We have dreams. A dream to be a rockstar, to travel the world, to be among the best, to meet the greatest people, to do the impossibles, be the impossibles, be a hero. All to be… somebody.
Though our dominant personalities do fit us into a certain fragment of the society, some do prefer to take the backseat. But, I believe, nobody wants to be a nobody.
Hence, we dream. And the dreams become ambitions. We want to make something big out of our lives. We want to set the world on fire with our lives. Making a difference, as cliche as it may sound, we are all in the pursuit of it. Dreams flood in especially when you’re on a verge of transition. Perhaps you’ve just completed your high school. When I was on my exchange, I thought I had some time to do some soul-searching, and I kept asking myself, “Who are you, what are you made for, who do you wanna be, who do You want me to be?”
Well, simple questions like these could direct our thoughts out of this world. We paint ambitious visions, and picture ourselves doing something we really love, that resonates with our heartbeats.
But then again, we cannot always have things our way. There are people we have to live up to, expectations to meet, standards to achieve. And we have to chuck our desires aside.
And when our dreams begin to grow far away, we get agitated at the present. Tough times make us give up.
I’ve to admit, I had times when I complain and whine all the time, at about anything and everything, simply because they’re not my way.
But, God taught me that,
this world ain’t perfect.
There is no perfect family, no perfect friends, no perfect church, no perfect community, no perfect life, no perfect dream.
There is not a dream that fits you perfectly. Because the world doesn’t revolve around you.
We can’t make things adapt to us, but we’ve gotta learn about the world, adapt to it, and change it for the better.
When we don’t get things our way, we misuse and abuse everything. We hurt others, we blame others.
But life is not all about us.
I ask myself again,
“Who are you, what are you made for, who do you wanna be, who do You want me to be?”
What do you live for? Who do you live for?
You gotta believe in something, and hold on to it.
You gotta find that purpose, for it’ll keep you going.
Trust me, it will.
‘We can’t make things adapt to us, but we’ve gotta learn about the world, adapt to it, and change it for the better.’ .. Interesting, but how do we change it for the better even if we know the flaws?
As for this..
“Who are you, what are you made for, who do you wanna be, who do You want me to be?”
What do you live for? Who do you live for?
Kind of difficult to answer this question since I actually don’t know the purpose although the theoretical answer from a Christian viewpoint would be ‘living to serve and to please Him, and that His purposes be fulfilled in our life’.
From the ‘purpose-driven life book’, it gives this ‘answers’..
We were planned for God’s pleasure, so your first purpose is to offer real worship.
We were formed for God’s family, so your second purpose is to enjoy real fellowship.
We were created to become like Christ, so your third purpose is to learn real discipleship.
We were shaped for serving God, so your fourth purpose is to practice real ministry.
We were made for a mission, so your fifth purpose is to live out real evangelism.
but my question is.. are we actually living out the principles we have learnt or read? find it difficult personally. Sigh.