JOURNAL/THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

JOURNAL/THE PURPOSE OF LIFE




“And yet you are a man-and NOT a god........” Ezekiel 28:2


AS HARD as it is for some of us to ACCEPT-we are NOT gods and we are NOT IN CONTROL-not even of our own lives


Our society has GROWN RICH in the things of this world-it has MULTIPLIED conveniences and science has learned MUCH about the universe-which is all good


Yet we struggle and HUNGER with the DEEPER questions of our lives:


WHY am I here
WHAT is my purpose in and FOR my life


These questions make us struggle and feel small-but when we feel small-we can grapple with and ACCEPT the INFINITE POWER of GOD'S LOVE for us


it is A GREAT DAY to ACCEPT GOD'S INFINITE LOVE for us and a great day to realize
GOD DOES have a PLAN for our lives and it is ALL GOOD
















WITNESS




1-6-13




THE PURPOSE OF LIFE










Have you ever thought
About what your purpose
In life is


I have
Over---and over---and over again


From my grade school days
From my Catholic upbringing
I know my purpose in life,


“Is to know, to love,
And to serve God”


But how do we do that?


To KNOW God
Not just know about him
But have a personal relationship with him


Where his being
Penetrates every single fiber
Of my---of our souls


To know him
Like we can know no one else
And to LET him know us


“You have made us
For yourself oh Lord
And our souls will not rest
Until they rest in you”


And to love God


Jesus himself told us,


“Love the Lord your God
With all your heart
And with all your soul
And all you mind


This the first
And greatest commandment


And the second is like it
Love you neighbor as yourself


All the law and the prophets
Hang on these 2 commandments” Matthew 22:37 through 40


We should do this
If for no other reason
Than Jesus did it


Look at his relationship
With his Father---God
He was totally obedient to him
Even to the point of death


And look at
How he treated others
The compassion, the healing, the LOVE


Those words that he uttered
Were NOT just words
They flowed
Through EVERY FIBER of his being


“What you do
To the least of my brothers
That you do unto me”


After James and John
Asked to sit
At his right and left in heaven
He called ALL the disciples together and said


“You know that those
Who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles
Lord it over them
And their high officials
Exercise authority over them


No so with you
Instead whoever wants to be great
Among you
Must be your servant
And whoever wants to be first
Must be slave to all


For even the Son of Man
Did not come to be served
But to serve


And to give his life
As a ransom for many” Mark 10:42-45


In this selfish---me first culture
That we live in
It is NOT so easy
To live a life of service


To live a life
Where your stature---is
Well let’s just say
You are thought of
As beneath---as below others


It wasn’t any easier 2,000 years ago
When Jesus lived


“I have set an example
That you should do
As I have done for you
I tell you the truth
No servant is greater than his master
Nor a messenger
Greater than the one who sent him


Now that you know these things
You will be BLESSED
If you do them” John 13:15-17


The purpose of life
Is to know, love, and to SERVE GOD


Can I do it---Can you do it


The real question is:
WILL WE EVEN TRY?


Robert P. Wallman
9-20-11


Ps WITNESS 1-6-13




Misc. WITNESS 4-2-14
August 19^th 2014