‘YOU WILL KEEP IN PERFECT PEACE HIM WHOSE MIND STEADFAST.’ ISAIAH 26:3

Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life this why people try dubious methods like astrology and psychics to discover it. When your life has a steadfast purpose you can bear almost anything. Without it, nothing is bearable. Isaiah complained, I have labored to know purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing (Isaiah 49:4 NIV). Job lamented, I give up; I am tired of leaving. Leave me alone. My life makes no sense (Job 7:16 GNT). Dr. Bernie Siegel found that he could predict which of his cancer patients were most likely to survive by asking, do you want to live to be 100? Those with the deep sense of purpose who answered yes were the ones.

Having a steadfast purpose simplifies life. Defines what you do and what you don’t do. It becomes the standard used to evaluate which activities are essential and which aren’t. without purpose you’ve no real foundation on which to base your decisions, allocate your child and use your resources. You tend to make choices based on circumstances, pressures, and your mood at that moment. When you don’t know your purpose you try to do too much, and that causes stress and conflict. It’s impossible to do everything people want you to do; you have just enough time to do God’s will. He can’t get it all done; you’re trying to do more than God intended. A steadfast purpose makes your lifestyle simpler and your schedule saner. And it leads to peace of mind: you may keep in perfect place Him whose mind is steadfast.

Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Jer 25-27, Luke 5:1-11, Ps 102:18-28, Pr 15:4-7