For everything, absolutely everything,
above and below, visible and invisible....
everything got started in him and
find its purpose in him.
Colossians 1:16
It's not about you. The purpose of life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your piece of mind, or even your own happiness. It's far greater than your family, your education, your career or even your wildest dreams and ambitions.
I tend to ask alot of self-centered questions like What do I want to do? What is my future plan? What are my goals in life? But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose.
Focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose.
God has not left us in darkness guessing. He has revealed his five purposes for our lives through the Bible, explaining why we are alive, how life works, what to avoid, and what to expect in the future. God is not just the starting point but He is the source of Life.
To discover one's purpose in life, we must turn to God's word, not the world's wisdom.
Let us start by focusing our life on Him rather than what the world could offer us.
and that is why we start our prayer with "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Your kingdom come,
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Agree with you, joe :)
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ReplyDeleteJo-N, I assumed you are reading 'The Purpose Driven Life' book by Rick Warren. Read slowly and you will discover lots of hidden treasures from God's words to help you grow spiritually, answer some of your questions and guide you thru each day.
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