"There are 5 great benefits of living a purpose-driven life:"
- "Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life. We were made to have meaning. Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope."
"God says, "I know what I am planning for you....'I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future."
- "Knowing your purpose simplifies your life. It defines what you do and what you don't do. Without clear purpose you have no foundation on which you base decisions, allocate your time, and use your resources. You will tend to make choices based on circumstances, pressures, and your mood at that moment. People who don't know their purpose try to do too much - and that causes stress, fatigue, and conflict."
- "Knowing your purpose focuses your life. It concentrates your effort and energy on what's important. You become effective by being selective. Without a clear purpose, you will keep changing directions, jobs, relationships, churches, or other externals - hoping each change will settle the confusion or fill the emptiness in your heart."
- "Knowing your purpose motivates your life. Purpose always produces passion. Nothing energizes like a clear purpose."
- "Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity. Many people spend their lives trying to create a lasting legacy on earth. They want to be remembered why they're gone. Yet, what ultimately matters most will not be what others say about your life but what God says. What people fail to realize is that all achievements are eventually surpassed, records are broken, reputations fade, and tributes are forgotten. Living to create an earthly legacy is a short-sighted goal. A wiser use of time is to build an eternal legacy."
"One day you will stand before God, and he will do an audit of your life, a final exam, before you enter eternity. God will ask you two crucial questions:"
"What did you do with my Son, Jesus Christ? God won't ask about your religious background or doctrinal views. The only thing that will matter is, did you accept what Jesus did for you and did you learn to love and trust him?"
"What did you do with what I gave you? What did you do with your life - all the gifts, talents, opportunities, energy, relationships, and resources God gave you? Did you spend them on yourself, or did you use them for the purposes God made you for?"
Point to Ponder: Living on purpose is the path to peace.
Verse to Remember: "You LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you." Isaiah 26:3 (TEV)"
Question to Consider: What would my family and friends say is the driving force of my life? What do I want it do be?
Everything you just read came from: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
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