God has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds, a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMPC, Paraphrased) When all has been said and done, the Christian Mission...
To clearly discern our purpose we need to be in the closest possible fellowship with God. This means sharing an intimate communion with Him. To have fellowship with Him in the style of Moses.
When we drift from a deep, intimate companionship with God, we can become negative, critical, judgmental, and recalcitrant. It happens to all of us at times. The telltale signs are equivocation, vacillation, and pretense. Lloyd John Ogilvie [Paraphrased]