Do you consider yourself successful? Do you believe you are doing what you were meant to do? If not, what are you doing to determine what you were meant to do? Do you know you were designed for a specific purpose? Do you know that God formed you in the womb?
Many people in this world have no idea what they are meant to do. They wander through life randomly bouncing from on job to another, from one place to another, all the while feeling lost or unfulfilled. Yet, they have not sought the Creator to ask for their purpose to be revealed.
God very plainly tells Jeremiah what his purpose was. Though Jeremiah, much like Moses, attempted to argue with God, God quickly told him he was to do what he was told. Some of us would love to have our purpose so plainly laid before us. However, when the purpose God has for us is a major role, we may balk at it, too.
The best thing about doing what God designed us to do is that we please him. The next best thing is that we are pleased and feel as though we are not working at all. When we do what we are designed to do, it flows from us naturally with no struggle. It may still be challenging, but the challenge is so rewarding that we thrive in it.
Just as God tells Jeremiah, he knew us even before he formed us in the womb. He has set us apart for a purpose in his will, doing his work, in a way that is pleasing to him. We may not have the role of a prophet, but we have a role to fulfill. So, we should seek to fulfill the role God has for us and receive the blessings that come with it.
I pray we all know that God has always known us. I pray we know that God formed us in the womb. I pray each one of us seek to know God’s purpose for our lives and fulfill it. God knows you. God has always known you. God formed you. Seek God’s purpose for you. Fulfill God’s purpose for you.
Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Marty Pressey 