I thought he had it all

I just pulled up msn.com to see the news headline announcing Heath Ledger's apparent suicide in New York this morning. And even though I didn't really know Heath, I feel a sickening sadness in my stomach mourning his death. I feel grief over his life & apparent loss of purpose or satisfaction.

Obviously, I don't know whether or not he knew Jesus or the thoughts his final months, weeks and moments contained. But I do know that most people considered him famous, hansom (ok, extremely hansom) and successful. For a guy who seemly had it all, I wonder what invoked such a a dark end.

You know, I was actually just trying to write some content for a personal website and was writing about purpose when I opened a new Mozilla window and saw the news. And it makes me wonder if Heath Ledger possibly lost sight of his purpose & that's why the tragic end.

Is it possible that losing sight of our purpose can lead us down such a path? Or never knowing our purpose to begin with? It's in our nature as humans to need a reason to live. This is one of the major factors that separates us from animals. We need purpose.

Numerous verse in the Bible explain why we were created & for what purpose Rev. 4:11; Col 1:16 to name a couple (you know, to worship & know God). But my favorite is Ephesians 1:11 (Msg):

"It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone."

And although God has a general purpose for mankind - to worship Him - He also has planned specific purposes for each one of us (Ps. 139). And that's so cool. I know that in my life, God has made me a specific way to serve him in Christian missions. And I have to admit that I really like knowing my unique purpose.

So, what's your purpose? What is unique to you?

I'd really love to hear.