I have, and will be, doing a lot of reflection on "Purpose". It strikes me as ironic that many of us spend our youth avoiding purpose, only to have our "grown up" lives riddled with the lack of it! It reminds me of a quote I once heard: "Aim for nothing and you will most certainly hit it."
In fact, as I have worked as a CNA at nursing homes, I have seen first hand the devastating results of lives completely stripped of purpose. Great sorrow accompanies those who cannot muster up the motivation that purpose creates, but those who have purpose and who are defined by it don't live a dull day.
I recently watched the movie "Moneyball". It struck me when the Billy Beane says "I've been in this game so long, I want it to mean something". He eventually turns down 12.5 million dollars to stay with that purpose, to be about something. Our hope in heaven must be the purpose giver in our lives. We must be like the sinful woman who wiped and kissed Jesus' feet in Luke 7:37-39. She understood her great sin and how great Christ's forgiveness is, there for her life purpose was to glorify and serve him.
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