My purpose in life comes from Jesus Christ. I grew up in a Christian home, and for many years I would have told you I was a devout Christian. I read the Bible, went to church, prayed, and was a good person in the eyes of many people. But for much of my life, my heart was in the wrong place. It wasn't until I came to college when my faith was really tested. Apart from my parents and now able to do anything I wanted, many of the true desires of my heart were revealed.
Some of the things I did shocked me. They seemed so antithetical to who I claimed to be. God really used college to show me how sinful I am and how badly I need him. I used to believe that God was always dissapointed in me and that I needed to be a good person to not make him upset or lose my salvation. Essentially, I didn't understand the power of the cross.
It was in college that I came to realize how all the wrath God has towards sin was poured out onto Jesus instead of me, and because Jesus rose from the dead, I might also walk in the newness of life and experience personal relationship with God here on earth.
These realizations blew my mind.
Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." God is my purpose. I believe life is about relationships--about developing them and pointing everything back to God.