I haven’t fully fleshed this out into a complete essay (I don’t know that it warrents one) but the thought occured to me the other day that I’ve been looking at Purpose through my experience. I’ve always started at the point at which my memory started. Even though the verse says he “knew me before I was born,” I hadn’t adjusted for that in my brain.
So, God planned for me, assigned me a role, and as part of that assigned me a gender, as well as skill set, a heart with specific passions, and a mind with a specific point of view, and all the tools that I would need to carry out the purpose for which I was built. What good would have come of my life if my purpose and tools didn’t match? How would God get anything done had he built all of us the same?
Sexually speaking (by that I mean gender) this point of view changes everything. You weren’t given a penis and then a purpose, your purpose was planned and then you were given the tools to fulfill that plan.
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My first thought… that’s what Steve Martin meant by “special purpose”
but more to the point. yes our gender, but also so many other tools within our personality that make up the arsenal He has provided, the weapons to fight with. But also the defensive weapons - I so often forget about the defense - that there is something to defend against - that, often, what I need to defend against is purposefully a “minor” thing that I overlook.
Because of my past sin and temptation (which I have often confused for sin)I often want to strip away much of how God made me - instead of seeking for lasting change (the kind of change Christ provides at the heart level) I look to destroy that which He has given me to fulfill my role in His story.
First “special purpose” that is funny. I never will forget when the Jerk got so passionate about his “special purpose” inside the trailer.
Anyway… Bert, I never thought about the order. Purpose then tools. I’m really glad about the (tool)’s God gave me. He equipped us with every thing we need including the remote control. Remember the Jerk “this is all I need”. LOL ok I’ll stop lol. Great point Bert.
To understand this is a revelation to move on and not hold on to what has happened but what will happen. I never thought this. Tools become misused when purpose is not understood.