Purpose

I’ve always been taught that God has a purpose for every one of us.  I’ve never doubted that fact.  Oh, I often wonder what my purpose is.  I even wonder if I’ll ever get close to fulfilling that purpose.  But now I’m wondering something else.

What if the “purpose” we’ve been thinking of isn’t a specific thing?  What if His purpose for us is simply to follow Him, wherever He leads?  What if His purpose for me is to simply obey Him in anything and everything?  What if His purpose for me is to point others to Him every day, in every way?

Maybe His purpose is the process of living my life in such a way that I become more like Him.  Instead of spending so much time trying to discern His purpose for my life, maybe I should be spending that time living like Christ.