So a few weeks ago, my very good friend, Chiziterem (whom I've shared some of the most intellectually stimulating conversations I've had in a very long while with, and sadly won't be seeing for quite some time because he's currently undergoing industrial training), and I had one of our usual long talks at about midnight in almost pitch blackness because there was power outage in school. In the course of this particular discourse, the issue of one discovering what one's purpose here on earth is came up. We both knew for sure what his was, and how diligently he was working towards fulfilling it. Then the question was thrown at me. Had I discovered what God's purpose for my life really was?
I had an idea, more like a feeling. I knew what it felt like, but I didn't quite have the words to adequately describe it. There were a lot of things I was pretty sure God had intended for me to during my sojourn here on earth. I just wasn't very certain which of them was really my purpose. Over time I prayed about it as earnestly as I could, and the picture just kept getting clearer with each passing day. I find it easier to accurately describe what I believe that purpose is today than I did 2 weeks back. Of course, as I'm sure you would imagine, it feels really great being able to do that.
Yesterday, I had a surprise ping on BBM from another phenomenal friend of mine, Lovey. She's currently out of the country, studying, and is due to be back home some time in July hopefully. So we got talking and I tried to catch up on the latest things she had been up to. That one, she's always up to something. Anyway, it so turns out she's doing really great for herself, making some major progress with projects she had come up with earlier and chosen to actualise.
After hearing the details of the really giant strides she was making, I was as impressed and challenged as I was encouraged. Truth be told, I've always used the fact that being a FUTO student is like having 3 full-time jobs in less than 1 lifetime (to which I'm sure every serious FUTO student can testify) as an excuse for not doing most of the stuff I have outlined and almost perfectly planned in my head. Right now, that excuse just does not hold water. Apart from trying to teach myself the guitar and ending up with pretty sore fingertips (though I think I'm finally developing my much awaited calluses and making pretty reasonable music), what can I truly say I've been able to achieve after almost 2 weeks of being on holiday? Maybe that's why I just had to write something today. Thankfully I didn't need to wait too long for inspiration.
One of my greatest fears has always been the fear of failing to make the very many dreams I have materialise. Somehow, I don't think I need to be afraid of that anymore. If these past few weeks have taught me anything, it's that with knowing God's plans for you and aligning yourself with them, having the right people and resources around you, and deliberately eliminating the many distractions around you (something I should probably deal extensively with in another write-up), you really can't go wrong. As long as you let it, God's purpose for your life will surely find a way to manifest. Surely.
If you're one of the many people who still don't know what they're here for, it's never too late to find out from Him who has all the answers. On the other hand, if you've found out what your assignment here is, but feel it must be wrong because it's something you believe is too colossal for you to handle, remember that the One who put those ideas in your head knows you're perfectly capable of executing them just the way He wants you to. Don't underestimate yourself.
Life really feels good when you're on that path that leads to your particular task, and you know there's no one more capable of accomplishing that task than your very self.
Hopefully this encourages you, or someone you know, to dare. Never stop believing, ever.
Have a beautiful weekend.
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