Sunday, 3 January 2016

Want to Know Your Purpose? Ask Your Creator!

Want to Know Your Purpose? Ask Your Creator!
 
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Want to Know Your Purpose? Ask Your Creator!
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By Rick Warren — Jan 2, 2016
 
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“Everything, absolutely everything … got started in him and finds its purpose in him.” (Colossians 1:16 MSG)
When you put your trust in Jesus Christ, you learn God’s purpose for your life.
Most people don’t know the purpose of their lives. If you don’t know your purpose, you end up drifting through life. You get bounced around. You don’t control your life; your life controls you!
There’s only one way you’re going to learn the purpose of your life. You’ve got to talk to your Creator.
Sometimes people will say that if you want to know your purpose, look within. I did that. It didn’t work! You can’t tell you what your purpose is because you didn’t create you. Only the Creator can tell you what purpose you were created for. You will never, ever know the purpose of your life until you believe in Jesus Christ, because he is your Creator.
The Bible says, “Everything, absolutely everything … got started in him and finds its purpose in him” (Colossians 1:16 MSG).
Today so many people are confused about their identity and their purpose. They say, “I don’t know who I am, and I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing with my life.” That’s because they’re looking in the wrong places. There is only one place to find your identity and purpose in life, and that’s through a relationship with your Creator, Jesus Christ.
“It’s in Christ that we find out 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).
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  • Where have you looked to find your identity? What was the result?
  • Once you are saved, how do you get to know God?
  • Why is knowing your purpose in life important to you?
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    “Where there is no vision...the people perish...”
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    Get a Vision for Overflow
    What is the vision you have for your life? Do you see yourself rising higher? Do you see yourself increasing and growing in the blessing of God?
    If we are going to live the abundant, overflowing life that God has promised us, we have to have a vision for it. We have to see ourselves so blessed and so filled that we overflow on to the people around us. We should have so much joy that others are joyful just being in our presence. We should have so much peace that people just feel calm when they come around us. We should overflow in our resources so that we can turn around and be a blessing to others. But it all starts with having a vision for overflow.
    I want to challenge you today, start seeing yourself living the abundant life God has promised. Start seeing yourself increasing in influence. Get a vision for overflow and receive His overflow so you can experience the abundant life He has prepared for you!
    A Prayer for Today
    “Father, thank You for Your increase and blessing in my life so that I can be a blessing to others. Help me to have a vision for overflow. Help me see my life the way You see it so that I can embrace the abundant life You have promised in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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