Your purpose is not defined by your title but by the impact you leave on people. When love leads, every role becomes sacred and meaningful.
Think about the last time someone did something small for you.
Maybe it was a teacher who stayed after class.
A coworker who noticed you were struggling.
A stranger who spoke kindly on a day you were barely holding it together.
Chances are, you do not remember their job title.
You remember how they made you feel.
That is where purpose lives.
We spend so much time asking the wrong question.
“What do I do for a living?”
“What is my role?”
“What am I supposed to become?”
But Scripture keeps pointing us somewhere deeper.
In Matthew 5:16, Jesus says, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Notice what He highlights.
Not your position or your platform, but the impact your life has on others.
You might be a manager.
But your purpose shows up when your team feels seen and supported.
You might be a parent.
But your purpose shows up when your children feel safe, loved, and believed in.
You might be a student, a volunteer, a caregiver, or a leader.
And every single one of those roles becomes holy when it changes someone for the better.
Think about your own life for a moment.
Who shaped you the most?
Who influenced you when you were becoming who you are?
It was not the most impressive person in the room.
It was the most present one.
Jesus Himself is the greatest example of this.
He was called Teacher, Rabbi, Savior, King.
But people followed Him because of how they felt around Him.
Seen, known, restored, challenged, and loved at the same time.
When Jesus healed, taught, or listened, something changed inside people.
They stood taller.
They believed again.
They found hope.
That is purpose in action.
This also means something freeing.
You do not need a career change to live on purpose.
You do not need a bigger platform or a louder voice.
You need awareness.
How do people feel after interacting with you?
Do they feel encouraged or diminished?
Seen or overlooked?
Closer to hope or heavier than before?
These are not questions of guilt.
They are invitations to alignment.
Because when you align your gifts with love, your work becomes worship.
So today, shift the question.
Instead of asking, “What am I supposed to do with my life?”
Ask, “What is happening to people because I am here?”
That is where your real purpose lives.
