Barriers

Do you know your purpose in life? The only way you will know your purpose in life is to know for certain your identity. When Jesus said, “I am the light of the world,” he was defining himself. He was saying, “I know who I am.” This is the principle of your purpose and knowing your identity. As long as you are unsure of your identity, you're going to be pressured to fit into other people's molds. They will manipulate you. They will try to make you into what they think you ought to be rather than what God made you to be. Do you sometimes feel like everybody is trying to tell you who to be? The only way you can counterbalance outside external pressures is to have an internal sense of purpose and identity about who you are and who God made you to be. The Bible says that you were created by God. You are deeply loved by him. You are accepted as you are. He has a plan for your life. This gives you Purpose, Identity and Value. Jesus put himself below others and served them, because He knew who and whose he was. Over the next two weeks we are going to look at the barriers in your life and ask the Holy Spirit to help you see them and remove them; so your purpose and identity will become clear.