Your attention please...this is a test. This is only a test. Had this been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed where to tune for further information.
Please answer (in your mind) the following question.
Why did God put you here on earth?
I know this isn't something that crosses your mind that often, but it's important to consider how you would answer this. Why? Because in a huge way, the way you answer this question determines the way you live your life. Here's the most significant thing: there is a right and wrong answer to this question, and you are bombarded with the wrong answers every day.
If you don't know the right answer to this question, then I'm afraid you won't be able to get a clue even if you lived on clue island during clue mating season wearing clue musk...that's how critical this is! So let's take a look at the wrong answers that the world might be whispering-and what the Creator of life has to say about them:
World: "I'm put on this earth to get as much pleasure and profit as possible."
God: " But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. " (I Timothy 6:9) "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own." (Luke 12:15)
World: "I'm put on this earth so I could be happy. I now have my 'get out of hell free' card, so I'm going to take life easy."
God: "A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. In fact, his barns were full to overflowing. So he said, 'I know! I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I'll have room enough to store everything. And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!' But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?' Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God." (Luke 12:16-21)
World: "I was put on this earth to live and let live. I have no right to offend people and/or tell them their belief system is wrong. I'm just going to chill out, find a comfortable job and group of friends. There is no way I'm going to 'rock the boat.'"
God: Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)
Why did God put me here on earth? It really comes down to a simple point of view. Either you believe God put you here for you, or He put you here for Him. Living life with a trivial pursuit attitude of getting rich and famous is the worst choice you could make. Living life with the eternal pursuit attitude of earning riches in heaven and making God famous on earth is the best choice you could make.
So, care to change your original answer? I would highly recommend it, (if it was the wrong one) because not doing so may bring about an actual emergency in your life!
Head: What you need to know about this truth
We are put on this earth to serve God and make Him famous, not serve ourselves and make ourselves famous.
Heart: What you need to feel about this truth
If you can get a hold of this truth, it will completely and radically change your life! There are basically only two types of people in the world: the self-servers and the God servers. The self-servers find out (sooner or later) that they have served themselves up a big dish of emptiness. The God servers discover what a really smart guy named Augustine said hundreds of years ago:
"You made us for yourself, and our hearts find no peace till they rest in you."
Feel excited that you have found the only real source of true purpose and contentment: serving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Hands: What you need to do about this truth
Here's an idea that you could apply immediately. Each morning say a prayer something like this:
"Father, my life is yours-bought with the blood of Your Son Jesus. Fill me with Your Spirit and use me, lead me, and guide me to accomplish Your will and advance Your Kingdom"
Here's a great illustration about this truth:
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