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----- Original Message -----
From: "vinny samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 1:39 AM
Subject: Re: Purpose In Life


> 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
> > www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
> >
>