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| + | Each of us has been sent into [[the world]] for a greater purpose, waiting to be discovered. This greater purpose resides beyond the realm and the reach of [[The Mind|the intellect]], in Knowledge deep within us. | ||
| − | " | + | "The meaning and purpose of your life must be elevated and clarified."<ref>''The Pure Religion'', Chapter 1: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/pure-religion/the-pure-religion The Pure Religion]</ref> |
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| − | + | "The consequences of not finding your purpose and trying to live without it are very real and are evident every day in your thinking, in your demeanor, your behavior and your experience. Without this purpose, you are living in a kind of hell—a hell that is beautiful, but a hell where you can never be happy, where you are never really at ease with yourself because you have not been honoring your deeper nature." <ref> [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-life/the-sacred-rendezvous The Sacred Rendezvous (January 29, 2009)],</ref> | |
| − | == | + | ==Congratulations! == |
"You have come at [[The Opportunity|a great time]]. You have come to give important things. Congratulations!" | "You have come at [[The Opportunity|a great time]]. You have come to give important things. Congratulations!" | ||
| − | <ref name="gcsc11"> | + | <ref name="gcsc11">''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 11: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/what-is-your-preparation-for What is your preparation for?]</ref> |
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| + | "You have come to serve the world in its present evolution, and your gifts are meant to serve it in its life to come." <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', [http://stepstoknowledge.com/steps/Step199-The-world-I-see-is-emerging-into-the-Greater-Community-of-Worlds.htm Step 199: The world I see is emerging into the Greater Community of Worlds.]</ref> | ||
"You have come for a great purpose. Therefore, you need a great [[Steps to Knowledge|preparation]]. You need great [[companions]]. And you need a great heart. This is your gift and your [[destiny]]. It is this that you have come to be a part of. And it is a blessing that it is so." | "You have come for a great purpose. Therefore, you need a great [[Steps to Knowledge|preparation]]. You need great [[companions]]. And you need a great heart. This is your gift and your [[destiny]]. It is this that you have come to be a part of. And it is a blessing that it is so." | ||
<ref name="gcsc11"/> | <ref name="gcsc11"/> | ||
| − | "Be [[happiness|happy]] that you have a higher purpose in life, for this means that your [[life]] is meaningful and not chaotic.. | + | "Be [[happiness|happy]] that you have a higher purpose in life, for this means that your [[life]] is meaningful and not chaotic. It means that you have an origin and a destiny beyond this world. It means that life is eternal even as it passes through this temporary phase of worldly existence. Be grateful, then, that the [[relationships]] you reclaim unto yourself you will be able to keep, for once you have recognized another, you cannot forget that person." |
| − | <ref> | + | <ref>''Relationships & Higher Purpose'', Chapter 11: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/relationships-higher-purpose/your-purpose-and-spiritual-calling Your Purpose and Spiritual Calling]</ref> |
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| + | "Your purpose is to end poverty within yourself and to assist in ending [[poverty]] in others, not just physical poverty but spiritual poverty, for that is the root of all human suffering—for the rich, for the poor. Here everyone has a common purpose. Though your gifts are meant for certain places and people, everyone has a common purpose whether they are religious or not, no matter what country or set of circumstances they come from."<ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-world/poverty Poverty (September 10, 2014)]</ref> | ||
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| + | "Every person that has come into the world has come for a greater purpose, on a mission sent from God. This purpose and mission are kept sacred within a deeper Intelligence within each person, an Intelligence called Knowledge."<ref name="fulfillment">[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/other-revelations/fulfillment-purpose-mission-god New Message on Fulfillment (August 24, 2007)]</ref> | ||
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| + | "Your [[Knowledge]] is your purpose." | ||
| + | <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', [http://stepstoknowledge.com/steps/Step136-My-purpose-is-to-reclaim-my-Knowledge-and-to-allow-it-to-express-itself-in-the-world.htm Step 136: My purpose is to reclaim my Knowledge and to allow it to express itself in the world.]</ref> | ||
==Directives== | ==Directives== | ||
"Do not define your purpose today." | "Do not define your purpose today." | ||
| − | <ref> | + | <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 134: I will not define my purpose for myself.</ref> |
"Do not compare your purpose with the purpose of your ancestors. Do not think that your purpose is the same as someone's a thousand years ago or five hundred years ago or even one hundred years ago. Your purpose is related to the needs of the world and the circumstances of the world." | "Do not compare your purpose with the purpose of your ancestors. Do not think that your purpose is the same as someone's a thousand years ago or five hundred years ago or even one hundred years ago. Your purpose is related to the needs of the world and the circumstances of the world." | ||
| − | <ref name="gcsc18">Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 18</ref> | + | <ref name="gcsc18">''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 18: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/what-is-human-destiny What is Human Destiny?]</ref> |
"Do not be [[The Mind|analytical]]. For this is happening at a deeper and more profound level. Do not shrink from this, for this is your life, your purpose and your [[calling]]." | "Do not be [[The Mind|analytical]]. For this is happening at a deeper and more profound level. Do not shrink from this, for this is your life, your purpose and your [[calling]]." | ||
| − | <ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref> | + | <ref name="te">[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/god-spoken-again/the-engagement The Engagement (April 16, 2011)]</ref> |
"Never think that your purpose will arise from [[ambition|what you want]] for yourself." | "Never think that your purpose will arise from [[ambition|what you want]] for yourself." | ||
<ref name="gcsc18"/> | <ref name="gcsc18"/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Pre-determined yet evolving== |
| − | "Your purpose here is not self-created. It was given to you [[Ancient Home|before you came]]. It was given to you by your [[Spiritual Family]] beyond this world." | + | "Your purpose here is not self-created. It was given to you [[Ancient Home|before you came]]. It was given to you by your [[Spiritual Family]] beyond this world." <ref name="ltwokc1">''Living The Way of Knowledge'', Chapter 1: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/living-way-knowledge/living-in-an-emerging-world Living in an Emerging World]</ref> |
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"People often wish to remain in speculation and fantasy because it seems they have so many options available to them. They say to themselves, 'Well, any way that I go is just fine! I will end up at my true destination, for all the roads lead to [[truth]]!' Do not say these things to yourself, for you are not taking seriously the real [[The Opportunity|opportunities]] and decisions that you face in [[life]]. Roads lead off in all directions. You need to find the right one and stay with it." | "People often wish to remain in speculation and fantasy because it seems they have so many options available to them. They say to themselves, 'Well, any way that I go is just fine! I will end up at my true destination, for all the roads lead to [[truth]]!' Do not say these things to yourself, for you are not taking seriously the real [[The Opportunity|opportunities]] and decisions that you face in [[life]]. Roads lead off in all directions. You need to find the right one and stay with it." | ||
| − | <ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 2</ref> | + | <ref>''Living The Way of Knowledge'', Chapter 2: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/living-way-knowledge/the-four-pillars-of-life The Four Pillars of Life]</ref> |
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| + | "How your purpose will be expressed depends upon the changing circumstances of the world. So in this not all things are pre-determined, certainly not. Your success or failure is not only based upon your participation, but on the participation and readiness of others who are destined to play a significant role in your life. If they fail in this, it will affect the outcome for you, for your progress is dependent upon the development of certain other people." <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-life/the-gift-of-a-new-life The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)]</ref> | ||
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"You have come here for a purpose, to remember your [[Ancient Home|True Home]] while you are in [[the world]]. The great purpose that you carry is with you at this moment, and it will arise in stages as you undergo the [[preparation]] that we are providing for you." | "You have come here for a purpose, to remember your [[Ancient Home|True Home]] while you are in [[the world]]. The great purpose that you carry is with you at this moment, and it will arise in stages as you undergo the [[preparation]] that we are providing for you." | ||
| − | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 93</ref> | + | <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', [http://stepstoknowledge.com/steps/Step93-I-am-sent-here-for-a-purpose.htm Step 93: I am sent here for a purpose.]</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Serving others and self== |
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| + | [[File:RHP-Cover.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Relationships_and_Higher_Purpose.html Relationships of Higher Purpose]]] | ||
"[[God]] is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into [[the world]] for the purpose that you have come." | "[[God]] is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into [[the world]] for the purpose that you have come." | ||
| − | <ref>The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref> | + | <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-world/the-shock-of-the-future The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)]</ref> |
"You have come to [[Service|serve]] the world." | "You have come to [[Service|serve]] the world." | ||
| − | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 311</ref> | + | <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', [http://stepstoknowledge.com/steps/Step311-The-world-is-calling-me-I-must-prepare-to-serve-it.htm Step 311: The world is calling me. I must prepare to serve it.]</ref> |
"Your [[calling]] is great because your purpose is great. Your purpose is great because your nature is great. Your nature is great because your [[God|Creator]] is great. Do not be discouraged, then, but allow yourself to be challenged and challenge yourself. You came here to learn. You came here to accomplish something." | "Your [[calling]] is great because your purpose is great. Your purpose is great because your nature is great. Your nature is great because your [[God|Creator]] is great. Do not be discouraged, then, but allow yourself to be challenged and challenge yourself. You came here to learn. You came here to accomplish something." | ||
| − | <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 10</ref> | + | <ref>''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 10: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/how-do-you-prepare How do you prepare?]</ref> |
"This is your world. This is why you have come. You did not come to sleep on a [[Earth|beautiful planet]], but to help preserve it and protect the human family from [[The Great Waves of Change|decline]] and from [[The Intervention|subjugation]]." | "This is your world. This is why you have come. You did not come to sleep on a [[Earth|beautiful planet]], but to help preserve it and protect the human family from [[The Great Waves of Change|decline]] and from [[The Intervention|subjugation]]." | ||
| − | <ref>Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)</ref> | + | <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/greater-community/entering-the-greater-community Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)]</ref> |
| − | " | + | People "think, 'Well, my purpose? Let's see, what do I want?' as if they were choosing from a great wish list. Purpose has to do with what [[the world]] needs from you and what you are able to give to the world, which may or may not conform to you personal goals, plans and [[Ambition|ambitions]]." |
<ref name="gcsc18"/> | <ref name="gcsc18"/> | ||
| − | + | "Ultimately, everyone's purpose serves the reclamation and the preservation of [[Knowledge]] in the world. However, what you may end up doing may seem very different from this, if only in appearance. It is the spirit with which you give, the quality of your gift and the quality of your awareness and your [[relationships]] that will keep Knowledge alive in the world. Everything else that is accomplished is to help people, to [[Service|serve]] people, to [[Healing|heal]] people, to enable people, to [[Strength|strengthen]] people and to take care of people." | |
| + | <ref name="gcsc18"/> | ||
| − | "You have come into [[the world]] at a time of tremendous change and challenge. It is not an easy time to be in the world, but if contribution is your purpose and intention, it is the right time to be in the world. You have come at a great turning point. . | + | "It is your purpose to serve the [[evolution]] of this world, as it is the world's purpose to serve your evolution." <ref>''Steps to Knowledge, Step 179: Today I will thank the world for teaching me what is true.</ref> |
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| + | "Knowledge will bring you to the world, for you must serve the world. You must help humanity in your own unique and appointed way. Perhaps you will serve only one or two people, take care of one or two people. Perhaps you will take care of wildlife or the environment. Perhaps you will serve the interests of your local community or your local church. Perhaps you will serve the interests of your nation or the international community."<ref>[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/other-revelations/fulfillment-purpose-mission-god The New Message on Fulfillment (August 24, 2007)]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==At this time of emergence in particular== | ||
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| + | "You have come into [[the world]] at a time of tremendous change and challenge. It is not an easy time to be in the world, but if contribution is your purpose and intention, it is the right time to be in the world. You have come at a great turning point. It is not the beginning of a new age. It is the beginning of a great transition, a transition from tribal culture into a world community and into interaction with the Greater Community, of which your world is a small part. You have not come here to live a normal life under quiescent circumstances. You have not come here to retire, to go into repose or to live a life of quiet [[Stillness|meditation]]. You have come to [[Service|serve]] a world whose needs are immense and pressing and whose time has come for a greater encounter with [[The Greater Community|life beyond its borders]]." | ||
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"You came here to assist in some specific way the world's emergence into [[the Greater Community]] because this is the biggest thing that is happening here. This is the most consequential event in human history." | "You came here to assist in some specific way the world's emergence into [[the Greater Community]] because this is the biggest thing that is happening here. This is the most consequential event in human history." | ||
| − | <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 15</ref> | + | <ref>''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 15: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/who-serves-humanity Who serves humanity?]</ref> |
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| − | + | ==A Focused, Integrated, Meaningful Life== | |
| − | + | "For a person to respond to [[God]]’s [[New Revelation|Revelation]], they must recognize at the outset that they cannot [[Fulfillment|fulfill]] themselves given the usual habits, diversions and enjoyments that people around them are so deeply invested in. They must realize they have a greater need and a greater [[responsibility]] in [[life]]. This will be demonstrated at the outset by their [[suffering]] and their discouragement with [[the world]] around them as they gradually lose interest in the games and hobbies of people around them because they have a deeper need that is now emerging. If they have satisfied the needs of [[The Body|the body]] through food, clothing, shelter and security; if they have satisfied the needs of [[The Mind|the mind]] through the availability of [[education]] and [[The Opportunity|opportunity]], then the greater need will begin to arise within them. This is the need of the [[soul]], which can only be fulfilled by [[Recognition|recognizing]], accepting and fulfilling your greater purpose for coming here—which is something that resides entirely beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect. You cannot figure it out, but you can and must [[experience]] it. And it is waiting to be discovered." | |
| − | "For a person to respond to [[God]]’s [[New Revelation|Revelation]], they must recognize at the outset that they cannot [[Fulfillment|fulfill]] themselves given the usual habits, diversions and enjoyments that people around them are so deeply invested in. They must realize they have a greater need and a greater [[responsibility]] in [[life]]. This will be demonstrated at the outset by their [[suffering]] and their discouragement with [[the world]] around them as they gradually lose interest in the games and hobbies of people around them because they have a deeper need that is now emerging. | + | <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/other-revelations/being-a-person-of-the-new-message Being a Person of the New Message (Sept. 7, 2009)]</ref> |
| − | + | "[[God]] knows what is coming over the horizon. God knows why you are here. God has sent you here for a purpose. Your plans and goals rarely account for this. It is something greater. It is something more [[Simplicity|simple]] and less grandiose. It is something essential to your Being and to your nature and to your design. It is the most primary relationship you have, the deepest [[love]], the greatest affinity. It unites you with yourself and brings your life into focus."<ref name="te"/> | |
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| − | " | + | "Even if you have a great position and have acquired wealth and stature in society, the empty nature of your life will be pervasive unless you have found your greater work and are doing it to the best of your ability. Those who do this experience a satisfaction and a sense of value and power that is lost to everyone else, no matter what they proclaim for themselves." <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/god-spoken-again/the-initiation The Initiation (June 28, 2011)]</ref> |
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==Confusion regarding purpose in life== | ==Confusion regarding purpose in life== | ||
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"Trying to live without purpose, [[meaning]] and [[direction]] has given rise to all of the escapes and meaningless pursuits that preoccupy, endanger and damage people all around you. You yourself have experienced this in your own [[life]]." | "Trying to live without purpose, [[meaning]] and [[direction]] has given rise to all of the escapes and meaningless pursuits that preoccupy, endanger and damage people all around you. You yourself have experienced this in your own [[life]]." | ||
<ref name="ltwokc1"/> | <ref name="ltwokc1"/> | ||
"Wrong decisions in relationships have disabled and disarmed many a promising person in [[the world]]. Many have lost their way and many have lost their chance in life as a result of making decisions here without [[Knowledge]]." | "Wrong decisions in relationships have disabled and disarmed many a promising person in [[the world]]. Many have lost their way and many have lost their chance in life as a result of making decisions here without [[Knowledge]]." | ||
| − | <ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 3</ref> | + | <ref>''Living The Way of Knowledge'', Chapter 3: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/living-way-knowledge/essential-relationships-others The Pillar of Relationships]</ref> |
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and [[The Warning|emerging circumstances]]. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your [[responsibility]] to [[Preparation|prepare]]." | "Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and [[The Warning|emerging circumstances]]. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your [[responsibility]] to [[Preparation|prepare]]." | ||
| − | <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 4, 2011)</ref> | + | <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-messenger/the-burden-of-the-messenger The Burden of the Messenger (April 4, 2011)]</ref> |
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere [[survival]] and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a [[Knowledge|spiritual nature]]. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual [[destiny]]. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world. You have a spiritual nature. You have a greater purpose to serve. When you trust your inclination for this purpose, you will be able to come closer to it. When you feel confident that it represents a genuine source of [[love]], then you will begin to open yourself to it, and this will be a great homecoming for you." | "You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere [[survival]] and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a [[Knowledge|spiritual nature]]. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual [[destiny]]. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world. You have a spiritual nature. You have a greater purpose to serve. When you trust your inclination for this purpose, you will be able to come closer to it. When you feel confident that it represents a genuine source of [[love]], then you will begin to open yourself to it, and this will be a great homecoming for you." | ||
| − | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref> | + | <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', [http://stepstoknowledge.com/steps/Step71-I-am-here-to-serve-a-greater-purpose.htm Step 71: I am here to serve a greater purpose.]</ref> |
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| + | "Personal intellect, which has been conditioned and shaped by your experience in the world, cannot gain access to this mission and purpose, for it is held sacred and inviolable within you. It must be called out of you by forces from beyond yourself, by circumstances in the world, by key and important relationships."<ref name="fulfillment" /> | ||
| − | == | + | == Metaphors for higher purpose == |
"You are the captain of your ship, and you must manage everything that occurs within it. However, you do not assume to direct your ship, to justify it or to determine its origin or its [[destiny]]." | "You are the captain of your ship, and you must manage everything that occurs within it. However, you do not assume to direct your ship, to justify it or to determine its origin or its [[destiny]]." | ||
| − | <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 7</ref> | + | <ref>''Greater Community Spirituality'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/how-is-wisdom-achieved-in-life Chapter 7: How is Wisdom Achieved in Life?]</ref> |
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| + | "[[The world]] is like a slowly [[The Great Waves of Change|burning ship]] at this time. People want to get off the ship, but you are sent here to help the ship. If you go back prematurely to your [[Spiritual Family]], and they say, 'What are you doing here?' And you say, 'Oh, I am so glad to get out of there! It was terrible down there!' And they say, 'What? You aren’t due back for twenty years! Did you give them the messages?' And you say, 'What messages?' Then you remember. Then you remember all about getting ready to go into the world. Then you remember the whole thing, and you say, 'Oh, no! I completely forgot!' | ||
| + | <ref>''Living The Way of Knowledge'', Chapter 9: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/living-way-knowledge/sharing-the-way-of-knowledge-with-others Sharing The Way of Knowledge With Others]</ref> | ||
| − | " | + | == New Message expressions for Higher Purpose == |
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| + | *"your pursuit in life"<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community'', Book 1, Chapter 7: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-6/wisdom-greater-community-book-1/personal-freedom Freedom] </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Calling]] | [[Calling]] | ||
[[Destiny]] | [[Destiny]] | ||
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| + | [[Service]] | ||
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| + | [[Preparation]] | ||
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| + | [[Personal Revelation]] | ||
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| + | [[Spiritual Family]] | ||
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| + | [[Relationships of higher purpose]] | ||
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== Further Study == | == Further Study == | ||
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| − | [[ | + | *''[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ Steps to Knowledge]'', Steps 33, 93, 94, 131, 136 |
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| + | *[http://www.newmessage.org/chapters/greater-community-spirituality/chapter5.php?bg=black What Is Human Purpose?] | ||
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| + | *''Relationships and Higher Purpose'', Chapter 11: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/relationships-higher-purpose/your-purpose-and-spiritual-calling Your Purpose and Spiritual Calling] | ||
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| + | *''Love and Relationships'': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/love-and-relationships/marriage-and-higher-purpose Marriage and Higher Purpose] | ||
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| + | *''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 12: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/your-purpose-and-destiny-in-a-changing-world Your Purpose and Destiny in a Changing World] | ||
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| + | *''The Journey to a New Life'', Chapter 14: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/journey-new-life/here-unique-contribution You Are Here for a Greater Purpose] | ||
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| + | *''The Bridge to a New Life'': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/the-bridge-to-a-new-life/experiencing-your-higher-purpose/ Experiencing Your Higher Purpose] | ||
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| + | *'' Building the Foundation for a New Life '': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/building-the-foundation-for-a-new-life/faith-work-higher-purpose Faith, Work and Higher Purpose] | ||
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Each of us has been sent into the world for a greater purpose, waiting to be discovered. This greater purpose resides beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect, in Knowledge deep within us.
"The meaning and purpose of your life must be elevated and clarified."[1]
"The consequences of not finding your purpose and trying to live without it are very real and are evident every day in your thinking, in your demeanor, your behavior and your experience. Without this purpose, you are living in a kind of hell—a hell that is beautiful, but a hell where you can never be happy, where you are never really at ease with yourself because you have not been honoring your deeper nature." [2]
Congratulations!
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things. Congratulations!" [3]
"You have come to serve the world in its present evolution, and your gifts are meant to serve it in its life to come." [4]
"You have come for a great purpose. Therefore, you need a great preparation. You need great companions. And you need a great heart. This is your gift and your destiny. It is this that you have come to be a part of. And it is a blessing that it is so." [3]
"Be happy that you have a higher purpose in life, for this means that your life is meaningful and not chaotic. It means that you have an origin and a destiny beyond this world. It means that life is eternal even as it passes through this temporary phase of worldly existence. Be grateful, then, that the relationships you reclaim unto yourself you will be able to keep, for once you have recognized another, you cannot forget that person." [5]
"Your purpose is to end poverty within yourself and to assist in ending poverty in others, not just physical poverty but spiritual poverty, for that is the root of all human suffering—for the rich, for the poor. Here everyone has a common purpose. Though your gifts are meant for certain places and people, everyone has a common purpose whether they are religious or not, no matter what country or set of circumstances they come from."[6]
"Every person that has come into the world has come for a greater purpose, on a mission sent from God. This purpose and mission are kept sacred within a deeper Intelligence within each person, an Intelligence called Knowledge."[7]
"Your Knowledge is your purpose." [8]
Directives
"Do not define your purpose today." [9]
"Do not compare your purpose with the purpose of your ancestors. Do not think that your purpose is the same as someone's a thousand years ago or five hundred years ago or even one hundred years ago. Your purpose is related to the needs of the world and the circumstances of the world." [10]
"Do not be analytical. For this is happening at a deeper and more profound level. Do not shrink from this, for this is your life, your purpose and your calling." [11]
"Never think that your purpose will arise from what you want for yourself." [10]
Pre-determined yet evolving
"Your purpose here is not self-created. It was given to you before you came. It was given to you by your Spiritual Family beyond this world." [12]
"People often wish to remain in speculation and fantasy because it seems they have so many options available to them. They say to themselves, 'Well, any way that I go is just fine! I will end up at my true destination, for all the roads lead to truth!' Do not say these things to yourself, for you are not taking seriously the real opportunities and decisions that you face in life. Roads lead off in all directions. You need to find the right one and stay with it." [13]
"How your purpose will be expressed depends upon the changing circumstances of the world. So in this not all things are pre-determined, certainly not. Your success or failure is not only based upon your participation, but on the participation and readiness of others who are destined to play a significant role in your life. If they fail in this, it will affect the outcome for you, for your progress is dependent upon the development of certain other people." [14]
"You have come here for a purpose, to remember your True Home while you are in the world. The great purpose that you carry is with you at this moment, and it will arise in stages as you undergo the preparation that we are providing for you." [15]
Serving others and self
"God is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into the world for the purpose that you have come." [16]
"You have come to serve the world." [17]
"Your calling is great because your purpose is great. Your purpose is great because your nature is great. Your nature is great because your Creator is great. Do not be discouraged, then, but allow yourself to be challenged and challenge yourself. You came here to learn. You came here to accomplish something." [18]
"This is your world. This is why you have come. You did not come to sleep on a beautiful planet, but to help preserve it and protect the human family from decline and from subjugation." [19]
People "think, 'Well, my purpose? Let's see, what do I want?' as if they were choosing from a great wish list. Purpose has to do with what the world needs from you and what you are able to give to the world, which may or may not conform to you personal goals, plans and ambitions." [10]
"Ultimately, everyone's purpose serves the reclamation and the preservation of Knowledge in the world. However, what you may end up doing may seem very different from this, if only in appearance. It is the spirit with which you give, the quality of your gift and the quality of your awareness and your relationships that will keep Knowledge alive in the world. Everything else that is accomplished is to help people, to serve people, to heal people, to enable people, to strengthen people and to take care of people." [10]
"It is your purpose to serve the evolution of this world, as it is the world's purpose to serve your evolution." [20]
"Knowledge will bring you to the world, for you must serve the world. You must help humanity in your own unique and appointed way. Perhaps you will serve only one or two people, take care of one or two people. Perhaps you will take care of wildlife or the environment. Perhaps you will serve the interests of your local community or your local church. Perhaps you will serve the interests of your nation or the international community."[21]
At this time of emergence in particular
"You have come into the world at a time of tremendous change and challenge. It is not an easy time to be in the world, but if contribution is your purpose and intention, it is the right time to be in the world. You have come at a great turning point. It is not the beginning of a new age. It is the beginning of a great transition, a transition from tribal culture into a world community and into interaction with the Greater Community, of which your world is a small part. You have not come here to live a normal life under quiescent circumstances. You have not come here to retire, to go into repose or to live a life of quiet meditation. You have come to serve a world whose needs are immense and pressing and whose time has come for a greater encounter with life beyond its borders." [3]
"You have come to help save the world, to give humanity a future and to give your race a greater opportunity—an opportunity to unite, to develop and to become stronger, wiser and more capable, an opportunity to outgrow its tribal divisiveness, its religious fanaticism, its violence, its selfishness and its self-indulgence." [3]
"You came here to assist in some specific way the world's emergence into the Greater Community because this is the biggest thing that is happening here. This is the most consequential event in human history." [22]
A Focused, Integrated, Meaningful Life
"For a person to respond to God’s Revelation, they must recognize at the outset that they cannot fulfill themselves given the usual habits, diversions and enjoyments that people around them are so deeply invested in. They must realize they have a greater need and a greater responsibility in life. This will be demonstrated at the outset by their suffering and their discouragement with the world around them as they gradually lose interest in the games and hobbies of people around them because they have a deeper need that is now emerging. If they have satisfied the needs of the body through food, clothing, shelter and security; if they have satisfied the needs of the mind through the availability of education and opportunity, then the greater need will begin to arise within them. This is the need of the soul, which can only be fulfilled by recognizing, accepting and fulfilling your greater purpose for coming here—which is something that resides entirely beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect. You cannot figure it out, but you can and must experience it. And it is waiting to be discovered." [23]
"God knows what is coming over the horizon. God knows why you are here. God has sent you here for a purpose. Your plans and goals rarely account for this. It is something greater. It is something more simple and less grandiose. It is something essential to your Being and to your nature and to your design. It is the most primary relationship you have, the deepest love, the greatest affinity. It unites you with yourself and brings your life into focus."[11]
"Even if you have a great position and have acquired wealth and stature in society, the empty nature of your life will be pervasive unless you have found your greater work and are doing it to the best of your ability. Those who do this experience a satisfaction and a sense of value and power that is lost to everyone else, no matter what they proclaim for themselves." [24]
Confusion regarding purpose in life
"Trying to live without purpose, meaning and direction has given rise to all of the escapes and meaningless pursuits that preoccupy, endanger and damage people all around you. You yourself have experienced this in your own life." [12]
"Wrong decisions in relationships have disabled and disarmed many a promising person in the world. Many have lost their way and many have lost their chance in life as a result of making decisions here without Knowledge." [25]
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." [26]
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your failure in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the religions of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world. You have a spiritual nature. You have a greater purpose to serve. When you trust your inclination for this purpose, you will be able to come closer to it. When you feel confident that it represents a genuine source of love, then you will begin to open yourself to it, and this will be a great homecoming for you." [27]
"Personal intellect, which has been conditioned and shaped by your experience in the world, cannot gain access to this mission and purpose, for it is held sacred and inviolable within you. It must be called out of you by forces from beyond yourself, by circumstances in the world, by key and important relationships."[7]
Metaphors for higher purpose
"You are the captain of your ship, and you must manage everything that occurs within it. However, you do not assume to direct your ship, to justify it or to determine its origin or its destiny." [28]
"The world is like a slowly burning ship at this time. People want to get off the ship, but you are sent here to help the ship. If you go back prematurely to your Spiritual Family, and they say, 'What are you doing here?' And you say, 'Oh, I am so glad to get out of there! It was terrible down there!' And they say, 'What? You aren’t due back for twenty years! Did you give them the messages?' And you say, 'What messages?' Then you remember. Then you remember all about getting ready to go into the world. Then you remember the whole thing, and you say, 'Oh, no! I completely forgot!' [29]
New Message expressions for Higher Purpose
- "your pursuit in life"[30]
References
- ↑ The Pure Religion, Chapter 1: The Pure Religion
- ↑ The Sacred Rendezvous (January 29, 2009),
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11: What is your preparation for?
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 199: The world I see is emerging into the Greater Community of Worlds.
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, Chapter 11: Your Purpose and Spiritual Calling
- ↑ Poverty (September 10, 2014)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Message on Fulfillment (August 24, 2007)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 136: My purpose is to reclaim my Knowledge and to allow it to express itself in the world.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 134: I will not define my purpose for myself.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 18: What is Human Destiny?
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Engagement (April 16, 2011)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 1: Living in an Emerging World
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 2: The Four Pillars of Life
- ↑ The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 93: I am sent here for a purpose.
- ↑ The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 311: The world is calling me. I must prepare to serve it.
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 10: How do you prepare?
- ↑ Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 179: Today I will thank the world for teaching me what is true.
- ↑ The New Message on Fulfillment (August 24, 2007)
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 15: Who serves humanity?
- ↑ Being a Person of the New Message (Sept. 7, 2009)
- ↑ The Initiation (June 28, 2011)
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 3: The Pillar of Relationships
- ↑ The Burden of the Messenger (April 4, 2011)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 71: I am here to serve a greater purpose.
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 7: How is Wisdom Achieved in Life?
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 9: Sharing The Way of Knowledge With Others
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 7: Freedom
See Also
Relationships of higher purpose
Further Study
- Steps to Knowledge, Steps 33, 93, 94, 131, 136
- Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 11: Your Purpose and Spiritual Calling
- Love and Relationships: Marriage and Higher Purpose
- The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 12: Your Purpose and Destiny in a Changing World
- The Journey to a New Life, Chapter 14: You Are Here for a Greater Purpose
- The Bridge to a New Life: Experiencing Your Higher Purpose
- Building the Foundation for a New Life : Faith, Work and Higher Purpose