Purpose

 What is a strategy you and I can develop to live on purpose for His glory?

Additional comments by Rick Warren: God is giving you the opportunity to build your life around his mission for you. The only way to do that is by starting with a firm foundation: Jesus Christ. “And no one can ever lay any other real foundation than that one we already have—Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11 TLB).

You can choose to build your life on Jesus, the only foundation that will last. Or you can choose to spend your life chasing things that ultimately will fail you.

What’s certain is that one day you will stand before God and he’ll ask you: “Did you fulfill the mission that I gave you on this Earth?” On that day, it will be clear whether you spent your life fulfilling God’s mission for you—or you chose to chase lesser things.

It’s never too late to start living the life God has planned for you. Start building your foundation on Jesus and pursuing God’s mission for your life today.

Questions from Rick Warren:

• What are some ways you have seen others live for themselves rather than for God’s purpose? In what ways have you done that too?
• Why do you think it can take people such a long time to discover God’s purpose for their lives?
• What do you believe God’s unique purpose is for your life?”

Life is far shorter than I would like!  I often wonder how much I’ve wasted on useless goals and efforts, but I no longer want to merely conform to cultural expectations. I want to be transformed to what He wants. 

“To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be “in Christ,” it is for Christ to be in us. Martyn Lloyd Jones