breakdown, and other issues and problems in
the world cannot stay the same afterward. They
feel they have to do something about these
issues. Their frustration is an indication of their
true purpose, which prompts them to bring
positive change to individuals and society.
Holy Anger
What situation makes you angry enough
to want to change it? Anger turns into holy
indignation when we have the ability to focus
our anointing, efforts, and faith on an issue,
with the aim of producing transformation.
When this happens, we are ready to move
forward with our purpose. It is when we say,
“Enough is enough!” and start working on
making that change.
The Ideas That Occupy Your Mind
What ideas occupy your mind? Do you find
yourself thinking about matters relating to the
family, ministry, business, justice, education, or
medicine? You should start paying attention to
your thought patterns, because they will help
reveal your purpose. Thought produces action,
and repeated or persistent action creates a
habit. There are both good and bad habits, but
all good habits are related to purpose.
A Desire to Pursue a Particular Endeavor
Similar to the previous point, whatever you
continually seek out or diligently pursue is
an indicator of your purpose. What have you
been chasing all of your life? What would you
still like to achieve? Is it a type of ministry? A
business? A particular vocation? Consider what
you reach toward most in both your thoughts
and actions.
A Particular Compassion for Others
When Moses saw a fellow Hebrew being beaten
by an Egyptian, he felt moved by the fate of his
brother. This was because his life calling was to
free his people from slavery and oppression.
Jesus was moved to compassion by the state
of people’s lives as He toured cities and villages
and taught in synagogues. We can learn to
discern God’s purpose for us by what moves us
to compassion.
You should start paying attention
to your thought patterns,
because they will help reveal
your purpose. Thought produces
action, and repeated or persistent
action creates a habit.
A Holy Passion
Whatever awakens a “holy passion” within
you is another indicator of your purpose. It is a
burning desire, an internal fire that never goes
out. Such passion produces a strong motivation
to be or do something in life. Moses’s passion
was to be in the presence of God and speak
with Him face-to-face. Joshua’s passion was
to fight until God’s people had conquered the
promised land. David’s passion was to worship
the one true God with all his might. John the
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