Understanding Purpose: Fulfilling Your Calling

Understanding Purpose: Fulfilling Your Calling

…walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.
– Ephesians 4:1

We are still considering the situational purpose, otherwise known as a calling.

We usually miss out on God’s intentions for our various callings by putting our personal agenda first. Remember, purpose is usually others-centered; it is devoid of self-service or fulfilling selfish interests. So, when we allow our activities in any of our callings to be dictated by thoughts of personal gains, we neglect our purpose and fail to fulfil the mission for which God located us there.

A man who relates with his wife based on his own wants and desires mostly is falling short in his calling as a husband, and the same applies to the woman. A worker who premises her performance at work majorly on what she can make for herself will not just fail God but may not get to realize her full potential because of the inordinate attention on self-gains. A member of a church, community, or other forms of association who premises his commitment on what he can gain from there is abusing his calling.

A leader who puts selfish interests before that of the people she is leading is negligent of purpose. The truth is, every calling you answer is not just for the title alone, but for the mission you are meant to perform in that calling. That is why the Bible says, “Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” (Colossians 3:23).

It takes a measure of God-consciousness to fulfil your mission or calling because you cannot be conscious of God and not be mindful of people and also the gaps in your environment. And the more mindful you become of people and your environment, the easier it is to identify their needs or what is lacking in that place, and as you yearn to do something about this, you will become equipped with the resources needed to meet such needs or provide what is lacking.

You will succeed in Jesus’ Name!

Also read:

• Understanding Purpose: What is A Situational Purpose?
• Getting it Right with People
• I Felt God’s Love and Passion for Me