Where Do I Fit?

Do you ever feel like the missing piece of a puzzle looking for a place to fit, wondering about your purpose and place in the “big picture”? Just as a puzzle piece is uniquely shaped, you are uniquely shaped to fill a certain place in the “big picture” by fulfilling your God given life purpose. Newsflash! The “big picture” is not complete without you.

Every part, every moment of your life, your relationships, your work and ministry, offers opportunities to fulfill your life purpose. Opportunities to fill that place you uniquely fit into. You will experience great satisfaction and peace when you are fulfilling your life purpose. Knowing your purpose gives you incredible power to make choices and to act. How do we discover our life purpose? Recently I was inspired to consider this quote from Frederick Buechner, Presbyterian Minister and author, “The place God has for you is the place your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”

What is your deep gladness? What are you passionate about? Remember a time in your life when you were most fulfilled. A time when you knew you were at the right place, at the right time, using your gifts, in the flow, having great impact. What was happening? What were you experiencing? How were you being? What message were you conveying?

I recall times of experiencing deep gladness, times when I knew that I was doing what I was created to do. I was being passionate, peaceful, and purposeful, and connected. There is a common theme that runs through those memories. I feel the most fulfilled, when I am using my gifts to restore healthy relationships, establishing and renewing heart connections. This is where my deep gladness meets the world’s deep hunger.

Our life purpose calls us forth. It has been with us since we were very young. In fact some of us have experienced that call so loudly in midlife that we step off of the path we are on to search for fulfillment, a return to the real satisfaction we glimpsed many years ago. What were you like as a child? What did you love? Look back and see the glimmer of what you are created for.

David was the shepherd boy who slew the giant Goliath and became King of Israel. He has been remembered for centuries as a shepherd of the people and renowned as a warrior king, a leader of mighty men - a man after God’s own heart. Acts 13:36 says this of King David, "David…served God's purpose in his own generation…” What is your purpose in your own generation?

I would love to hear what you think about that question. You can contact me at Coach_Cindy@hotmail.com or call 505-632-1998 and we can schedule a complimentary coaching session to begin discovering where you fit in “the big picture”.

Sincerely,
Cindy