Purpose

By Victor Otobo

Have you ever asked yourself: What is my purpose in life? Why am I here on earth? How and where am I supposed to function in life? Millions of people are going through life as average and less than average people, not because they don't have the potential to succeed and become exceptional in life, but because they have not been able to identify or perhaps unleash the potentials inside of them, this is where they will need to ask themselves: What is my purpose in life?

• Language: English
• Publisher: New Harbor Press
• Release date: Jan 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781386064398

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Millions of people are going through life as average and less than average people, not because they don’t have the potential to succeed and become exceptional in life, but because they have not been able to discover or perhaps unleash the potentials inside of them, this is where they will need to ask themselves: What’s my purpose in life? Because as long as they are ignorant of it, they will continue to live everyday life aimlessly! As you read through this book you will know what purpose truly is, and how to discover and unleash it.

Everything in life was created and made for a purpose. The pen was made for a purpose: to write, the car was made for a purpose: mobility, everything have a purpose they serve, but where they cannot serve this purpose, they will be treated and seen as being useless, worthless, then misused and consequently disused, and just as it applies to material things, so it applies to humans. We all have our purpose that we are created to fulfill in life, and it is imperative that we find and fulfill our purpose, if we are to live an accomplished, successful and fulfilled life.

The story is told of two fisher men who were trapped in severe rainy storm, and in the middle of a sea. The first fisher man turned to the other and asked: ‘what should we do: should we row, pray or wait for death?’ then he replied, ‘let’s do all, except the last: wait for death. One of the weaknesses of people is their familiarity with the word ‘impossible,’ they know ‘ninety nine’ ways how it won’t work, when all they need is just one way to make it work. It can’t be done is just one way of getting something done, this is where you will have to find the other ways. Impossible is just an option, look for the other options. This book is written for people who want to make life work for them, and are willing to ‘stake’ everything for it, people who are passionate about accomplishing their dreams, achieving their goals and fulfilling their purpose in life.

Read well.

Jude Mary O.

Author & Entrepreneur

Preface

Have you ever asked yourself: What’s my purpose in life? Why am I here on earth? How and where am I supposed to function in life? The most tragic of all incidents is not death, it is life without purpose! Millions of people are going through life as average and less than average people, not because they don’t have the potential to succeed and become exceptional in life, but because they have not been able to discover or perhaps unleash the potentials inside of them, this is where they will need to ask themselves: What’s my purpose in life? Because as long as they are ignorant of it, they will continue to live everyday life aimlessly, and as such will become under-achievers in life! The greatest loss in life is not death; it is the potentials that die inside of us while we are yet living.

The reason why only a few people are living rich, fulfilled and exceptional, while vast majority of people are living broke, unfulfilled, struggling and in average, is simply because the exceptional few are functioning in their purpose, while the struggling majority are functioning outside their purpose in life. Purpose is your business in life, it is what you were created to do and become in life. You will find answers to all the challenges limiting you, if only you can identify your purpose and start living in it. There is a purpose why you are here on earth. It is not a mistake that you are here, you didn’t just happen, you are not an accident, your parents may not have planned your birth and growing up, but God had it planned! A person’s life can only be a ‘mishap’ if it is without goals to pursue, dreams to achieve, and most importantly, purpose to fulfill.

Purpose is basically a what-to-do and how-to-do-it virtue, in it you will find the magic of how to turn your dreams into reality and achieve set goals that will put your life on the path of success. You will live a fulfilled, rich, successful and exceptional life if only you can identify your purpose and start living in it. Over the years, I have come to realize that what the enemy (devil) came to steal, kill and destroy is not the individual or his possessions, but the purpose the individual is meant to fulfill in life, because he knows that a life without purpose is useless all the same. What use is the salt if it is tasteless? What use is the Chair when you can’t sit and rest your weight on it? What use is life if it is without purpose? Do you know what you are living for?

Just as a salt becomes useless when it is tasteless, so it is with life, it becomes worthless when it cannot identify and fulfill the purpose it was created to fulfill. The purpose of a Car is mobility, but by the time the Car fails to start or perhaps drive, its purpose would have been defeated. Purpose is your business in life! It is finding and putting into use the reason why a thing was made, and most importantly, why a person was created. Fulfillment in life is not only measured in how much money an individual have, because you can be rich yet not fulfilling purpose. It’s not how expensive or how cheap, or perhaps how luxurious or rickety a car is that is the matter, the question is: is the car fulfilling the purpose for which it was bought? Can it start; carry one or two passengers and then drive? If it cannot then that car is useless, no matter how expensive or cheap it is.

The enemy is not fighting who you are only, he is fighting who you want to become. The enemy is not fighting where you are, he is fighting where you are going, he is not eager to ruin your life in the present, but is desperate to wreck your life in the future, he is not keen to destroy what you have now, but zealous to stop you from getting what you should have next. The enemy is fighting your education because he knows you will do exploit when you are educated, he is fighting your marriage, so that you will not be able to raise good and godly kids that will impact the society positively, he is fighting your business, finances and your being gainfully employed, so that you will not be a blessing to humanity. The enemy is not so much interested in you, as he is to your purpose in life, what the enemy wants to destroy is not you, but the purpose you were created to fulfill in life.

Purpose is your business in life, it is what you were created to do and become in life. You will find answers to all the challenges limiting you in life, if you can identify your purpose and start living in it.

Do you remember the parable of the rich man who gave talents to his servants? Matthew 25:14-30. The last servant wasn’t rebuked because he made loss on investment of the talent that was given to him, no! And he didn’t waste the Master’s money either: he saved it; he was rebuked because he didn’t put into use what should be in use. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. – Matthew 25:30. This is the very reason why a lot of people are living unfulfilled? These people have potentials, which they have not been able to identify or perhaps unleash, and God given talents and abilities that they are not utilizing, life by so become a struggle for them. I reiterate, The greatest loss in life is not death; it is the potentials that die inside of us while we are yet living. I was told the story of how a certain Clergy was being interviewed, then the interviewer asked him: Bishop how is it that you are a Preacher, Actor, Singer and Entrepreneur? He simply replied by saying: I am fulfilling purpose! I just want to make sure I utilize all the potentials that God gave me for earth, then die empty, so that when I come before God in Heaven, He will have plenty of space inside of me to refill for my assignment in Heaven."

Purpose is one of the world most discussed theme, and that is because of its relevance to humanity as they pursue daily excellence and life fulfillment. Purpose is basically a ‘what-to-do-with-my-life’ and ‘how-to-do-it’ virtue, in it you will find the magic of how to turn your dreams into reality, achieve set goals that will give direction to your life, and then live a fulfilled and successful life. Life is not a result sheet where people score ‘A, B or C’ so you are not in competition with anybody, but you will have to put in your best effort into making sure you fulfill the purpose you were created for before you exit, otherwise you will live and die like no one existed. Refuse to die the man you are, if you are not yet the man you dream of becoming! Don’t let life happen to you, be the one to happen to life!

Purpose! Go find yours! And see how happy and fulfilling life will be thereafter.

Victor O. Otobo.

‘The exceptional one’

Acknowledgement

For by Him we were made and through Him we live. All thanks and praise be to our most high and sovereign God. Thank you for giving me the grace and ability to do what I do.

Josephine E.A You rock most! Thank you for your prayers, support, care, love and encouragement. You are The Queen Mother. I appreciate your input in building and modeling this ‘Phenom’ called: The Victor.

I acknowledge and extend a sincere gratitude to the under listed God’s Generals, whose ministry resources were instrumental in writing this book: T.D Jakes, Joel Osteen, D.W Feso, Chris E.K, Paul Foh, Myles Munroe, Pastor Edward Ukpeibo, Praise George, Rick Warren, D.K Olukoya, Napoleon Hill and many others too numerous to mention, may God continue to bless and enrich you all abundantly. My appreciation also goes to my friends on social media platforms; some of your posts were instrumental too.

I am thankful to my Dad: Dr. Sunday Otobo and to my Family: The Otobos’ and The Agbadas’ immediate and extended. You Rock!

I am also grateful to my publishers, thank you for partnering with this dream; I appreciate your input in making it a reality.

Victor O. Otobo

‘The exceptional one’

1.

Detoxify your mind.

If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place – Lao Tzu

The mind is the most important place in every human’s life. The activities of the mind is what gives direction to our life, and the life we are living is the ‘scorecard’ that will tell if really we are achieving our dreams, attaining our goals and living a fulfilled and purposeful life. The mind is the ‘central processing unit’ in a person’s life. It’s a mechanism designed by God in people’s life to help them resolve the issues in their life, create impact in life and to inventively improve their wellbeing and state of life, but most people instead of using it for these purposes, they have turned it into ‘garbage ground.’ This is why a whole lot of people will have to detoxify their mind of the toxins (poisons) that are in it, which is not only impeding their achievement in life, but is also causing them to feel cynical about life; then they will now begin to be envious of other people’s achievement, when they should be working out theirs.

It is not what is going on in the world that is the problem; the problem is what is going on in your mind!

Have you ever had one of those days when you didn’t know what in the world is wrong with you? Where you will be having some of the weirdest thoughts in your mind, then you will begin to ask yourself: what in the world is wrong with me? This is that moment where those things that makes you happy, will suddenly begin to ‘irritate’ and make you angry, all these events are happening because your mind is clouded with negative thoughts, and until you detoxify your mind of these thoughts, it will continue to impede your creativity, diminish your productivity and set you back in all aspects of life. Anytime you encounter a negative situation, do not give it the attention it seeks, if you do, it will depress, retard and make you cynical about life; I’d rather you look for something good and positive to occupy your thoughts, heart and actions with.

The worst phase of life anyone can be is that phase where you’ll begin to see your life, goals and dreams falling off your hands like dead leaves falling off tree, yet you can’t seem to do anything about it.

There are three things you can do to whatever happens to you in life: you can ignore them, accept them or change them! This affirms that: It is not what is going on in the world that is the problem; the problem is what is going on in your mind! Everyone is the architect of their success or failure, and this is a function of their mindset about life and attitude to life. A person’s mindset can become an asset or liability depending on how its being use. Most of the problems we are suffering as a people today is as a result of our cynical mindset about life, and the issue with most people is that they find it easy, and are quick to blame outside factors for inside turmoil. The mind of a man is like a parachute, it functions best when it is open!

satan loves to attack, and you never know exactly when he is going to attack, but the place he loves to attack the most is the mind. If satan wants to take control of a person’s life, one of the things he does is craving to take control of their mind, because he knows that if he can control their mind, he has brought to subjection all other aspect of their life. If you are ever going to be successful, and live a fulfilled and purposeful life, then you will have to take full control of your mind: the thoughts that comes in, the thoughts that are being processed there, and the thoughts that goes out of it, which ‘birth’ the decisions you make in life. You will not be able to accomplish your goals, achieve your dreams and be fulfilling your purpose in life if your mind is filled with toxic thoughts; this is why it is important to first detoxify your mind.

The mind is a battlefield, so it is extremely important you pay attention to what is going on in your mind. You have to constantly re-evaluate the thoughts in your mind. It is important that you always and carefully think about what you are thinking about. if you are not active and selective about your thoughts, and you become passive about them, life negative events which are everywhere will fill your mind with ‘junk thoughts’ which will not only poison your heart, but also make you cynical, then limit your ability to achieve the great things of life that you have always prayed and desire to achieve. Anytime you go about dwelling on negative thoughts: the people that offended you, the people that rejected and forsook you, the opportunities that you missed, the things you think you can’t do, the factors limiting you, and a whole lot of other negative and depressing thoughts, it create toxins in your mind. These thoughts are toxic thoughts, and toxic thoughts if not detoxify will become toxic waste, which will eventually contaminate your life, then limit your creativity, effectiveness and productivity in life.

Toxins of the mind are very harmful, and they are capable of derailing and devastating one’s life, goals, dreams and purpose for living. There are no limits to the harm they can cause; they will affect your perception about life, your self-esteem, your attitude to life, your confidence, efficiency and creativity. Proverb 4:23 reads: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. The scripture is saying: make the guarding of your mind a top priority, because if your mind gets polluted, your whole life is going to be polluted, this can make your life, goals and dreams to become elusive. The worst phase of life anyone can be is that phase where you’ll begin to see your life, goals and dreams falling off your hands like dead leaves falling off tree, yet you can’t seem to do anything about it.

Have you ever asked yourself or anyone: why majority of people are under-achievers in life, or why some people act the way they do? Haven’t you seen people that are always angry, cynical and always expecting the worst to happen: people with ‘rotten’ attitude to life? The question is: Why are they like that? It is simply because they have allowed ‘toxic thoughts’ to take root in their mind, and is now a strong-hold that is ‘poisoning’ their life and attitude to life, so what’s the solution to these people predicament? They simply need to detoxify their mind; they need ‘mind cleansing,’ because the only way they are going to be free from these ‘rotten’ attitudes, or be able to find meaning and purpose to life, and become who and what God have created them to be, where they will be able to make good and full use of