Know your identity and purpose

^{“What am I here for?”} It’s a question that lingers in the heart of everyone who has ever lived. You see the success of the people around you, the influence that ‘The Influencers’ have. You consider the 7.6 billion people in the world and you feel like a restless child lost in a sea of faces. David Hume once wrote, ^{“The life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster”.} No significance, no purpose, but is that actually true?

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The Bible explains where your identity and purpose can be found, not in social media or success, but Jesus. Saved is your identity and called is your purpose.

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‍The world tells you if you want to be accepted, you must be worthy. God tells you, you are accepted because He is worthy, that’s grace! In Ephesians it says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9.

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God has saved you from a life of being separated from Him (focused on self) to an eternal relationship with Him (focused on God). When He saves you, God gives you a new identity; you are loved, delighted in, forgiven, adopted into His family, and made righteous which means you’re perfect in God’s sight. Having confidence in this as your identity will give you confidence and power when talking to people about Jesus. So wear your new identity like a jacket or a new pair of kicks. Put it on and remind yourself every day of the identity that God has given to you.

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The Bible also outlines your purpose in the very next verse of Ephesians. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

Ephesians 2:10.

One of the good works God has for you is to share Jesus with people in your life, your ‘life on mission’ calling. To join with the Holy Spirit in the great commission and to tell and show the world the good news of God’s story of redemption. If you’re struggling to find your purpose in life, why not start there? Consider the people in your life who don’t know Jesus and tell them the story of how you found Jesus and how He saved you.

Saved is your identity. Called is your purpose.

Write down your identity and purpose and put it someplace you can access easily. Perhaps you could make it your phone wallpaper or set up a daily reminder. Take time every day to consider and pray what it means for you and let God show you what you are here for.