"Ignite Your Purpose" Video
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[Slow, thoughtful-sounding music throughout]

On screen: Ignite your purpose - Awaken your passion!

On screen throughout: Video footage of people of all types, in a variety of situations, illustrating key points in the narration.

Speaker, W.C. Blackmon:

have you been stressed lately?

have the activities of life been weighing on you?

there's a reason for this. there's a seed 

within you,

the seed of a dream that you've been

dreaming

with eyes wide open for a long

time. when traveling from one place to

the next

it hovers in the back of your mind

when at work during meetings or

on break it rings like a bell

in your ear, even while with loved ones,

it tugs on the strings of your heart.

this seed of a dream, it causes a

restlessness

in your spirit and it bangs, knock knock knock

on the exit doors of your mind.

and it looks with longing

eyes out of the windows

of your heart and soul.

my friends, my brothers and sisters in

agape love,

this thing that has been pushing at you,

pulling on you,

is nothing bad. it's nothing evil.

on the contrary, is something that you

truly need. it is your purpose.

yes, your purpose.

are you wondering now if this message

really is

for you? well let me ask you this:

are you not the one to keep awakening in

the middle of the night

without understanding what for? are you

not the one to keep

pausing while in the midst of completing

a task without understanding

why, are you not the one

that keep experiencing these feelings of

expectation and excitement?

the answer is yes!

i am talking to you!

this thing that has been pulling at you,

it is your purpose, not just wanting

but needing your attention!

ignite your purpose! awaken your passion!

now that we are in agreement, let's talk

about your purpose.

it's positive. it is productive. it

involves what you know and

do well and good. it puts a smile

not just on your face but in your heart

as well.

when you are about this thing, your

spirit soars with joy

and it's one of the few times in your

life that you experience a

feeling of completeness, of rightness,

of purpose fulfilled.

a friend of mine shared with me the

purpose that he felt

when he made the decision to travel to

south america

to help families reconstruct their homes,

to have

luxuries, luxuries such as

running water. this all in itself speaks

of

greatness and purpose fulfilled.

at the same time it's not necessary to

leave your country, your state, your

province, city,

town, village, or even your home,

in order to achieve your own personal

greatness,

in order to walk in your purpose.

i experience my own sense of purpose

every single time i have the opportunity

to assist someone move from a condition

of stagnancy and depression

to a state of long-lasting positivity

and productivity. i like to refer to this

as feeding people. perhaps it is in your

purpose

to feed people as well. whether it's

through

spiritually, mentally, or feeding their

bellies.

perhaps you are a good cook. then again

perhaps you're not a cook but you're

good at

organizing, so you have the capability

and the skills and techniques to

help design an organization or program

that will allow you to feed people.

agape, brothers and sisters. the truth is,

i of course don't know what your

particular

purpose is. but what i do know without a

shadow of a doubt,

is that it is needed.

you need it and the world

needs you.

not adhering to your purpose, this could very

well

be the reason for the onset of insomnia,

the bouts with depression, the going

from one situation

to the next without ever experiencing

gratification or satisfaction.

it shows up in your life.

perhaps it's in the area of

relationships,

going from one to the next, to the next,

without ever

experiencing true happiness. perhaps it's

in the area of employment,

going from job to job to job, never

knowing a feeling of personal

completeness.

perhaps it's in the area of food,

consuming dish after dish after

dish, and yet never gratified,

and never satisfied. no matter how it's

constituted,

or you choose to substitute it, the fact

remains: you need your purpose

and it needs you.

out of love, this is my offering to you.

get to know, then cultivate and

grow, your personal seed of greatness

and your purpose. in doing so,

you will not only become your best you,

but your most complete you.

it may not be easy at first.

but i guarantee you, your purpose

is waiting for you

you.

On screen: W.C. Blackmon, wcblackmon.com