Monday, April 26, 2004
40 Days Of Purpose Day 1
It All Starts with God
It's not about me. It's not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than what you can make of it, whether it be your happiness, fullfillment or peace of mind. Bertrand Russell, scientist and avowed atheist, once made the comment, "Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless." You were born by His purpose and for His purpose.
There wasn't any question in my life as to the meaning of life, that has been part of me since I was 13. But though I was a church member and participant in ministry at church, some things remained a mystery to me, or hidden from my view. We can't focus on ourselves to find out why we are here, I knew that. But to know that God, in His infinite wisdom, created me, and knows what my entire life will be until I die, did that because I am here for God too. I get to choose my spouse, my career and many other parts of my life but I don't get to choose my purpose.
Lots of brilliant philosophers over the ages tried to find out what their purpose in life was, what the meaning of life really is; and the best they could come up with is a guess because they saw it in human terms. Self-help books aren't any help, because they assume that you are going to help yourself. There is an alternative to all this "speculation," and it is revelation.
Colossians 1:16b states "Everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him." To see how I fit into God's purposes, stay tuned. 39 days to go!
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It's not about me. It's not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than what you can make of it, whether it be your happiness, fullfillment or peace of mind. Bertrand Russell, scientist and avowed atheist, once made the comment, "Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless." You were born by His purpose and for His purpose.
There wasn't any question in my life as to the meaning of life, that has been part of me since I was 13. But though I was a church member and participant in ministry at church, some things remained a mystery to me, or hidden from my view. We can't focus on ourselves to find out why we are here, I knew that. But to know that God, in His infinite wisdom, created me, and knows what my entire life will be until I die, did that because I am here for God too. I get to choose my spouse, my career and many other parts of my life but I don't get to choose my purpose.
Lots of brilliant philosophers over the ages tried to find out what their purpose in life was, what the meaning of life really is; and the best they could come up with is a guess because they saw it in human terms. Self-help books aren't any help, because they assume that you are going to help yourself. There is an alternative to all this "speculation," and it is revelation.
Colossians 1:16b states "Everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him." To see how I fit into God's purposes, stay tuned. 39 days to go!
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