Our Purpose Driven Life(English Version)

CHAPTER 40 March 21, 2004 5:32pm - 7:48pm

     To live with a purpose is the right life that we should take, other things are just exist, and most of those things ruining the right things that must be done. Almost all the people are struggling, pushing to learn more things.

     The three things. First identity, who you are. Second is importance, what is my worth. Third impact, what will i become alongside other people.

     All the answers will be given from the five desires of God for us. When Jesus washed His disciples, He told them now that you know what i am doing, you should also do it to others. Now that we know what is the desire of God we should do it and when we did it, more blessings will come to us. And when you are doing that, you should reduce the wrong things that you are doing before.

     There are many good things that can be done here on earth, but what's God desire is you do first those five and they are important. But we are easily being lost in focus, but for us to get rid of it, we should do a "purpose statement". Inside the statement you have to summarize what's the desire of God for you, but should not be your own desire. Because His plans will last forever, and His desire will be everlasting. On the statement you will write what will be your goals in life that is about God, because if you know your plans, you will not be lost. And it is stated there what will you do on your time, life and money, and those things that you must not do.

     And the proverbs says those knowledgeable people acts wisely. But "fools" starts from many directions. In statement we can elucidate our achievements, it tells that what you believe is important, the world ways doesn't say it's important, it clears values. paul says, he wants us to learn what is really important.

     Inside the statement we will see what will be our different roles from every stages of our life, but our purpose will not be change, because we have strong purpose from our roles. Inside the statement we will see too how we are shape uniquely. Just write and do not ask for a perfect result. At first just write what is your desire, and it is easy to fix something that you have already write, than doing nothing.

     This are the five questions that we need to create the statement. First what will be the center of my life. This is the question from our faith. It can be the center of our life is about work, money and many more, but all of them is not sturdy specially when we are lost. And God should be the center of our life. And who will be the center of our life is our god, how to learn that God is in the center of our life. The way is our faith and we should maintain it, and if God is not in the center we are worry, and it's happy when Jesus Christ will carry our worries.

     What will be my character in life. This is the question for our discipleship. What's important to God is what you are not what you are doing. Because when you die, you cannot bring your career, buy what you bring with you is your character. That's why write the character that you want to be and fulfill it gradually. And don't waste your time to the things that are not important, and don't loose hope when you fail. And being like Christ is forever and takes time to be.

     Thirst what will you share from your life. This is the question for your service from the ministry, because you already know the contribution of your "SHAPE". What will be your help, because if you do the desires of God you will recieve two things, that while you are helping on God creations, you are thanking God at the same time. You pray to God who are the ones who really needs your help base on your "SHAPE". Because Jesus Christ did not help all the people in the world. And we have different carvings and that's where will be our base.

     Fourth, what is the "communication" in our lives that's the question to our mission. We should write on the statement what are our learned lessons, and our godly passion, or like Christ desire, so that we can share it to others. God gave you a group that you must make them like Christ. And if you are a parent teach it to your children and deliver them to there mission. So that those who are unfaithful will believe in the bible, ourselves should show them that we need it.

     And the fifth, what will be the community of our lives. This is for your fellowship, how will you share your commitment to others. You will be more mature, you will more love the body of Christ, like Him that He offer His life.

     You should do your statement, it may take 1 week or a month, just pray, think about it carefully, ask on your close friends and look back on the scriptures. You will keep on repeating your statement, and this changes specially when you are nearing to God, He will give you signs on what you should do.

     We have second questions in our lives, those are what school will i attend, work or who will be my spouse in life. That's not important, what is important is we will fulfill our mission whatever that is. It should be the plan of God not our plans because our plans will not last forever, and it's not important.

     rick warren heard a suggestion, we should write what people will think about us after we die, but this is wrong because it doesn't matter what others will think about us, but what God says about us.

     God will review about us this five questions for several days. Did you put Jesus Christ in the center of your life, have you develop His character, have you became devotee from helping your fellow, have you communicate thru His message and have you complete your mission, did you love and be part of His Family.

     God wants to use us. After three years had pass. It gave importance to rick warren, this is when paul serve God's desire on his generation, rick warren wants the same thing before he dies. And He pray for us that we have the same faith as paul, that's why he made this book, this will help, and God is still looking, do God can rely on us every time.

     paul is not scared to die, because he do everything for God, that the reason why he is living is to serve God. Because the history will end but Paradise(Eternity) will last forever.

    When we are experiencing difficulties we should not give up because our reward will last forever.

    The bible said that our temporary problem is to achieve on entering the paradise, joy that is most important to all.

     We should imagine that all of us is on the throne of God and we picture ourselves to those who are humble and we renown Jesus Christ, and we will say to ourselves that we are renowning God from His plans, and we live for His desires forever.

    I should do the desires of God, because His with me all the time so I can do it.