the next – to glorify God.  Do we choose to accept it?  Live it?

P.S. – I resist the urge to save this post in the drafts and go on with my life.  I resist the urge to edit it, make it more meaningful and tie it up with a pretty bow.  Because if I do, I might just shelve this post and not share it with you.  These are just lessons I’m learning – published raw and unedited.  Please pardon the rough edges.

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