Knowing your purpose and calling would help in the midst of confusion. When you are assured of your purpose, you are not fearful of men or external conflicts that attempt to hinder you. Because you know with confidence that sooner or later, every trial, every hindering situation and every opposition in your life will have to bow down to God's plan and purpose. It's just a matter of time and circumstances.
When you know your purpose, you won't sit and passively allow things to occur that are contrary to God's purpose and vision for your life. Neither will you be so quick to get discouraged when situations bring conflict and disorder to your life. You know that all things are working together for your good. You don't become frustrated or overwhelmed by things you can't pray away, rebuke away, confess away etc. Because you know that if it's in your life, then God has allowed it and He wants to use it to transform you into the image of Christ. He will bring you into the purpose for which you were created.
Therefore if you are confused, ready to give up, wondering what's going on and what all the turmoil and chaos you're experiencing is about, ask God why. He might just say 'It's all about purpose.' Maybe He's building a foundation of character in your life. Perhaps it will enable you to obtain the success and blessing that is to be poured into your life. Maybe it is a prelude to the powerful anointing that is about to come upon you.
God said He is declaring the end from the beginning. That's backward, out of sequence, out of order. But God starts with the end, then He goes back and works on the beginning. He established purpose then He builds procedure. While you are struggling, groping, growling, trying to get it together, and wondering if you will make it, God knows you are going to make it because He has already set your end!
God works out purpose the way you would design and construct a house. You must have a vision for the house, put it in blueprint then the contractor comes in and makes the vision a reality. Whenever the builder is confused, he refers back to the blueprint. When God builds something, He builds it for maximum efficiency and optimal performance. We get confused and doubt the outcome. Discouraged, we often find ourselves asking God 'Why did You make me wait while others go forth? Why does it take so long for my breakthrough to come?' God responds, 'What does the blueprint say? What do the specifications call for?'
Many times we wonder why we go through so much persecution and difficulties. God says 'I am building a solid foundation so you will better understand pressure and be able to go through the storms of life without being moved or shaken.' God's response is simple. Anything that is made well is made slowly. Quality must go in before the name goes on. Anything that is worth having is worth fighting for and worth working hard for.
Proverbs say that where there is no vision, the people perish. Vision not only gives meaning and understanding of one's purpose in life, it also gives you wisdom about how to bring it to pass. Vision gives understanding and reveals meaning to the trials you may experience at any given time. When God imparts to you a revelation of His plans for your life, that is how vision begins. Then in some cases, God confirms that word through a prophecy given to you by another man or woman of God.
Dear friends, if you have not discovered the calling and purpose which God made you, I strongly encourage you to seek Him. It is when you know your destiny that you can cooperate with God to take steps towards fulfilling it. Besides, you will no longer be sidetracked easily or confused about the things happening to you once you know your calling, because you understand that is all part of God's blueprint in creating a masterpiece, which is you.
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