“What is our purpose?”
It’s a scary question. Some might say it’s a pointless question.
Some people don't think they have a purpose. Others think that life in itself is purposeless.
“Pursue pleasure, pursue impulse, pursue flesh and lust, because this life is fleeting and it has no purpose,” some will say.
Wrong.
Life does have a purpose.
You do have a purpose.
Love is that purpose.
No
matter your career, no matter your family situation, no matter your
hobbies, no matter your calling, there is one purpose that God calls us
all to: love.
To love Christ and love others with Christ-like tenderness is our greatest purpose as His children.
If
you’re a musician, show Christ’s love through your music. If you’re a
construction worker, show Christ’s love through your behavior towards
your coworkers. If you’re a mother, show Christ’s love to your children.
No
matter what you feel led to do in life—whether you want to be a
missionary, a florist, a writer (*cough*me*cough*), or an interior
designer, you’ll always have opportunities to show Christ’s love.
Loving Christ and loving others is life’s greatest purpose. His love—that perfect, never-ending, unfailing love—can never be purposeless.
“‘Teacher,
which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied: ‘“Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the
second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two commandments.’”
— Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV)
