No human being on earth is a mistake not one of us is a mistake we were sent here specifically to do
something valuable that means God had something that needed to be done that made you necessary
And most of us don't know our own purpose on earth
The average human being does not know why they're on planet earth they wake up every morning going
to a job they hate working with people they don't like getting paid less than they're worth
and dying too young from frustration because they don't know why they exist
And I discovered that the greatest tragedy in life is not death
There's something worse than death the greatest tragedy in life is life
without a purpose nothing is worse than being alive and not knowing why
This is a tragedy to live for 80 years and still didn't know why you were here that's a tragedy
Without a purpose life has no meaning it has no sense of destiny no sense of precision
Why am I here and this is the frustration of all humans. Millions of people are searching
for their purpose the why of their existence maybe that includes you. God has a will a plan
for all of his children don't ever listen to someone tell you well you're not important
anytime anybody looks at you and tells you you're not important you look at the cross and say I'll
tell you why I'm important he died for me he not only died for me but he died for everyone but
everybody is important he knows all about your background all the things that you would bring
up say well God couldn't use me he couldn't do this he can do that he knows all about you he
knew about you before you ever born he has a will and a plan for all of our lives the tragedy is
that most people will never think about that they were never told that they never thought about
that that God had a special plan for their life yes he does well what's God's plan for my life
have you ever asked him. Proverbs 3 5 and 6 for example one of my favorite passages trust in the
Lord with all your heart lean not to your own understanding and all your ways acknowledge him
and what's his promise he will direct your path just trust him see what he'll do
He desires the best for you and if you've missed it so far start today and tell him
Lord I don't know what you can do what's left over but God here I am take me like I am
In Jeremiah 29 verse 11 God says I know the plans I have for you already plans to what
prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you a hope and a future I know your plans already
God already finished you before he started you the bible says God saw you
in your mother's womb in the book of Isaiah when I read this it changed my life
God says remember this put it in your mind and don't forget it
What is so important God says remember this I am God
and there's none like me he says now don't forget that I am God and there's none like me second
I am God and I always set the end before the beginning next verse and I make known
from ancient times what is yet to come I say my purpose will stand that scripture changed my life
God says I always set the end first then I back up and begin
Here's the good news God would not allow you to have been conceived in
your mother's womb unless there was something already finished that you were born to start
That means you are not a mistake you are a destined baby already finished
God never begins with the beginning he begins with the end then he begins
So your success is already finished only you have the unique plan God has designed for you here's
what Ephesians says for we are God's handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do good works which
God prepared in advance for us to do the living translation says for we are God's masterpiece
he has created us anew in Christ Jesus so we can do the good things he planned for us
long ago now stop and read that again you are God's masterpiece before you were born
he created you for your life's purpose and at the same time he was creating your work not for anyone
else just for you so for that reason be very careful about comparing yourself with others
there's almost always someone who seems more gifted or more successful than you
and if you're not careful you can slip into imitating that person even without realizing it if
you look at somebody else for the pattern of who you should be you'll miss it because God made you
special and then he threw away the plans thank him for your strength thank him for your weaknesses
Once you understand the uniqueness of you you'll be well on your way to pursuing the
purpose God created you for so first of all present yourself to God and then realize
I am a unique creation of almighty God he made me alone threw the threw the
plans away there's nobody like me on planet earth he has a special thing for me to do
The secret about you existed before the world began and therefore God didn't give you birth
and then try to figure out why you exist he established your destiny first and then he
gave you birth that means then the secret about you cannot be discerned by human intelligence or
by an IQ test how many of you have allowed the exams in school to determine who you are
and they say well you are an a student or a b student or a c student or an average student
and you take that score with you from high school into old age I've come to tell you that's a lie
There are people who already got your life mapped out sometimes it's your parents see
and so your mother is calling you rather than God calling you
How many children are living the dreams of their parents rather than God's purpose
And that's why they're frustrated they're doing things they were not born to do to please
their parents not to please God I say it again no human know the truth about you
Because the truth about you is hidden in God when I studied the bible every single
human everyone not not not a one was different every single human that God met they disbelieved
him first every one of them Abraham yes Lord you are a father of many children Abraham was barren
Moses yes Lord you are a mighty warrior and deliverer Moses was a shepherd hiding from the law
David you are a king this kid was a shepherd behind the rocks
You see the truth about us is so incredible that we ourselves find it hard to believe they ain't
seen who you are yet the truth about you will defy your self-concept because which picture you have
of yourself is the one that they gave you. I wonder how many amazing miracles we miss in our life
I wonder how many just flat out astounding things God would do
in people's life if we could ever get over caring what everybody thinks and the worst thing in
the world that you can do is go to somebody else and ask them what God wants you to do
We let other people influence us oh that won't work well why would you want to try something
like that well I don't think I could do that in my life listen the God who created this world can do
anything he chooses to do no matter what's been in the past that's who he is you're talking to God
who works the impossible. Life isn't about using God for your purposes it's about God using you
for his purposes it's about the Lord Jesus showing you how you fit into his plan and you do fit in
He has a lifetime of purpose stored up for you and for me perhaps you're thinking I'm not sure
what I want in God's plan what if I don't like it oh oh you will it's what you were made for
If you don't embrace God's plan you'll miss the purpose for which he created you the bible is
very clear about that this is what Jesus said he said I am the light of the world he who follows me
shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life when you follow God's plan for your life
you will be walking in the divine wattage of God's light there's no other source of ultimate purpose
all pursuits lead to darkness and futility if you're still afraid to present yourself totally
to God do you think he'll mess up your life by telling you to do something you don't want to do
or go to someplace you don't want to go I can tell you by my own testimony that everything I
ever dreamed of doing in my life I found in God's purpose for me I cannot imagine doing
anything else than what I've done as he has led me so many of my dreams have come true
plus quite a few dreams I never even knew I had so the first step in pursuing your God-given purpose
is to present yourself totally to God he loves you he wants the best for you you can trust him when
you find your purpose you stop chasing things that will never satisfy you instead you find
the joy of pursuing the next steps God has for you. Some of you have no idea what God would do for you
and the only way you're ever going to know is to step out and find out God told Abraham you leave
everything that you're familiar with and you go to a place that I will show you he had to step out
I wonder how many people live with dreams and visions and amazingly great things in their
heart but they're afraid to ever even take one step in that direction to see what God might do
You're not waiting on God God's waiting on you he's waiting to give you his best
you listen if you wait till you figure it out you'll never do it
What do you think God will do he'll amaze you