The Question of Existence: Why Am I Alive?
Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace? Jeremiah 20:18 (TEV)
You were made by God and for God's purposes, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
God created you to LOVE YOU
Long before (God) laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love...Ephesians 1:4 (MSG)
Contrary to what many popular books, movies, and seminars tell you, you won't discover your life's meaning by looking within yourself.
Many people try to use God for their own self-actualization, but that is a reversal of nature and is doomed to failure. You were made for God, not vice versa, and life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own purpose.
The Question of Significance: Does My Life Matter?
My work all seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose at all. Isaiah 49:4 (NLT)
You are not an accident. There are accidental parents, but there are no accidental births. There are illegitimate parents, but there are not illegitimate children. There are unplanned pregnancies, but there are no unpurposed people. God wanted you in this world. You are not an accident.
You, [God], saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book!
Life is preparation for eternity.
You were made to LAST FOREVER
When this tent we live in - our body here on earth - is torn down, God will have a house in heaven for us to live in, a home he himself has made, which will last forever. 2 Corinthians 5:1 (TEV)
The Question of Intention: What is My Purpose?
Why did you create us? For nothing? Psalm 89:47b (NCV)
The only way to know your purpose is to ask your Creator.
Knowing God results in every other kind of understanding. Proverbs 9:10b (TLB)
You find your purpose IN GOD
For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible.everything got stared in him and finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (MSG)
Life is not about you; it's all about God.
It's in Christ that we find our who we are and what we are living for..part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. Ephesians 1:11-12 (MSG)
Until next week...
Discussion Questions:
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"God created you to love you." How does that statement strike you? When did you first hear about God's love?
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"I find my purpose in God." As you embark on this journey of discovery, how ready are you to explore the truth about God's purpose for your life?
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"Life is not about you; it's all about God." What difference could it make if we all acted like life is all about God and not about ourselves? How might that influence your workplace?