For as long as we have written record of human existence, man has sought to answer the question of existence. Simply put, Why am I alive? Jeremiah 20:18 (NIV) Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?
We desire our life to have significance, Does my life matter? But specifically we search for the purpose of our individual lives, What is my purpose? Psalm 89:47 (GWT) Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam's descendants for no reason?
The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. If you want to know why you were placed on this plant, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose. Job 12:10 (TEV) It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone s life is in his power.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE 1. Without knowing your purpose, life will seem.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE 1. Without knowing your purpose, life will seem TIRESOME. Ecclesiastes 1:5-8a (NLT) The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again. The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles. Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea. Everything is wearisome beyond description.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE 2. Without knowing your purpose, life will seem.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE 2. Without knowing your purpose, life will seem UNFULFILLING. Ecclesiastes 1:8b-9a (GNT) Our eyes can never see enough to be satisfied; our ears can never hear enough. What has happened before will happen again. What has been done before will be done again.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE 3. Without knowing your purpose, life will seem.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE 3. Without knowing your purpose, life will seem UNCONTROLLABLE. Ecclesiastes 1:15 (GNT) You can't straighten out what is crooked; you can't count things that aren't there.
Philippians 3:12b-14 (NCV) I have not yet reached that goal, but I continue trying to reach it and to make it mine. Christ wants me to do that, which is the reason he made me his. Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal, but there is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above.
1. Knowing the purpose of your life will give your life.
1. Knowing the purpose of your life will give your life FOCUS. Philippians 3:13 (NCV) there is one thing I always do Colossians 3:23 (NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
2. Knowing the purpose of your life will your life.
2. Knowing the purpose of your life will SIMPLIFY your life. Philippians 3:13 (NCV)...forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead Isaiah 26:3 (GNT) You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.
3. Knowing the purpose of your will increase in your life.
3. Knowing the purpose of your will increase MOTIVATION in your life. Philippians 3:14 (NCV) I keep trying to reach the goal Jeremiah 29:11 (GNT) I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.
4. Knowing the purpose of your life will.
4. Knowing the purpose of your life will PREPARE YOU FOR ETERNITY. Philippians 3:14 (NCV) and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above. Ecclesiastes 3:11a (NIV) He has set eternity in the human heart.
4. Knowing the purpose of your life will PREPARE YOU FOR ETERNITY. 2 Corinthians 1:22 (NIV) God has placed his mark of ownership upon us, and who has given us the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the guarantee of all that he has in store for us.
4. Knowing the purpose of your life will PREPARE YOU FOR ETERNITY. John 14:2-3 (NIV) In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.
4. Knowing the purpose of your life will PREPARE YOU FOR ETERNITY. John 14:2-3 (NIV) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Look! God s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, I am making everything new! Then he said, Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.
While life on earth offers many choices, eternity offers only two: heaven or hell. Your relationship to God on earth will determine your relationship to him in eternity. If you learn to love and trust God s Son, Jesus, you will be invited to spend the rest of eternity with him. On the other hand, if you reject his love, forgiveness, and salvation, you will spend eternity apart from God forever. The choice: Live for the purpose for which we were intended and created or purposelessness.