This question has probably been ask by a lot of people and I would think that each of us would have a different answer to this question depending on our circumstances in life.
I have been pondering about this for a while. I have been battling to find employment for the past 2 years and wonders everyday why did I land in this situation. What have I done do deserve this? Why is everyday such a battle?
Are we put on this earth to just worry about ourselves? To make as much money as possible, to accumulate as much earthly things as possible?
I cannot say that I am an overly religious person. Yes, I do believe in God and I do believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins. Over the last couple of weeks after I was invited to a church service by some friends I came to the conclusion that what I though was my purpose in life was totally wrong. We are here for 5 simple things:
- Bring God glory by worshiping him
- Bring God glory by loving other believers
- Bring God glory by becoming like Christ
- Bring God glory by serving others with our gifts
- Bring God glory by telling others about him
I am doing a 40 day session with a group of friends based on the book by Rick Warren called The Purpose Driven Life. It ask the simple question — What on earth am I here for?
We are now 9 days down the road and I must say that it is truly life-changing. Things that were important before just are not any more. Where a couple of weeks ago I was on the edge of a cliff I now look forward to getting up in the morning. Life is still a struggle but I now have the knowledge that if I do everything to worship God then there will be solutions to all my problems.