Why Am I Here? Series

The Bible says, “When this tent we live in, our body here on earth, is torn down God will have a house in heaven for us to live in, a home that he himself has made which will last forever.”

2 Corinthians 5:1 TEV

So God loves us and gives our life meaning by his purposes, but what about my purpose for being here?

That is the third great question of life, what is my purpose?

As have learned many different people will tell you many different things… The naturalist says that purpose of life is to perpetuate itself, meaning you are here to simply reproduce and keep the human race alive. Wow, that is real exciting… The hedonist like you might see down at Ybor City drinking and dancing the night away says the purpose of life is to have as much fun as long as I can, life is for pleasure. But, life is not always fun and it seems a bit shallow to simply pursue pleasure and nothing else. The materialist says the purpose of life is to get as much stuff as you can and acquire as many possessions as you can. But as the bumper sticker goes, “He who dies with the most toys, still dies!” So what is my purpose in life???

If you leave God out of the equation then there is no point to life because everything is just a random act of nature, BUT, if you do accept God as the creator then he is the only place you will ever find your purpose at. You were made by God and for God! And until you understand that fact your life will seem pointless.

The Bible says, “Knowing God results in every other kind of understanding.”

As we will discover on this 40 day adventure the more we know God the more life makes sense and the more we find our purpose for living. So if anyone in this room wants to know their personal purpose for their life you must begin by knowing God. I understand that we have some people who are seeking out this God thing and still unsure about it all and I want to personally invite you along for this journey. Thank you for being courageous and honest enough with yourself to realize that maybe there is some truth to this all. I also understand that we have some people that call themselves “Christians” here tonight but you have never really pinned your ears back and really chased this God thing with all your heart. I want to invite you on this journey as well because you will find that there is nothing better than giving God all you have! Finally, I know we have some people who have sold out to God and found the purpose and meaning of life and that is awesome. I invite you to come too because there is no doubt about it, God is about to change all our lives and it will be the most exciting thing you have ever experienced!

The Bible says, “It is in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.” Ephesians 1:11 MSG

Right now we all stand at a crossroads. We can make a commitment to this next 40 Days of Purpose or we can blow it off. One road requires some work and effort, one road is easy and downhill. My challenge to you tonight is to take the road that will change your life. Make a commitment to these 3 things: