On the last post we discussed doing a Life Purpose Statement. On this post we will look at the five greatest questions that Rick Warren wrote in The Purpose Driven Life. “When God’s at the center of your life, you worship. When he is not, you worry.” I found this statement to be true in my life. My life turned a point and I know I can not live by myself right now with my health being as it is. I worry about what would happen to me if my husband died. Then I realized, that in some of the most difficult situations I’ve been in, I have trusted God to take care of me and God has.
As you prepare to write your Life Purpose Statement, take a look at the five questions from The Purpose Driven Life . They are:
1) What will be the center of my life? This is the question of worship. Who are you going to live for? What are you going to build your life around? You can center your life around your career, your family, a sport or hobby, movies, having fun, or many other activities. There is nothing wrong with these things, but they should be secondary to putting Christ first in the center of your life. (I have been guilty of allowing my career to be the center of my life.)
2) What will be the character of my life? This is a question of discipleship. It takes a lifetime to develop a Christ like character, so be patient. God is interested in what you are than what you do. Begin by making a list of the qualities you want to work on and develop in your life. You can begin by using the Beatitudes or the fruit of the spirit. I like to go to I Corinthians 13 and read it in several different translations. I also use Philippians 4:7 and 8 as my purpose in life.
3) What will be the contribution of my life? This is a question of service. This is where you apply what you have found to be your gifts, abilities, personality and experience. Ask yourself “Who do I have a desire to help most?” I was so excited when I was given the opportunity to work in Christian education and I was asked to do opening service of the day. This time was when we gave an object lesson, sang a song and took prayer requests. I found out that I could teach. I was delighted and I loved every moment I taught. Now, I am not good at hospitality where you go bring food to people. My cooking is not very good and I know when I need to take something, I usually order two pizzas and take them. Most people do not think about having pizza to take for the funeral meal.
4) What will be the communication of my life? This is the question of your mission to unbelievers. If you are a parent your main mission is to teach your children about Christ and you want to add this to your statement. You can always take Bible tracts with you as you go to the stores etc. and give them out. I have a friend who home schools and if she out with her children during the day, she is often asked why aren’t the kids in school. Then my friend gives a testimony about how she wanted her children to have a Christian education so she home schools them. I wear my cross necklace and it has an unusual design. Sometimes something as little as jewelery can open doors for you to speak.
5) What will the community of my life? This is the question of fellowship. This area of our life needs to be balanced. It is very important to get involved with other believers. The Bible teaches us to love one another, to help one another etc. and if we are isolated in our own little world we will not be balanced like we need to. This is especially important for the entire family. You want your children to have interaction with other believers.
Next post we will bring The Purpose Driven Life to a conclusion. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
Raising your children is the most important thing you can do. Have fun doing it. This statement hit me when I read it… “If you are a parent your main mission is to teach your children about Christ and you want to add this to your statement. ”
I never thought of being a parent like that. I mean I do teach my children about Christ of course but I didn’t think I was doing enough. Reading this helped me realize raising my children to Love the Lord is a lot more than I thought it was and it shows by example when someone does see this. Thanks for making me feel better
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The greatest purpose for our existance might be that God loves us as he loves himself, can God love us more than he loves himself?