Living On Purpose

Have you ever stopped to think that the places in our lives where we are stuck are a result of the way we think? Romans 12:2 says, "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think." MSG

Proverbs 23:7 says, "For as a man thinks, so he is." So to loosen our feet and get to a new destination in life we can't use the same thinking that got us to where we are.

None of us would purposely choose to live carelessly, but isn't that what we do when we aren't intentional about our lives? Radical changes emerge when we take responsibilty for the only life we have, raising our vision beyond the daily tasks. Choosing to live on purpose can assure us that we are headed toward a destination like an well-aimed arrow. Gregory S. Clapper said, "It's not what we do for a living; it is what we do with our living." Isn't that what we are accountable for? If we want to give God a return on what He has invested into our lives, we have to learn to live intentionally.