Purpose Driven Life: Day 7

THE REASON FOR EVERYTHING



POINT TO PONDER:

It's all for him.


VERSE TO REMEMBER:

"For from him and through him and to him are all things.
To him be the glory forever."

---Romans 11:36


RICK WARREN'S THOUGHTS

The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God. It is the reason for everything that exists, including you. God made it all for his glory.

God's glory is best seen in Jesus Christ. He, the Light of the world, illuminates God's nature.

All sin, AT ITS ROOT, is failing to give God glory. It is loving anything else more than God.

We bring glory to God by: (i) worshipping him, (ii) loving other believers, (iii) becoming like Christ, (iv) serving others with our gifts, and (v) telling others about him.


D-MONK'S THOUGHTS:

Bringing glory to God IS our purpose for being. This is the only act that will bring purpose and meaning to our lives. To the extent we order our lives consistently with this purpose, we will find joy, peace, and serenity. To the extent we try to serve any other purpose we will find disappointment, loss, and emptiness.

All of this comes down to a fundamental question: Do I believe in a personal Creator? If so, I will find my life's meaning and purpose in honoring that Creator's wishes and designs for me.

If God is, and if God is involved in our world, then it is to God that we should turn to find meaning. If God is not, then we will not find meaning here (and perhaps there will be no meaning for us anywhere).

But if God is not, how is it that the human experience is one which seeks so desperately for meaning and purpose?

D-Monk believes that God is and D-Monk is doing his best to serve the Creator who gave him the gift of life.