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PURPOSE

What is the meaning of life? What am I here for? These are some huge questions that philosophers and religious leaders have debated for thousands of years. Even if you’ve never given it a lot of thought, I’m sure you’ve had a couple moments where you wondered about it. Now that you’ve made this decision and you’re diving into this world of faith and a relationship with Jesus, you may have a fresh wave of these questions popping into your mind. The problem is that depending on where we go searching for answers to these questions, we can get a whole pile of conflicting or confusing answers.

Well, here’s the good news: Jesus knew that this was a question every human was going to wrestle with, and so He gave us very clear answers. Now that you are a Christ follower, you never have to wonder again what the purpose of your life is. To be clear, I don’t mean super-specific aspects of your purpose – where should you go to college, what should you do for a career – those aren’t really purpose questions. If you want to know the reason God has you on this earth, it is simple: God put you here to know Him and to share Him with as many people as possible. God wants you to live your life surrendered to Him, doing your best to follow Him, and helping other people find a relationship with Him by the way you live and by telling them the truth of who Jesus is. It’s that simple! You can do that at school, on your team, in your family, around your neighborhood, at your church, at your job…wherever you find yourself, you can live out the purpose of your life. You were not meant for a boring life, or to simply exist, or to just make it through the next day…God designed you to live an adventurous, exciting life of purpose!

Read the following passages and then ask to show you opportunities to live out your purpose today.