On Purpose

like pimpy's post......this is a great one too! 

thanks X.

youre soooo welcome!

"Do not confuse your purpose with your passion..."

How insightful, and fitting as well. It's something that my friends and I had to come to grips with, being idealistic students hell bent on human rights advocacy. Sometimes you put forth so much effort in the things you are so passionate about, and receive no sense of fulfillment. So perhaps it is better to follow your purpose---or rather, listen for it---because that's where you will make a difference.

Indeed.  I like the way you think.

Thanks. Purpose vs. Passion is something that I've had to come in terms with. See, politics has always been easy for me (I majored in Government), but humanitarianism is something that I've always been passionate about...too passionate, really. It got to the point wherein all the statistics and stories really got to me and made me feel overwhelmed, like all these things were too huge to solve and I couldn't enact a change. I empathised and sympathised so deeply that it kind of made me lose perspective and be biased; I couldn't think logically on how to alleviate suffering because I was too busy sharing the suffering.

With politics, though, I am able to be more logical. With reason, I am able to formuate methods on how to speak out and solve poverty issues, honour killings, genocide, etc. Which is not to say that I am not passionate about it; it's just that by relying on my skills more and using it as a megaphone for my passion (instead of the other way around), my voice was heard. I suppose in today's society, rationality and intelligence are heard above passion, and that's where change lie.

"I couldn't think logically on how to alleviate suffering because I was too busy sharing the suffering."

Knowing this alone, makes you grown and worthwhile.

This is so true; but sometimes the good Lord calls us to use our talents and passions for our purpose.  I think he dishes out all talents for a purpose and not just to bury in the sand.  I am speaking to myself when I say that we are not all living up to our full potential.  We may not know our exact purpose for the ultimate, but, in the meantime, we should do whatever our hands find to do, with purpose and in the service of others, and with this will come fulfillment.

 

Thank you for the thought provoking blog.

God's purpose for us may not be our particular passion.  I may not "enjoy" sweeping the streets, but that may be part of my purpose.  Only God knows.

That is so, but he says if we delight ourselves in him, he will give us the desires of our heart.  And another place it says to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things shall be added..

Also, from the parable of the sewer, and even if we do not look at the word...he has given us all talents and he expects us to develop and use them...a lot of times this becomes a part of our destiny and calling, is what I meant...