What is the meaning of life?
That question has been around for ages in many different forms. I like to rephrase it as, “What is the purpose of life?” Believe it or not, that answer is really simple. Jesus, and then Paul, spelled it out for us very clearly. The purpose of our life is to bring glory to God by being an ambassador of Christ in the ministry of reconciliation that he entrusted to us. That is true for me. That is true for you.
So then, we follow up with, “What does that mean? Could you put it in terms of, what is my life’s mission?” Okay, so here I would suggest we need a new question. We tend to ask questions like this from a very self-centered perspective. A better question to ask is, “Who is my life’s mission?” That shifts the focus off of just one’s self. Son, there are people in your life that will listen to you above anyone else. That’s why God puts us in specific places or circumstances. He needs us to be available to him with open eyes and willing hearts. As your leadership grows, so will the number of people who God purposefully brings into your life. I feel like I need to say that this is not a bad thing. You want to grow your influence, but remember, it’s also not all about you. Ambassadors represent the entity that sent them. They usually have a very specific job with clearly defined parameters. For us, that is the ministry of helping people be reconciled to God through a relationship with Jesus. Then, one by one new followers of Christ become growing disciples who walk with God and live as ambassadors continuing this mission. Notice, it’s all about people. They are your life mission.
So then, we follow up with, “What does that mean? Could you put it in terms of, what is my life’s mission?” Okay, so here I would suggest we need a new question. We tend to ask questions like this from a very self-centered perspective. A better question to ask is, “Who is my life’s mission?” That shifts the focus off of just one’s self. Son, there are people in your life that will listen to you above anyone else. That’s why God puts us in specific places or circumstances. He needs us to be available to him with open eyes and willing hearts. As your leadership grows, so will the number of people who God purposefully brings into your life. I feel like I need to say that this is not a bad thing. You want to grow your influence, but remember, it’s also not all about you. Ambassadors represent the entity that sent them. They usually have a very specific job with clearly defined parameters. For us, that is the ministry of helping people be reconciled to God through a relationship with Jesus. Then, one by one new followers of Christ become growing disciples who walk with God and live as ambassadors continuing this mission. Notice, it’s all about people. They are your life mission.
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So, we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
-1 Corinthians 5:20-21 (NLT)
-1 Corinthians 5:20-21 (NLT)
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