Role vs. Purpose

I heard something yesterday that caught my attention.

Up until yesterday, I had never really thought of the inherent difference between a role in life versus one's purpose in life.

I guess when stated the way I have done above, it does not seem that complicated at all. It does appear to be rather obvious that there is indeed a difference between a role versus one's purpose.

I think like many (at least I believe), we often times assume that because someone is very good at a role that they play in life that that has to be a fulfillment of their purpose in life.

But from what I heard yesterday, it is quite possible for one to be very good at a role that has absolutely nothing to do with one's purpose.

We are apparently born with a purpose in us and it basically dies with us. That is why it is possible to move from one role to another without necessarily living out one's purpose.

If that was not life altering information already, the next point amazed me even more.

Given what this implies, we should not get too attached to the roles we play in life because the fulfillment we seek is not in the roles but rather in our purpose.

This might even explain why a top achiever can suddenly start to feel dissatisfied with a seemingly successful career.

The truth of the matter is one's identity lies in one's purpose.

Simply Amazing!


I Bid You Shalom,


Jacqueline