Vinney,

I really like that what you said. You are certainly a better Christian than
I am, and you are well organized in your walk with The Lord. Praise God!

I pray that we all find and know our purpose in life with God.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson


At 02:39 AM 3/18/04, you wrote:
>Hi Phil and Everyone,
>     What is my purpose in life?  A difficult question, for sure.  After
>trying to walk with the Lord for the last 35 years, I still ask myself this
>question, after all the changes the Lord has made in my life.
>
>Here are a few general things, as I think of them.
>1.  After making Jesus Lord of your life, our only purpose should be to
>hear, and act on what He says.
>2.  we should not be one person in church and another person out of church.
>Our "spiritual and secular lives should be the same.
>3.  We all have various callings from the Lord.  These may be kind of a
>sub-heading under our purpose.  For example:  At this time, my calling is in
>leading praise and worship, including teaching and encouraging others who
>may have similar callings.  This can't be my total focus.  I have been
>learning this hard lesson ever since our music school closed three years
>ago.  My calling cannot interfere with, or become my total focus, so that
>that becomes my purpose.  My gifts and callings must be submitted to Jesus
>so that He directs how and when they are used, or if they are used at all.
>I should be able to fully function in the Kingdom of God, whether or not I
>am moving in my calling.  My purpose should always be the same, no matter if
>I am moving in what I consider to be my calling.
>  again, let me sum up my purpose.  It is to Love the Lord with all my heart,
>soul, mind and strength, and my neighbor as myself, to give him every area
>of my life and also my relationships and my possessions, in order to be His
>disciple.
>
>     Even if we all word these things differently, don't we all have the same
>purpose in life?
>Vinny
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:29 PM
>Subject: Purpose In Life
>
>
> > I have been thinking about this off and on for a few days, if not weeks,
>and
> > thought I would bring it up.  As a Christian, what is your purpose in the
> > Kingdom of God?
> >
> > Phil.
> >
> >
> > I Flew Kites With Jesus
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> >