Knowing Our Purpose: A Personal Reflection on Serving God First

Today’s topic might feel a little deep and specific because I want to talk about something religious. Now, let me be honest I’m far from being a perfect religious person. I make mistakes, I get distracted, and I have seasons where my priorities drift. But no matter where we are in life, I believe there’s always a part of us that thinks about God… even if we try to push it aside.

These past few days, my TikTok FYP has been flooded with religious content. I don’t believe in coincidences when it comes to things like this, I take it as a sign. A reminder. A tap on the shoulder from God saying, “I’m still here. I still love you. Come back to Me.”

One video in particular stopped me in my tracks.

It said: Our purpose on earth is to worship God, and we only fill our free time with work and social activities.

It hit me hard.

Because all my life, I’ve been focused on living. On surviving, working, achieving, socializing… as if that’s the main point of life. But it’s not. Our five daily prayers should be the priority, the anchor, the structure of our day, and everything else should revolve around that. If we get that right, the rest will fall into place.

Another video I came across was even more confronting.

It said: “Humans can be worse than the devil. Because even the devil worships Allah, yet we humans dare to disobey and think highly of ourselves.”

That one really humbled me.

Because the truth is, it’s easy to get lost in our pride. We justify missing prayers because “we’re busy.” We put our careers, our comfort, and our desires above what we owe to our Creator. And when we do that, we’re not just neglecting our purpose, we’re fooling ourselves into thinking we’re in control of our own lives.

If I’m being honest with myself, the times I feel most at peace aren’t when I’m achieving something for the world, they’re when I’m consistent in my worship, when I make time for God first. The world can be chaotic, but prayer makes it bearable.

So maybe this is a reminder for me and for you that no matter how far we’ve wandered, God is still giving us a chance to return. That our purpose is bigger than the life we’re trying to build here.

And maybe the real success is not in what we’ve achieved for ourselves… but in what we’ve fulfilled for Him.