“Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested” 1 Chronicles 4:10.
To become successful or fulfilled in life you must start with a dream. A life dream is the way you want to live, not just the things you want to own. It is the person you want to be not just the title you want to see under your name on the door. It is the mindset that you have not the degrees you earn. A life dream is in actuality the world view that you claim as your own.
The critical point to recognize is that both the unlimited potential of childhood and the tight constraints of adulthood originate and reside primarily in the imagination. If you believe you can, you probably can and if you believe that you cannot you most assuredly will not. It is therefore important to identify what your life dream is. To do so start by setting an atmosphere for yourself that is conducive to identifying your life dreams. A prayer to God may guide you on the direction you should take.
Start by revisiting your childhood dreams because in most cases childhood dreams hold the key to the person’s true cache of talents, abilities and motivation. I remember as I child I was the family counselor even though I was the youngest. As I grew older I would notice that if there was a family crisis my family would insist on consulting with me first before acting. I became a lawyer because of the need to defend the cause of those oppressed but I realized I was counseling more and felt more fulfilled when I reconciled my clients. I decided to go back to school to add counseling to my qualifications and I know that this is what I was called to do in life.
To determine your life dream ask yourself the following questions:
1) If you had a great deal of money what would you do that you cannot do now?
2) What one thing in your life would you really like to experience in your life?
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/218235_how-to-identify-your-life-dream#ixzz0xeSG55WE
Showing posts with label purpose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purpose. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Ways to discover your life's mission
“—I am God and there is no other; I am God and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure’, calling a bird of prey from the east, the man who executes my counsel, from a far country, Isaiah 46:9-11.
A lot of people feel bored and frustrated by life because they find no meaning for living. The same things go on daily and they wonder whether all they see is all there is to life. Until one finds the purpose of their being this kind of feelings is likely to linger because one lives a meaningless life.
To some the feeling of nothingness may come earlier and to others later in life. The fact of the matter is that we are not here by accident. No child is unwanted because before God allowed that child to be conceived, He had established the purpose for the child’s existence. It is our responsibility to find out what that purpose is.
God is a God of purpose and all His creation has a purpose. Scripture says that “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” John 1:3-4. In other words we only exist because God made us and the special gifts we each have are entrusted to us by God.
All of us in God are of value and unique but apart from God we are nothing. It thus follows that to establish one’s mission in life one must start with the creator. What God has called you to do will come to pass if you are willing and obedient to listen and follow.
Ignorance of your purpose in life can create abuse of the gifts God has endowed you with. There are so many talented people today but they use their gifts and talents for evil purposes or reject their gift. Whatever God has entrusted you with He will use it for His glory if you will let him.
Ignorance of your purpose does not cancel your purpose because the gifting of God is irrevocable. If you are not careful that same gift can lead to your destruction when not used for the purpose it was intended.
Read more: http://socyberty.com/advice/ways-to-discover-your-lifes-mission/#ixzz0wiuYb8uE
A lot of people feel bored and frustrated by life because they find no meaning for living. The same things go on daily and they wonder whether all they see is all there is to life. Until one finds the purpose of their being this kind of feelings is likely to linger because one lives a meaningless life.
To some the feeling of nothingness may come earlier and to others later in life. The fact of the matter is that we are not here by accident. No child is unwanted because before God allowed that child to be conceived, He had established the purpose for the child’s existence. It is our responsibility to find out what that purpose is.
God is a God of purpose and all His creation has a purpose. Scripture says that “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” John 1:3-4. In other words we only exist because God made us and the special gifts we each have are entrusted to us by God.
All of us in God are of value and unique but apart from God we are nothing. It thus follows that to establish one’s mission in life one must start with the creator. What God has called you to do will come to pass if you are willing and obedient to listen and follow.
Ignorance of your purpose in life can create abuse of the gifts God has endowed you with. There are so many talented people today but they use their gifts and talents for evil purposes or reject their gift. Whatever God has entrusted you with He will use it for His glory if you will let him.
Ignorance of your purpose does not cancel your purpose because the gifting of God is irrevocable. If you are not careful that same gift can lead to your destruction when not used for the purpose it was intended.
Read more: http://socyberty.com/advice/ways-to-discover-your-lifes-mission/#ixzz0wiuYb8uE
The Importance of Setting Goals for your life
“The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out” – Proverbs 20:5.
If you want to be successful in life, start by setting goals for yourself. Goals help you focus on what is important instead of reacting to whatever is thrown into your path. Goals provide clarity about what you want and determine the direction of your decision rather than leaving things to happen inadvertently. Setting your goals helps you think about them and talk about them to others and in the process attract the right people, ideas and circumstances into your life to make your goals come into fruition.
How then do you go about setting your goals?
Establish what your mission in life is and make this your main purpose or major goal in life. Your mission in life must be compatible with your true self. This will entail you identifying your strengths and weaknesses. Richard N Bolles said, God has already revealed His will to us concerning our vocation and mission by causing it to be” written in our members”. We are to begin deciphering our unique mission by studying our talents and skills and particularly which ones (or one) we most rejoice to use.
Read more: http://socyberty.com/advice/the-importance-of-setting-goals-for-your-life/#ixzz0wipDv7lp
If you want to be successful in life, start by setting goals for yourself. Goals help you focus on what is important instead of reacting to whatever is thrown into your path. Goals provide clarity about what you want and determine the direction of your decision rather than leaving things to happen inadvertently. Setting your goals helps you think about them and talk about them to others and in the process attract the right people, ideas and circumstances into your life to make your goals come into fruition.
How then do you go about setting your goals?
Establish what your mission in life is and make this your main purpose or major goal in life. Your mission in life must be compatible with your true self. This will entail you identifying your strengths and weaknesses. Richard N Bolles said, God has already revealed His will to us concerning our vocation and mission by causing it to be” written in our members”. We are to begin deciphering our unique mission by studying our talents and skills and particularly which ones (or one) we most rejoice to use.
Read more: http://socyberty.com/advice/the-importance-of-setting-goals-for-your-life/#ixzz0wipDv7lp
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