PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE:it all starts with God.

So last night i started a book called, The Purpose Driven Life by:Rick Warren. Its a 40 day discovery on what your truely called to be for God. Day one's title was It all starts with God.
Day one talked about how your life is bigger then you. ".....everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him."Col.1:16. As humans we tend to rely on yourselves to find our meaning of life. But focusing on what we think we are destined to do will never help us find the answer. "You didn't create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you wre created for." This is so true, to me it seems that once I let God take complete control of my life this simple question was answered. God has called me to be a full-time pastor, and this is now my life's desire. Even though I didn't stay in Texas the calling is still there(duh) and in the near future i will be taking the steps to becoming this.
"You were made by God for God- and untill you understand that, life will never make sense." My life always seems so complicated, worring about what everyone else wants me to do, and trying please always please others. But thats not what my life should be about, the only place i need to look for an answer is to God. Even in ministry(4-fold ministry) it's 1.)GOD2.)YOURSELF3.)CHURCH4.)OTHERS. We first ministry to God then ourselves, and i always tend to put myslef 4th.
One of my fav. qoutes from the book last night was this, "The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life's purpose:Ask God." It's that simple.
So heres our little study guide for day one. Point to ponder:It's not about me. Verse to remember:"Everything got started in Him and finds it's purpose in Him." Col.1:16 Question to consider: In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God, not myself? I think a couple good ways is to always stay connected with God, my prayer never stops in the morning in continually through out the day, there's always an open line of communication with Him. Also to remind ourselves that we were created by him for him not the world. There's this song i like called "Finish Last" and in the song it says,"i wanna finish last,last in the worlds eyes,no mattr what i do i will be first in your eyes." and i love that its kinda like a life quote.
well thats about it. hope you have a blessed day:)