What is purpose? What does “purpose fulfilment” mean? Hi! I'm 'Light', and welcome to Light Writes. In this, Part I of the “The Definition of Purpose” series, I’ll be focusing specifically on defining purpose from the perspective that God is Love. Before we get into the content, let's pray.
Prayer
Father,
Thank You for Your eternal love.
Open my eyes that I may see You and myself rightly.
Give me deeper understanding of why You made me.
Pour into my heart through this post, by Your Spirit.
Thank You in advance.
In Your name I pray,
Amen.
The Definition of Purpose
“To Be Loved . . .”
“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in Him.”
— 1 John 4:16
“for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him.”
— Colossians 1:16
The word 'purpose' is defined, in simplest terms, as the “why” behind something's creation or existence. From our key scriptures, we can deduce that God is Love, and that everything was created by, through, and for God. As a unit, placed together like the pieces of a two-piece puzzle, these verses say that everything that was made, in the heavenly realms and on earth, was made by, through, and for Love.
All of Creation was created for, through, and by Love. This includes human beings. You were created by Love, through Love, and for the Love of God. God, pure Love, created you for Him. The “why” behind your existence is therefore to experience God's love in a relationship with Him.
Many may view purpose from the perspective that it is an assignment (comprising a series of assignments) meant to be fulfilled throughout the course of our entire lives on the earth. This definition, however, is somewhat inaccurate, as will be further explained in Part II of this series. It is also dangerous, as it can be interpreted to mean that life is about accomplishing a work or a series of works, when it isn't. With this belief comes religion, forms of legalism, the doctrine of service instead of sonship, an inability to rest, and a disbelief that it truly is enough simply to exist.
Once more, the “why” behind your existence is to experience God's love in an intimate relationship with Him. Life is about experiencing a gradually growing and progressing, loving relationship with God.
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