Even the falling of. a leaf has a purpose. This is my usual line whenever I talk about purpose. The question is how do we know?

If you have travelled to different nations, you might have noticed how there are a lot of different temples. It just goes to show that people are really wired to worship something. We are made to worship our creator.

As Christians, we are called to worship Jesus and I believe this is our primary purpose in life. What does it mean to worship? It means putting value first to Him more than anything. This means that we need to ask ourselves this question for every situation that we are in. 

What Would Jesus Do? (WWJD)

Practically,there are ways and methods if you want to be more specific with your purpose.

There are a lot of ways out there but what I recommend is this SHAPE method by Rick Warren.

S – Spiritual Gifts

• These are the gifts mentioned in the bible given by God to share His love and serve others. You can take the test here https://giftstest.com/

H – Heart

• This points to your passion and emotions that drive you to glorify God. You would know this by answering these questions: What gives you joy? What makes you angry? For example, music gives you joy, injustice makes you angry

A – Abilities

• Natural talents and skills you’ve been given like for example you’re good at singing or dancing

P – Personality

• There are a number of personality test that you can take. I would recommend this one https://www.discprofile.com/ or the DISC principle. You may take here https://www.crystalknows.com/disc-personality-test

E – Experiences

• These contain the life lessons you gain from what you’ve been through. You would know this by asking yourself what is it that you have overcome? How can you use it to help people? Like for example, there are people who dedicate their lives helping addicts because they’ve been there themselves. Some of the most encouraging people I know are those who have been hurt the most.

All these five combined would form your purpose in life on top of worshiping God as the base. 

*This is just an overview of how to practically discover your purpose in life. If you're still feeling a bit confused and want to speak with me personally, just message me. I have undergone a Certification on becoming a Purpose Coach esp in this Midlife season.