Applying yourself steadily to what matters.

“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:12

Living a purpose driven life is the dream of every person who enters the earth. Questions like why am I here speaks to the call for significance and purpose. Where exactly do you and I fit in the puzzle of humanity that has to fit together in a specific period in human history called the 21st century. There is more noise in this Information Age than ever has been in human history but the real question is how we "make melody in the midst of so many confused voices."

The command of the Lord Jesus was a bold one : be in the world but not of the world. Apostle John proclaims : Love not the world , neither the things that are in the world. We all love and cling to what gives us more value and meaning to our everyday life. Let's read this scripture together ; 

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”1 John 2:15

It's the proclivity of humanity to seek value from what's around us if we don't find value from what's within us and who God says we are. People go on a quest to please everybody around them to be accepted and welcomed in certain environments , all in search for significance and value. "Doing it for them". 

The gospel offers an amazing alternative ; you are already loved and accepted before you do anything. When you understand this love the Father has for you , you don't chase after all the  glamour that outward significance offers. Your focus on life absolutely shifts when you have this understanding on a personal level of how much you're loved and valued by the creator of heaven and earth. 

Real purpose springs out of that understanding ; it's no longer to "seek value" but a result of "realized value". God values you!! He has made an investment in you and wants to fulfill His ultimate universal purpose using the personal purposes of each and everyone of us. Here is how God proved how valuable you are : 

“For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.”

John 3:16 AMP

When the chase for outward significance and approval fades away and the reach for the ultimate eternal value of our existence jumps into the picture, the impact we have is amazing. It's getting hold of what Christ has already achieved for us, becoming all that He has called us to be. 

So everyday you wake up with that attitude of purpose, full of motivation given by God's Spirit and hope from His Word. I call it finding the "God value and God purpose" in everything we do; whether work , sport , entertainment, studying and all the different things we are involved in. 

Choose to apply yourself steadily to what really matters this week and every week. God bless you. 

Remember : You are dearly loved by God.❤️