The God of the Bible is a God of restoration and completion. It tells a story with an introduction, conflict, climax, and is constantly moving toward resolution and conclusion. From beginning to end, Christian Scripture is predominantly a narrative. We see how purposeful God is every time we open our Bibles. In other words, our desire for purpose arises out of God’s own nature. That answer: we want a purpose driven life because we were created in the image of a purpose driven God. We know this because people are consistently asking the questions, “Why are we here?” and “What was I made for?”īut what if there is a more basic question than that of our own purpose? I believe that behind this question is the larger question, “Why do we seek purpose?” There are many possible answers to this fundamental question but I want us to focus on one answer in particular that I would venture to say is largely overlooked by many Christians. I think a lot of this could be attributed to his speaking to man’s need for purpose-a basic need we all have. Based on sheer sales alone, it’s clear that Warren hit a nerve with his audience. In 2002, Rick Warren released The Purpose Driven Life, a wildly popular book that topped numerous best seller lists and sold over 30 million copies in a few short years.
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