WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR ?
40 Days of Purpose

Life's 3 Greatest Questions

1.  Question of Existence

Why Am I Alive ?

Jeremiah 20:18 ...
"Why was I born?  Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?"

Proverbs 16:4 ...
"The Lord has made everything for God's own purpose."

Ephesians 1:4 ...
"Long before He laid down Earth's foundations, He had us in mind, and settled on us as the focus of His love, to be made whole and holy by His love."

I WAS CREATED TO BE LOVED BY GOD

2.  Question of Significance

Does My Life Matter ?

Isaiah 49:4 ...
"My work all seems useless!  I have spent my strength for nothing and for no purpose at all."

Isaiah 44:2 ...
"I am your Creator.  You were in my care even before you were born."

Psalm 33:11 ...
"His plans endure forever; His purposes last eternally."

2 Corinthians 5:1 ...
"When this tent we live in -- our body here on Earth -- is torn down, God will have a house in heaven for us to live in, a home God has made, which will last forever."

I WAS MADE TO LAST FOREVER

3.  Question of Intention

What Is My Purpose ?

Psalm 89:47 ...
"Why did you create us?  For nothing?"

Proverbs 9:10 ...
"Knowing God results in every other kind of understanding."

I FIND MY PURPOSE BY GETTING TO KNOW GOD

Colossians 1:16 ...
"For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible ... everything got started in God and finds its purpose in God."

Ephesians 1:11 ...
"It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for .. part of the overall purpose He is working out in everything and everyone."

Acts 10:35 ...
"It makes no difference who you are or where you're from -- if you want God and are ready to do as He says, the door is open."