Our HS EYC has begun a 40 day spiritual journey! We are reading the book "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California. Starting today, I am also on this journey and will be giving my thoughts and instights after each chapter. 40 days = 40 chapters. Here is day 1:
"Everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him." Colossians 1:16b
Question: In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God, not myself?
For me, that's probably one of the most difficult questions. We often live in a "me" type society, like what will this product do for "me", what are you going to do for "me", how can you serve "me", etc. The first thing that I can remind myself that life is living for God is surrounding myself with other believers. When Jesus first started the Church, it was Pentecost. It wasn't the first construction of a church building, it was the start of a community of believers who came together and worshiped God. Being surrounded by fellow Christians gives you the accountability and the fellowship that you can receive and grow. Once we turn and start becoming "me" monsters, that's when we begin to lose focus on living for God and focusing on us, our own desires, not God's.
Also when we surround ourselves with media, including texting, facebook, etc., we are sometimes not mindful of what the message is conveying to us or to others (such as texting). You could be listening to a song on the radio and it sounds great with the chords, rocking guitar, the thumping of the bass, but are you listening to the lyrics and know what he/she/they are REALLY saying? But once you have a mindful attitude of what you see, hear, and think you'll discover that "hey, maybe I shouldn't be listening to that song" or "I don't think watching this t.v. program is healthy". Again, it's having that mindful attitude of living for God, and not becoming a "me" monster.
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