“Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me.”
– Psalm 25:4-5
You have to find yourself a meta-narrative – locate yourself in the big story that causes your purpose to be actually for other people. It’s not about getting credit or glory — it’s about helping people in need and co-creating with God. Be a part of His good redemptive work in His good world. Can I get an amen? I believe it. I don’t mean to be critical — I don’t want to condemn you because I want to say if you are someone who thirsts for a cause, way to go. You’ve got the first step down. Of course, all of us have a need for a cause, but I want to just tell you that your cause must be located in the Will of God. When you find it, it’s going to be good, and you’ll devote your life to it — you might even die for it, and you’ll be happy to do so. That’s how awesome it is. That’s what happens when you take on the name of God — when you carry the name of God.
Prayer
Thank you, God, for my meta-narrative. I want to serve you and serve others.
Reflection
What do you think God’s purpose is for your life?
One Response
I am studying Dr. Robert H Schuller’s SELF-ESTEEM THE NEW REFORMATION. 1983
I’m commenting before I study it in entirety. However, dignity a primary need of all people has been my request to God all my life. Dr. Schuller gifted all the dignity we all need-deserve, in all he wrote and preached.
Young Pastor Bobby Schuller thank you! You, like your father and grandfather, reach millions of suffering souls. What draws us to live thus? Risen Jesus! Dignity!
My new company (no website yet) called “Eye Lights’ is what I am called to be and do.
As I travel around my community I search faces. I search dark eyes and shine Jesus light. If it is positively received, my mind comments “done”.