Life Purpose: Living for God’s Glory

Ha! I’m gonna assume you’ve been zeroed in on this blog series . . . and this final post! Well, you’ve made it . . . and hopefully your knowledge and pursuit of Life Purpose is richer.

To review, we’ve began tracing The Metamorphyx Journey . . . the “steps” on the life purpose pathway that God reveals to us based on his sovereign plan for our life. That includes distinct Stages of Life–and maybe diverse assignments within them–where we are challenged to Live for God’s Glory. Think about it! If that’s our practice and perspective in life, we will face our Savior at heaven’s gate who will jubilantly welcome us. “Well done, good and faithful servant . . . Come and share your master’s happiness,” (Matt 25:23).

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But that said, The Metamorphyx Journey is NOT a linear or rigid collection of decisions that ignore the prompts and movement of God’s Spirit in our lives. The Metamorphyx schematic is only a “thinking tool,” that is, a model to help us navigate Life Experience and Life Change implications. It simply makes the journey of Life Purpose more transparent. Let’s remember too, that at every juncture of Life Experience . . . at each Pivot Point on life’s pathway . . . on every occasion when we cry, “Speak Lord!” . . . whenever we are steeped in Life Purpose Contemplation and are sizing-up Life Change implications . . . and praying that God’s Call will materialize in a new Stage of Life . . . we can ALWAYS be Living for God’s Glory and in surrender to his purposes, no matter the challenges or perils.

The Metamorphyx Journey—our pursuit of resilient and fruitful Life Purpose—is both a dynamic process and destination. That’s illustrated by the four Blue-Black arrows that surround the model. Think about it, Life Purpose is lived out yesterday, today, and tomorrow as we navigate life’s obstacles and challenges. No, never perfectly, but with intentionality, discernment, and guidance via the foundational principles that Life Experience and Life Change rest upon.  It’s worth a minute to review those below

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God’s Sovereignty . . . . . . Human Responsibility: Living under God’s Sovereignty never releases us from the demands to exercise good judgment, practice discernment and make courageous decisions. Scripture boldly tells us that we are God’s masterpiece, created in his image to do good works which he has already prepared for us in advance to embrace. That’s the essence of Ephesians 2:10, and you and I have the capacity, through God’s Spirit, to obey and flourish in his calling.

Understanding Life Backward . . . . . . Living Life Forward: Soren Kierkegaard’s counsel and wisdom encourages us to be a Life Learner. We all possess the know-how and capacity to evaluate life experience in the rearview mirror of our lives . . . and adjust our pathway into the future! Pivot Points define new choices . . . and “Speak Lord!” affirms that a Sovereign God cares what direction our life takes.

In Your Life . . . . . . Through Your Life: This is a foundational corollary of life; we can’t effectively teach others that which we ourselves have not mastered! Therefore, count on God using a highly unique and “personalized” version of your Metamorphyx Journey to first work his purposes In your life before he works Through your life as an agent of his handiwork. I can tell you firsthand, that may be in ways you never imagined!

So, as we travel down the pathways of The Metamorphyx Journey, let’s measure our progress by a short collection of God’s Word; his standards for focusing on Life Purpose: Living for God’s Glory. Make it your aim to embrace each of these verses and declare and practice them as personal truth in your life!

  • John 10:27. Jesus speaking, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

  • 2 Corinthians 5:20. “We are therefore, Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.”

  • James 2:18. “But someone will say, ‘You have faith, I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.’”

  • 2 Peter 3:18. “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.”

  • 1 Peter 3:15. “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”

Blessings on the pathway . . . and in the process,

Tom

“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith,” (2 Timothy 4:7)

Metamorphyx: Embracing Life Experience, Life Change, and Life Purpose can be found on Amazon, B&N and Apple iTunes in print and e-formats.