What Will You Live For?

From The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren



Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else. It will sometimes mean choosing a difficult path instead of an easy one. Even Jesus struggled with this. Knowing He was about to be crucified, He cried out: "My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Thy name."

Jesus stood at a fork in the road. Would He fulfill His purpose and bring glory to God, or would He shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life? You face the same choice. Will you live for your own goals, comfort, and pleasure, or will you live the rest of your life for God's glory, knowing that He has promised eternal rewards? The Bible says, "Anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, ...you'll have it forever, real, and eternal."

It's time to settle this issue. Who are you going to live for - yourself or God? You may hesitate, wondering whether you will have strength to live for God. Don't worry. God will give you what you need if you will just make the choice to live for Him. The Bible says, "Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God."



Living life is about making choices. I realize that being an adult means being able to make your own decisions. It is hard to know whether our decisions will be the best one for everyone or for ourselves. However, we are given choices and it all ultimately comes back to our goals in life. Our goals in life determine the choices we make. My pastor last Sunday said, "Who you serve is the matter of decision. Most of us is going to serve someone/something. We all make decision whom we will serve. If we decide to serve material things, that is the decision of our will."

Then we can say that what will we live for is also the matter of our own decision. As it said above, Jesus also faced the same thing throughout His time on earth. He has made His choice and didn't He make the right one? How I thank God for Him! Make your decision wisely. Before anything, think carefully on the impact of your decision and just pray to Him. You will know what to do.

May God bless you always.