Welcome To Adulting By JP PokludaSample

Day Two

A Fine Work of Art

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

What is the meaning of life? The question is so common it’s become cliché. But it’s a question you should ask. Because your life does have a purpose. You were specially created and put here on this earth to do something. And if you spend your whole life and never fulfill your purpose, that’s a tragedy.

The Bible is actually quite clear in stating that God has a purpose for your life. We read in Ephesians 2:10 that we were created as intricately and carefully as fine works of art. Why were we created that way? To do good works. And not just good works in general, but things that God has specifically prepared in advance for us to do. He knows what’s going to happen, and he’s created you in a particular way and placed you at this exact moment in history to accomplish some specific good works. It’s your job, so to speak; it’s why you are here.

But the thing is, you don’t really get to decide what your own purpose is. The creator of an object decides its purpose. Understanding that purpose will be key in living out your life correctly from here on out.

Take the iPad, for example. An iPad doesn’t decide whether it’s designed to be a computer or a cutting board. The creator of the iPad chooses. The people who designed it first decided what they wanted it to be used for, and then created something that could fulfill that purpose. You may be thinking, That’s great—I have a God-given purpose. So what is it, exactly? If you want to know what you’re created for, start by looking at how you’re created. What do you most enjoy doing? What things are you able to master quickly, while other people struggle to do them? What makes you unique? By doing what you’re created to do—what you’re good at, what you’re passionate about, what you have experience in—you’ll naturally be more successful at it. You’ll make a bigger impact for God’s kingdom, and you won’t get tired of it or burn out as easily. And you won’t waste what you’ve been given. It will be the best use of your life.

What special tasks do you think God might have created you to do? What prevents you from fully living out your purpose?