Each of us wonders what our place in this world is: "Why am I here?" "What am I supposed to do with my life?" "Why did God create me?" In the course of creating all that exists, God chose to create human beings with an identity and a purpose. God created you in His image (Genesis 1:26–27) for a purpose (Psalm 139:13–16; Jeremiah 29:11). We were made to reflect His glory and to do good works prepared for us (Isaiah 43:7; Ephesians 2:10). God invites us into a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ, offering salvation and fullness of life (John 10:10; Ephesians 2:1–10). When we are saved, we are able to live out why God created us. Our purpose is to love God and others and to reflect His love and glory in all we do (Matthew 22:37–39; John 15:1–11).
Why did God create me? What is my place in this world? When we understand why we were created and recognize that our perfect relationship with God was ruined by sin, we understand that being in relationship with God is where we find our identity and purpose. God created us to know what it is to be loved by Him, to love Him in response, and to reflect that love to others.
God intentionally created us for His glory, and we get to enjoy being His workmanship to love the world, and in doing so, reflect who He is to anyone who sees us (John 8:12; 9:5). Every human is made in the Imago Dei, in the image of God, and, by God's grace, those who have put their faith in Jesus are being made more and more like Jesus as we are "conformed to the image of his Son" (Romans 8:29).
So, whether you ask, "why did God create me?" or "why did God make me?" or even "what am I supposed to do with my life?" the answer is the same. You are to love God and love others. We are made by God, for the glory of God, to become more and more like Jesus, and we are empowered by the gifts of the Holy Spirit to do good works. God gives us the freedom in Jesus to do this, and He gives us the gifts of the Holy Spirit to make this possible! We can then be confident that God's good purposes for us will be fulfilled, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit will produce good fruit that will be seen by others (Galatians 5:22–23). And God will be glorified on earth and in heaven, now and forever.