Chapter 5 in the book The Purpose Driven Life is titled Seeing Life from Gods view. This is a brief summary, please read. It will change the way you think. The way you see your life shapes your life. How you define life determines your destiny. Your perspective will influence how you invest your time, spend your money, use your talents, and value your relationships. If I asked how you picture life, what image would come to your mind? That image is your life metaphor. Its the view of life that you hold, consciously or unconsciously, in your mind. Its your description of how life works and what you expect from it. Your unspoken life metaphor influences your life more than you realize. It determines your expectations, your values,your relationships, your goals, and your priorities. For instance, if you think life is a party, your primary value in life will be having fun. If you see life as a race, you will value speed and will probably be in a hurry most of the time. If you view life as a marathon, you will value endurance. If you see life as a battle or a game, winning will be very important to you. What is your view of life? You may be basing your life on a faulty metaphor. To fulfill the purpose God made you for, you will have to challenge conventional wisdom and replace it with the biblical metaphors of life. The bible offers three metaphors that teach us Gods view of life. 1- Life is a test 2- Life is a trust 3- Life is a temporary assignment.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:46:33 +0000
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