Purpose: The Journey

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As I ponder about life and its intricate meaning of things. I thought of something that had yet to be considered for a long time. A thought that usually resembles my feeling of belonging, belonging to existing. Existence, how I do not understand. 

Existence is a major thought of any person. Why am I here? What am I doing here? What is my mission? How can I know that it is my purpose? How will I understand my purpose?

They say that a life without purpose is meaningless. Perhaps, it is the truth. Life without a compass is a wind without direction, it just simply wishes where it will go and just suddenly vanish in an instant. No purpose or meaning at all. It exists here today and will be gone tomorrow! What a meaningless life! A life full of emptiness!

As I ponder on Jesus' journey towards His main mission to save the lost, I believe He sometimes had this question "Are these people worth saving?" Or "Are these people worth his effort, time, and eternal life?". Yet, despite these circumstances, He continued the journey even if it cost His life, just to fulfill His Father's will. He would have not done it but He did not shirk. He worked and let this be done as what had been prophesied a long time ago. Yet, in those moments, Jesus had this immense burst of emotion, perhaps fearing the future pain, coming out of Him that led Him to say "Let this cup pass from me" yet "Not my will but Yours be done". 

Jesus' strong force to do it was the Father's purpose for Him. To save humanity. His main purpose of being obedient, even leading to death, was to save you and me. That drives Him to do the most selfless act of love that endangers and takes His life. 

Yet, despite these gruesome things that happened to Him, He dominated death and had been raised back to life! Death had not and never will have power over Him! He conquered sin and overthrew the power of death!

As I pondered and read these stories from the scriptures, I realized one thing. A life without purpose is meaningless at all. Jesus continued His life journey and died because His purpose was to save us and He still is saving us. His life is proof that we need a purpose to continue living the life God gave us. 

Yet, despite this realization, I still do not know what my purpose is at all. I am still searching for it. Maybe perhaps, just like the Israelites who wandered the desert for 40 years to let their hearts and minds be refined and learn things from God, I also am wandering my desert of life. Maybe, I am being trained and refined by God Himself. Perhaps, maybe you too as well. Maybe life will find its meaning in His time when everything is already at its right timing. Maybe, faith and hope are all I need to trust that God is in control. I may not see it now but soon it will come to pass. 

Maybe, God is teaching me to extend forth my faith in Him more and hope that one day, I am going to know my purpose in Him and be glad that He is refining and cleaning me at the moment. 

Perhaps, maybe. 

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