Our Purpose in Life: Uncomfortable vs. Comfortable

 I hope every one of you plan to come to Youth Group tonight!

 

We are on the 3rd session of the Maui Gospel Journey, and, tonight will be really, REALLY excellent.  Tonight we get to listen in and observe as the team discusses their purpose in life.

 

Today's PW Devotional discusses this very thing too!

What is your purpose in life, this life?  Another way to think about it: what are you doing now that counts for eternity?  How is your life bringing glory to God and not yourself?

 

I recall as a teenager the thought of getting older.  It seemed like it was never gonna happen!  It seemed like I was stuck at 15, 16 or 17.  Often times, it felt like I was trapped in a huge ocean-full of jello, retarding my movements, slowing me down, getting nowhwere fast (rather slowly, actually).  I wished for, dreamt about and longed for "getting older."  I wonder if some of you are there right now?  Are you so focused on the "future" you that you neglect the "now" you?

 

God has a purpose and plan for you, His child, right now.  Read on to see what the PW devo has to say about this.

 

And...if you are thinking about coming tonight, but haven't been in a while, come anyway!  Most of our session will be spent in the dark watching a video...so mostly, people won't be paying attention to you!  Just come!  I promise, you won't be disappointed.

 

Really.

 

Just come.

PlanetWisdom.com Devotionals

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Not My Power: For You and for God Posted: 02 May 2010 02:02 PM PDT "All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God." (2 Corinthians 4:15) What are you living for? If everyone's life on this side of eternity gets spent, gets used up until they die, what will you spend yours accomplish? What is worth sweating and bleeding and suffering for? You're not an apostle -- and might not even be thinking of going into "full-time ministry" -- but you couldn't do much better than to borrow Paul's purpose statement from today's verse for why he was willing to use up his days doing such hard things. You might be able to hear it better if we reverse engineer the verse: "So that God will get glory from overflowing thanksgiving from all the people His grace is reaching, I am willing to suffer whatever it takes (in God's power and knowing I will be resurrected to perfect and painless life in eternity)." So what are you willing to live, work, suffer, and die for before you get to heaven? Think: Which is bigger in your life today -- the goal to avoid hard things for your comfort or the goal to do hard things for God's glory? Pray: Ask God to help you to feel so motivated by bringing Him glory that you're willing to use your life up serving people who will thank Him for His grace. Do: Look for an opportunity to serve someone this week in way that's not necessarily easy or comfortable for you.

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Mary E.Hickcox
www.CalvaryBaptistSM.org
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