19Apr16

Proverbs 20:5
"The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out."

Yesterday our Division Chaplain, CH Chepey, assigned us all a task to go and talk to ten Soldiers and ask them, "What is your purpose?" I thought this would be a pretty easy question for people to answer but, I was very wrong. I have to ask 23 different Soldiers to just get ten answers. 13 had no idea. Most of them had never even thought about it before. The other startling revelation I got was that, of the ten who did answer the question, eight of them had a purpose that was focused on others and only one was related to the Army.

What breaks my heart is that, if this is an accurate representation of my Soldiers, most of them are living a seemingly purposeless life. Without purpose it's no wonder we face so much depression, anxiety, and heartache. Without purpose where is the hope for the future? I've heard it said that, "if you don't live for something then you will die for nothing." Life is far too short to not know why you are here. If you haven't thought about this question you may want to spend the time to talk to God, your friends, your family, and those you love about what your purpose is. Draw it out of the deep waters of your soul. Solidify it. Answer the question and it will provide you the fuel to make it through the toughest times. What is your purpose?