And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gen. 1: 26-27
The first question to ask yourself is this; Who am I? The truth of the matter is that every single human being is useless without God. The bible says we are formed from the ground and we will return to the ground. Gen 3:19. Therefore, without the breath of God (spirit of God) in our life we cannot become a living being.
In practical terms we must define who we really are. We must know who we are, your background, what is your line, your lineage, your personality, your principle, the people who have gone before you. We need to know our character, passion, capabilities, level of faith, and capacity to do things. We must define who we are so that we can do those things God has given us to do. The simple answer to the question is – we are nothing without God. So, the most important thing for us is our relationship with God and the ability to give our life to Christ. Jesus puts it simply- He is the vine and we are the branches; without him we can do nothing. John 15: 5.
A lot of us misunderstand who we are and we find ourselves in the wrong perspective of life, Therefore, we put God in the wrong place in our life, not knowing that we cannot survive without God.
Why was I created? This is the next question we should ask ourselves. In the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1, we are told that there is a reason for everything under the sun and a reason why each and every human being was created. We were created for the pleasure of God; Revelation 4:11. The most important thing is for us to please God. Enoch pleased God and was translated that he did not die. Noah excelled because God was with him. David was great because he was a man after God’s heart. Abraham was great because he please God. Anybody that had succeeded in the bible did so because they pleased God. So, whatever we are doing in life, we must ask ourselves if we are pleasing God with what we do in life.
What am I doing here? What is my purpose in life? And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Gen 2: 15 KJV. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Jer 1: 5 KJV
The most important thing in life starting this year is to find the purpose of your life. Isaiah 6: 8 whom shall I send, who shall go for us? There is a purpose in life for everyone, without knowing what this purpose of creation, we would find it difficult to achieve all-round success.
If we can ask ourselves these 3 questions, then we are on our way to success.
