Find Your Why

Find Your Why: Serving God’s Purpose

Scripture References

Primary text

• Acts 13:36

Other references

• Psalm 57:2
• Psalm 78:70
• Mark 10:45

Overview

You were not created to drift through life trying to feel important; you were designed to accomplish God’s own work in your generation. Drawing from Acts 13:36, Pastor Craig showed how David “served God’s purpose” and challenged us to do likewise. Through a humorous athletic-cup story, a candid look at COVID-frustration, and three clear principles, the message calls every listener to rediscover their why by serving God and people right now, right where they are.

Context

• Opening illustration: an awkward childhood moment when a neighbor girl mistook Pastor Craig’s dad’s athletic cup for an oxygen mask.
• Point: not knowing an object’s purpose leads to misuse; the same is true of our lives.
• Present frustration: COVID-19 has disrupted routines and robbed many of motivation because they’ve “lost their why.”

Main Points

1. Your purpose isn’t for you; it’s God’s purpose

• Purpose = original intent of the Designer.
• Psalm 57:2 — David cried out to “the God who will fulfill His purpose for me.”
• Sin is hamartia: “missing the mark,” living outside God’s intent.
• Chasing jobs, brands, vacations, or popularity cannot satisfy because they are substitutes for divine purpose.

Illustration: People who seem powerful, prosperous, or popular often remain miserable when they live without purpose.

2. You don’t find your purpose; you serve God’s purpose

• David was tending sheep when Samuel anointed him king (Psalm 78:70). He wasn’t promoting himself; he was serving faithfully.
• When Goliath appeared, David was simply delivering lunch to his brothers—yet God used him because he was already serving.
• We are called to faithfulness, not fame or brand-building.

“If you don’t know something’s purpose, you’ll likely abuse it.”

3. To serve God’s purpose, start serving God’s people

• Jesus modeled this: Mark 10:45—He came “not to be served, but to serve.”
• Service is never “small.” Creating products, content, or businesses should begin with blessing people, not self-promotion.
• Practical ideas during quarantine: deliver groceries, sew masks, pray for the sick, host an online group, write encouragement notes, volunteer in Church Online chat.

Stories:

• Amy stealth-gifted a grocery card to a home-bound widow.
• Joy and friends baked cookies and wrote notes to church leaders (saving none for Dad!).
• Sam led an unbelieving girl to Christ through DM conversation.
• Paco misses in-person church most because he “misses serving”—hugging and welcoming guests each weekend.

Key Truths

• God designed you for His glory; fulfillment is found only in that design.
• Purpose is discovered in obedience, not in self-promotion.
• Service is love in action; it is never beneath the follower of Jesus.
• You can make excuses or you can make a difference, but you can’t make both.
• The greatest tragedy is not death but a life lived without God’s purpose.

Response

• Ask God daily to show you someone to serve.
• Identify one tangible need around you and meet it this week.
• Shift your work or business mindset from profit-first to people-first.
• Replace excuses with creative action; find ways to bless others even under restrictions.
• Share the gospel when opportunities arise, trusting God to work through you.

Closing

Pastor Craig urged listeners not to wait for perfect conditions or a red volunteer shirt: seize today’s divine opportunities. Hands raised in living rooms and “I’m in” typed in chats signified fresh commitment to serve God’s purpose by serving people. A salvation invitation followed, and many responded, declaring Jesus as Lord and embracing His mission for their lives.

Prayer

Pastor Craig asked God to “stir within the hearts of Your people… move us from frustration to passion… help us serve Your purpose by serving others,” and led new believers to commit their lives to Christ and be filled with the Spirit for daily service.