Why Are You Here?

Earlier today, a young lady and I talked about the importance of knowing and discovering your purpose. For her, once she discovered her purpose, it gave her something to strive and live for, and it provided a means of knowing where she "fits" in the grand scheme of themes. It also allowed her the freedom to dream big, because she knew she had a destiny, and that she was put on this earth for a reason.

My journey to discover my purpose began about two years after I got saved at 18, or shall I say two years after I received Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior according to Romans 10:8-10. After hearing the Word and drawing closer to God through prayer, praise and worship, a longing grew inside of me in which I wanted to know my purpose, or where I fit in on this planet earth. To be honest, at the time I felt like it took forever for God to reveal it to me, then I realized that He wasn't withholding anything from me, but that He wanted me to know so I could pursue the perfect will of God for my life.
Once I obeyed God (after much bargaining and pleading with Him) and ended an emotional relationship with someone who was not for me, I finally received instructions from my Heavenly Father in regards to my purpose. I later realized that my being "caught up" in that previous relationship was actually a distraction from my being able to hear from God. As soon as I cut off the relationship, God revealed to me in prayer that my purpose is to minister the gospel through the spoken and written word, and various other means through the talents He's given me to steward.
I believe the reason a lot of people end up in wrong relationships is because they don't know their purpose in life.
A single woman who doesn't know her purpose may end up in a relationship with a man simply for the sake of "having a man," then pleasing that man - sometimes to the point of making him a priority over God - soon becomes her purpose. Or there may be a young lady who may be frustrated with not knowing her purpose, so she tries to fill a void in her heart by latching on to someone who everyone can obviously see is a dog, or going no where fast, but because he says all the right things and does nice things for her, then she chooses to continue in the relationship simply because he makes her feel special or important.
Before you enter into a relationship with someone else, be sure you have a clear understanding of who we are in Christ Jesus (i.e. more than a conquerer, wonderfully and fearfully made, beautiful, and born to win) and if you don't know your purpose, pray about it and allow God to reveal it to you.
It is only when we know and passionately pursue our purpose can we then recognize the mate that God has for us when they show up - because then it won't just be about looks and a potentially fun bed-partner, but it will be about a culmination of two destinies, two purposes, and two divine assignments ordained by God coming together as one to fulfill a mighty work for Him.