With purpose, your life can change the world. Without purpose, people get depressed and bored. In order to help keep your life on track, it it useful to develop a life purpose statement.

A life purpose statement summarizes how you see yourself fulfilling the five purposes in your life. It gives you direction and it defines success for you. It will clarify your roles in life, and express your unique shape. Take time to write it out and have someone who you see being obedient to God and understands their life purpose check it over.

You’ll want to answer these questions for yourself. Keep in mind what you say is your goal, but what you do is your real answer.
What is the center of my life? What will I worship? Where will I spend my time and effort? What will I end up putting first in my life and dropping everything else for? Many say they want Christ as their center, but then they constantly keep themselves too busy and make choices that keep them away. The things that keep you from developing your relationship with Christ are really your center.

What is your life character? How will you practice discipleship? God is interested in your heart. Are you developing it? It takes most people a lifetime to build true character. When did you start and how hard do you try?

What is your contribution? How will you serve? Figure out your unique SHAPE that we talked about, and try to fulfill it. That will bring you the most fulfillment and joy, and help you make your best trip through life for you and others.

What will your life communicate? How will you fulfill your mission to those who don’t know about Christ? Do you plan to tell others? Include your testimony. How are you going to go about bringing others to knowing Christ?

What will be your community? How will you fellowship? Are you going to try to follow Christ lone ranger style? (It doesn’t work, by the way.) How serious are you going to get about connecting to other believers? Will you tear your church down by talking about Christians and their ministries behind their backs, or will you protect it and use biblical methods to resolve conflicts and get along with others?

Your life purpose should reflect what you want God to say about your life. You will want to fulfill God’s desire for you in your time on earth. You are unique and have a purpose, and by fulfilling that purpose, you will change your life and the lives of those around you.

Thinking about my purpose:
Know. Living with purpose is really the only way to live.
Remember. "For David… served the purpose of God in his own generation.” -Acts 13.36 (NASB)
Think about it. When will I take the time to think about and record my answers to life’s five great questions? When will I put it on paper?