Understanding Your Purpose – Part 6
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
“Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.”
Romans 14:10, 12 (NLT) “Remember, each of us will stand personally before the judgment seat of God... Yes, each of us will have to give a personal account to God.” So, knowing your purpose prepares you for Eternity. The way you see your life shapes your life. Many of us like our lives and try to create a lasting impact on earth. You were not put on earth to be remembered you were put here to prepare for eternity. Living to create an eternity legacy is a short sighted goal. A wiser use of time is to build an eternal legacy. One day we will stand before God and this will be the final audit. So, living on purpose is the path to peace.
Life on earth is a test. God continually tests our character, faith, obedience, love, integrity and loyalty. Words like trials, temptations, refining and testing occur more than 200 times in the Bible. God tested Abraham by asking him to offer his son, Isaac. God tested Jacob, when he had to work extra years to earn Rachel, his wife and Adam and Eve failed their test in the Garden of Eden.
God tests your faith through problems and He wants you to pass the tests of life so that He can promote you. Therefore if your life is a test then nothing is insignificant in your life. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
From the July 2016 issue, themed I Shall do Greater Works.
