 We have heard of the importance of life having missions or purposes. But how would we know what they are?
First, our mission is to know the One who gave us the urge to find a mission. In other words, know God. We came from Him and shall return to Him. During our short time here, our foremost mission is to know our Father in heaven and enjoy Him. Second, our mission is to make this world a better place—make earth more like heaven. Life is foggy. We can only see the path or the fork right in front of us. At every fork, try to trust God and follow His guidance. Try to take the one that will bring more gratitude, justice, kindness, forgiveness, love, and courage into the world. Try to take the right path not just on big things, but on little things also. If we are not faithful in handling small things, why would we be able to handle larger ones? Third, our mission is to spend time in areas that (a) we could exercise our greatest talent (the talents we are most delighted to use), (b) are most appealing to us, and (c) are most needed by the world. They should be where our deepest gladness meets the world’s deepest hunger. Try to find them by identifying, classifying, and prioritizing our talents and skills. They should be written in our hearts, in our DNA. God loves us. He would help us. Do not think too much. Accept that we will be wrong and keep adjusting as we go. Also, do not worry or be anxious. We may think that our life has no purpose, or we have done nothing meaningful. But we will not know the effect of what we have done, till the day we see Him. If we think we have accomplished something meaningful, thank God for His guidance and help. To summarize, our missions are to know God, make the world a better place to live, and use our talents to happily meet the world’s needs. Summarized from “Finding your mission in life,” a chapter in the 2017 edition of “What color is your parachute?” by Richard N. Bolles. 找到我们人生的使命 很多人说生命应有使命或目标。但是如何知道我们的使命或目标是怎么呢？ 首先，我们的使命是认识给我们渴望寻找使命的那一位。换句话说，认识上帝。我们来自祂，也会回到祂的身边。 在我们一生短暂的时间内，我们的首要任务是认识天父并享受祂。 第二，我们的使命是使这个世界变得更美好，使这世界更像天堂。 生活是充满浓雾的。 我们只能看到眼前的路径。在每一个三叉路口中，尽量尝试相信上帝, 遵循祂的指导。 尽量尝试带给世界更多的感谢，正义，善良，宽恕，爱, 和勇气。 不仅仅在大事上尝试走正确的道路，而且在小事上也要这样。如果我们在处理小事不可靠，我们怎能可靠地处理大事情呢？ 最后，我们的使命应该是（一）在发挥我们最大的和我们最高兴使用的才能的地方,（二）这些地方应该对我们最有吸引力, 和（三）也是世界上最需要的。尝试通过优先分类和识别我们的才能和技能来找这些使命。它们是写在我们心上，在我们细胞当中。 记着上帝爱我们。祂会帮助我们的。 但不要想太多。接受我们会犯错而不断需要调整我们要走的道路。 也不必着急或担心。我们可能认为我们的生活没有目的，又或者我们没有做到任何有意义的事情。但是我们不会知道自己所有做的事的效果, 直到我们见到祂的那天。如果我们认为我们成就了某些事情，那就要感谢上帝的指导和帮助。 总而言之，我们的使命应该是认识上帝，使世界成为一个更美好的地方，并利用我们的才能快乐地满足世界的需求。 Comments are closed.
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