Many of you might be familiar with books like Purpose Driven Life where you try and figure out what it is exactly you're supposed to do in life. I find these sorts of books can be thought provoking and quite useful tools. At the same time however, it does seem rather myopic and presumptuous to then claim that they’re the ultimate path to happiness, meaning, and purpose, given the fact that so much of the world is busy trying to simply survive let alone find their dream job.
For this blog, I am going to be operating from the premise that God has called us to find our purpose, and doing so a measure of fulfillment and happiness. At the same time, the fact that we're extremely blessed to live in a country with so many opportunities is something we must always keep in mind. In fact, this compels us all the more to not squander our almost limitless opportunities, but take full advantage of all the tools available to us which will allow us to reach our full potential.
I believe that through the active pursuit of God's purpose in our lives we are acting responsibly, and also able derive legitimate pleasure. In the words of the famous Olympian runner Eric Liddle, featured in the movie Chariots of Fire, "I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast, and when I run I feel God's pleasure." Later he said, "To give up running would be to hold Him in contempt."
While trying to strike a proper balance in our life between work, family, pleasure, etc. is something I'm far from mastering, I will be focusing this blog primarily on the work aspect of life. So to the extent that we are fulfilling God's purpose by striving for things which we were made to do, and not using them as an end in themselves, I plunge headlong into my quest to find my purpose in life. This blog is a tool to document my journey and also to help keep me to keep moving forward.
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