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