It's not about you.
We have not been placed on this Earth for the purpose of our own enjoyment. We are not existing to execute our own plan or to make a name for ourselves. We have not been created simply to be happy, to be prosperous, to be comfortable, and to be successful.
The Creator clearly expresses His intent for our lives in the first chapter of Ephesians:
"He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless...to the praise of His glory..... In Him we were also chosen...in order that we...might be for the praise of His glory....You were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit...to the praise of His glory." (Eph 1:4a, 6a, 11a, 12b, 13b, 14b)
Leaving no room for uncertainty, God is explicit in the fact that He has chosen and redeemed us so that we will live "for the praise of His glory." Period. No other life purpose listed by the Almighty God except this one: you exist to bring glory to me.
How are you doing with that assignment?
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