School of Purpose - Part 1

Welcome to episode 1 of School of Purpose. We pray that these teachings give you the understanding to walk into your God-given destiny.

First and foremost, Child of God, you must know that you are not a mistake. You are not the product of your parents' thinking, you are a product of God’s divine intention. You are here on the earth today because God planned and purposed it that way.

Know without a shadow of a doubt that God has a plan and a purpose for you.

When you shine your God-given purpose, the world around you benefits. You are the salt and light of the earth. You were created to shine. Our creator never makes junk, He only makes valuable things.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Whose report are you going to believe?

Keys to Discover your God-Given Purpose

We must first lay the foundation before getting into specifics. We cannot discover our purpose without first understanding our identity. The way God assigns purpose is by first defining who and what a thing is. To establish purpose without establishing identity is to make you a servant.

God first develops who you are, and out of that identity flows your assignment and purpose. Ex: At the baptism of Jesus, when the Father spoke over Him, He shared His identity as a beloved Son. Interesting to note that He did not address Jesus as Saviour or Redeemer at that point, He announced Him as Son. The Father spoke the identity and not the function.

1- Understand the identity that God has given to you as a Child of God. Out of that identity flows your assignment. Our society is obsessed with assigning identity with function. The things you do are not your identity, be mindful not to confuse the two. Your identity is greater than your purpose. One day what you do will cease but who you are will remain.

How do we Understand our Identity?

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. (Romans 8:29)

Your first pursuit should be to be transformed into the image of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To be like Him is the highest and the greatest purpose in life. We get to know our identity by beholding Christ. That is the will and heavenly calling of God for the Church, that the world might be able to experience Jesus through us. He is our ultimate standard.

There cannot be a discerning of the will of God without the transformation of your mind (Romans 12:2). As we set our hearts to renew our carnal minds to reflect and become Christlike, that’s the only time we’ll be able to discern the will of God.

The greater our maturity in our identity, the work that we do will be corresponding. The same God that predestined you to be conformed to the image of Jesus also predestined you for certain works in Christ (Ephesians 2:10). Our works testify of how much Christ has been formed in us.

Remember this, our purpose in life is: 1- To grow in the image and the likeness of Jesus Christ, 2- To walk in the good works that He has prepared for us.