Practicing Your Purpose!
"But one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind
and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I
press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of
God in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3: 13-14
A young, single businessman is committed to hitting the gym
for an hour every morning before work. Then he gets married
and has children. He now has a higher purpose: being with
his family in the mornings.
So he adjusts his workout routines in light of his new,
higher purpose and priority. There is only one main
purpose in life.
When the apostle Paul became a Christian, he reorganized his
priorities. In Philippians 3 he revealed what his single purpose
was: “But one thing I do . . . I press toward the goal…of God’s
call in Christ Jesus (emphasis added).
He had many goals: be faithful, be disciplined,
be generous, be loving, but they all served his one
consuming purpose: to press toward God in Christ.
Paul’s purpose ordered his life. It was the standard by
which everything else was measured. Paul’s purpose
should be the purpose of every Christian.
"Life can only be enjoyed as one acquires a
true perspective of life and death and of the
real purpose of life."
Spiros Zodhiates
