Purpose

Recently I read a daily devotional by Charles Swindoll about finding your true purpose and “being real”.  The link to the full article is below.  Here is a quote from the article.

“Perhaps that’s what the Boston superstar was trying to say. He had everything imaginable—fame, possessions, job security, a strong body, lots of bucks—but maybe at that moment in his life he lacked something far more important. Something like a sense of purpose and inner fulfillment. Something which basketball and all its benefits could never provide. An inner itch that can’t be scratched by achievement or people or things or activities. To scratch it requires a great deal of internal searching, which the athlete felt he couldn’t do and still keep pace with the maddening NBA schedule.

To “find yourself” requires that you take time to look. It’s essential if you want to be a whole person, real to the core.”

Sometimes children look up so much to sports heroes and those who appear to be outwardly successful that they plan to build their lives like their hero.  What they don’t see is the inner turmoil those heroes experience when the Lord is not the center of their being.  As children’s ministers we need to repeatedly remind them that true joy in life comes from always “being real” with God, having him as the center of all of your plans.

https://www.insight.org/resources/daily-devotional/individual/being-real-part-one

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