07 Mar Commitment and Conviction : A Sense of Purpose
Commitment and conviction : A sense of purpose
Fellow Pilgrim, Top of the day to you.
I pray that the mercy and goodness of the Lord will follow you today.
You will finish well in Jesus name, amen.
Please check the archive at www.thepilgrimsarcade.org to read more on
previous editions on our introduction to the discourse on Commitment and
Conviction.
In our last discourse, we emphasized the fact that the most important
reason for failure or success in life is predicated on these two issues
of life because there is a great gap between Commitment and Conviction.
Today’s discourse will be centered on knowing that the greatest
commitment in life should be related to your conviction on why you are
on earth. This is called your mission or purpose in life.We are usually
quick to give mental assent to the importance of pursuit of purpose in
life, but our commitment to its ideals and practice is usually a post
apart. Sometimes, we also internalize the issue of purpose while trying
to locate the answer of our purpose on earth within us. We soon get
frustrated and discouraged because no answer is coming from us.
The answer does not lie with us, we didn’t make ourselves, it’s in the
hands of the manufacturer or creator, God. Life turning point starts
with the discovery of purpose or mission in life.There is a great need
in our hearts of a full assurance that we are on earth not by accident
but for a purpose. It must also be certain to us that God’s thoughts at
all times and always are good (Jer.29:11) towards us. The ultimate
commitment that God gave to man is the pursuit of purpose in life. You
are wired together for a purpose in life. Life holds no meaning without
the fulfillment of purpose or mission on earth because every other
thing, living and non-living He made for a purpose. Indeed the world is
waiting for you and I (“for the earnest expectation of the creature
waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God” Rom8:19).
You cannot afford to drift aimlessly in life. You are on assignment on
this earth on behalf of God. You need to realize that all other
commitments in life, either in the choice of a marriage partner, or
other relationships, work or profession, hobby or leisure are to be
shaped and evaluated as to how they relate to the fulfillment of your
purpose in life. Avoid drifting into other commitments that keep you
from living out your deepest values. We waste time, talents and
treasures if we do. This leads to regret at the end of the days of our
life. The end will surely come and we will give account of our
stewardship on earth.
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Memory Verse
“Therefore I run thus; not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.”
I
Corinthians 9:26
Prayer
O Lord, help me to discover my purpose in life.
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