Discovering one’s purpose and knowing how to fulfil it is a great thing. However, there are some factors that can hinder you from fulfilling your God-given purpose, if care is not taken.
Now, one important thing about your purpose is this: As much as God is interested in it, so is the devil interested. Yes!
On one hand, God is rooting for you to succeed, so that you can establish his kingdom on earth, as it is in Heaven. Also, the devil wants to hinder you from fulfilling that purpose, so that you don’t become who God has created you to be. And so that you don’t do what God created you for.
Factors that hinder you from fulfilling Purpose
1. Selfish ambition:
One factor that can hinder you from fulfilling your purpose is pursuing a selfish ambition that doesn’t have God’s purpose as its focus.
When we pursue things other than what God wants us to pursue, such as the pursuit of money, fame, influence, etc. We would surely get distracted from what God really wants us to do.
Anyone who wants to serve God and fulfil their purpose, such a person must die to themselves and become selfless. The person must make God’s purpose the centre of their life’s purpose.
2. Lack of focus:
Another factor that hinders people from fulfilling their God-given purpose is lack of focus. Not having focus or priorities makes many people fail in many areas of life.
It is important to know that you cannot do everything. You need to prioritize and focus on the things that are most important if you want to fulfil your God-given purpose. Then you must prioritize it and focus on achieving it.
Laser-focus separates winners from mediocre. You can’t afford to be distracted by social media, other people’s achievements, etc.
Be laser-focused! Set your face like a flint!
Read more: Challenges faced by Christian teenagers and how to overcome them
3. Lack of clarity:
After the discovery of purpose, another factor that can hinder you from fulfilling purpose is lacking clarity on how to achieve the purpose. In anything one wants to attain in life, clarity is KEY!
You must clearly understand your purpose, understand the importance of the purpose, know your target audience, know the ways through which you would fulfil the purpose, etc.
And you can only achieve this by asking God, who created you and ordained that purpose to be fulfilled by you. Go to God in prayers, and ask him to reveal your purpose to you: the what, why and how.
4. Wrong association:
Bad communication corrupts good manners. When you walk with wise men, you become wise, but a company of fools shall be destroyed.
These statements point to us, the importance of good association, and the consequences of the wrong association. Your association in life affects you in a lot of ways. The people you associate with would either encourage you to do more for God or discourage you from going all out for God’s kingdom.
Thus, when you are in the wrong association, such a company hinders you from fulfilling your purpose and being the person who God has called you to be.
5. Laziness:
Another factor that hinders people from fulfilling their purpose is laziness. Yes, laziness!
Some people already discovered their purpose and know its importance. However, they are lazy to put in the work that it requires. They are not ready to go all out because they love their comfort zone and are not ready for the more that God wants to do through them.
They procrastinate, give excuses, etc. Laziness is another reason many have not emerged in their God-given assignments.
You would like: Tips to living a victorious life in Christ
Final Thoughts on Factors that hinder you from fulfilling Purpose
As believers, we know that our purpose is beyond us. It is part of a gigantic puzzle that God aims to piece together in order to establish his kingdom upon the earth.
Thus, every believer must take his/her position and stand in their place. Everyone must be ready to put in the work, in his/her little way, for the entire agenda to be fulfilled.
The world awaits the manifestation of you and I. World problems are waiting for us to arise and emerge with world-class solutions. We can not afford to be complacent.
We arise for God’s mandate and his will be done!
What are you doing to enforce the will of God on earth? Let’s talk in the comment section.
My Identity Defined 