You're Not Lost

"I don't know my purpose" has become the modern Christian's favourite excuse for inaction. But what if you're not actually lost? What if your purpose is right there, waiting beneath layers of distraction, comparison, and surface-level living? Stop wandering and start drilling down. Your destiny won't reveal itself to the shallow seeker.

The Illusion of Being Lost

We've romanticised the idea of being "lost" in our faith journey. It sounds spiritual. "I'm seeking God's purpose for my life." But here's the uncomfortable truth: sometimes we're not lost—we're hiding.

We're hiding behind the safety of indecision. We're hiding behind the comfort of perpetual preparation. We're hiding behind the endless scroll of other people's highlight reels, convincing ourselves that everyone else has figured it out except us.

But Scripture doesn't support this passive waiting game. Jesus didn't tell the servants to wait until they felt purposeful before using their talents. He expected them to dig in, invest, and multiply what they'd already been given.

What You Already Know

Deep down, you know more than you're willing to admit. You know what breaks your heart. You know what lights you up. You know where people keep asking for your help. You know what gifts God has placed in your hands.

The problem isn't knowledge—it's obedience.

Consider this: When God called Moses, Moses had a list of excuses. "Who am I? What if they don't believe me? I'm not eloquent." God didn't respond with a detailed life map or a burning bush presentation on Moses' five-year plan. He said, "I will be with you."

Your purpose doesn't require perfect clarity. It requires courageous movement.

The Distraction Epidemic

We live in an age of spiritual ADHD. One podcast tells us to find our passion. Another book promises to unlock our calling. A conference reveals the "seven steps to destiny." Meanwhile, the neighbour next door needs help, the single mother in your church needs childcare, and the community project needs volunteers.

We're so busy looking for the extraordinary that we're missing the assignment right in front of us.

Jesus made it clear: "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much" (Luke 16:10). Your grand purpose is hidden in the small obligations you keep stepping over while waiting for something more impressive.

The Comparison Trap

Social media has led us to believe that everyone else is living their best, most purposeful life. That worship leader seems so anointed. That entrepreneur appears to be very clear about their calling. That missionary looks so fulfilled.

But you're comparing your behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

Here's what you don't see: their doubts, their false starts, their years of faithful obscurity. You don't see them wrestling in prayer, questioning their choices, or feeling inadequate on Tuesday afternoons.

Stop measuring your chapter three against someone else's chapter twenty. Your purpose isn't a competition—it's a unique assignment that only you can fulfil.

Dig Deeper: Practical Steps to Uncover What's Already There

1. Audit Your "Yes"

Look at your calendar and bank statement. What are you actually investing in? Your resources reveal your real priorities, not your stated ones. If there's a gap between what you say matters and where your time and money go, you've found your first excavation site.

2. Ask the Uncomfortable Questions

• What am I avoiding because it feels too hard?

• What opportunities am I dismissing because they seem too small?

• What gifts am I downplaying because they come naturally to me?

• What would I do if I knew I couldn't fail?

3. Serve Where You Are

Stop waiting for the perfect ministry opportunity. Serve in the nursery. Greet at the door. Bring meals. Clean up after events. God reveals more to those who are faithful in the mundane than to those waiting for the magnificent.

4. Fast From the Noise

Take a break from the Christian celebrity machine. Stop consuming and start creating. Stop researching and start responding. Your purpose won't be revealed through another podcast—it will be refined through prayer, Scripture, and obedient action.

5. Listen to the Consistent Feedback

What do people consistently thank you for? What do they ask you to help with? What do they say you're good at? God often speaks through the community around us, but we dismiss it because it doesn't sound as mystical as we expected.

The Truth About Destiny

Your destiny isn't hidden in some distant future, waiting for perfect conditions and complete clarity. It's being forged right now, in the dailiness of your choices, in the faithfulness of your small obedience, in the courage to use what's already in your hand.

Moses had a staff. David had a sling. The boy had five loaves and two fish. They weren't extraordinary tools—they became extraordinary when placed in obedient hands.

What's in your hand right now? What gifts are you minimising? What opportunities are you dismissing? What needs around you are you stepping over while waiting for God to reveal your "real" purpose?

Stop Wandering, Start Drilling

Surface-level seeking produces surface-level results. To truly discover the depths of your calling, you must delve beyond motivational quotes and vision boards.

You need to drill down through:

• The fear of being ordinary (spoiler: faithful obedience is never ordinary)

• The paralysis of perfectionism (God uses willing vessels, not perfect ones)

• The addiction to comfort (your calling will likely require sacrifice)

• The need for applause (some assignments are witnessed only by heaven)

The deeper you dig into intimacy with God, the clearer your assignment becomes. Not because He suddenly reveals it, but because you become sensitive to what He's already been saying.

Your Move

You are not lost. You're standing on purpose-filled ground, but you've been too distracted, too scared, or too busy comparing to notice it.

So here's your challenge: This week, stop asking God to reveal your purpose and start asking Him to give you the courage to act on what you already know. Take one step—just one—in the direction you've been avoiding.

Reach out to that person. Start that project. Use that gift. Serve in that area. Say yes to that small thing.

Your destiny won't reveal itself to the shallow seeker, but it will unfold for the faithful doer.

The question isn't "What is my purpose?"

The question is: "Will I be obedient to what I already see?"

Your purpose is closer than you think. It's time to stop wandering and start drilling down.