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After experiencing divorce, the angst of purposelessness almost tore me apart. But one of the most important components of my healing was learning that ;
finding purpose is a universal heart's cry. I wasn't alone in yearning for a life that had significance!
A woman trying to find her life's purpose is like a novice trying to run a marathon. Both need a partner who can prepare them for the challenges and risks that lie ahead. If God has a purpose for me, why do I often feel as though I’m simply existing and not living?
That's because when we*re in ;robot mode, we let busyness, noise, fear, or impure motives drive out that purpose. We guilt ourselves into doing the hard work of becoming
holy in the day-to- day grind instead of experiencing the reward of fulfilling the reason God put us on earth!
I know I used to be more concerned with religious to-do lists and endless faith-driven obligations than with unearthing the buried passion God instilled in me. There was a time when I would routinely ask myself, Am I happy? I was so unhappy, I could not even get the question out before I started sobbing.
As women, we need to discover our purpose in life for two reasons. First, fulfilling our purpose gives glory to God. Second, it releases us from the captivity of hopelessness and despair.
How do we define and find our purpose? For many Christian women, purpose is being and doing what God intends for us to be and do: doing what God asks us to do in our family, church, and community; being more like Christ, and then doing the distinct, bold work God designed us to do before we die!
THE PURPOSE
OF ME
By Lin Johnson
WOMEN'S FRONTLINE MAGAZINE