Purpose Driven Life 3

I don’t see my life as driven by fear, materiality or the other items the author lists. I see it more or less very much led by something between conformity and confusion. There are so many voices from within and without that pull me in one direction and another at the same time. I think that is the state of most of us. It is the choice of which to listen to that makes all the difference.

I wait anxiously to see how the Author proposes I am to perceive my purpose from amongst all those voices (or perhaps despite all those voices). I don’t see how I can see it, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. For the time being I am concentrating on not listening to those voices that lead me away from things that are good, pure, of good report, etc. (Phil 4:8).

Perhaps the sentence (pg 34), “You were put here to prepare for eternity.” was intended to be a statement of my purpose. I certainly hope not since it is a bit vaguer than I was looking for. It’s not an egomaniacal thing. I don’t need to found a nation or save a multitude, but something a bit more concrete would help me to choose among the various options I face.