Are you living out your purpose? Join me in this lesson on purpose and humility.

[0:00] Intro

[2:45] Personal journal entry

[5:40] Lessons on humility

[13:15] Practically living out your purpose

[19:00] Final thoughts

Bible Verses:

1 Corinthians 10:31

Daniel 4

Genesis 1:27

Colossians 1:16

Psalm 115:1

Matthew 5:16

Personal Devotional Time and Journal Entry

I want to share my personal devotional time and journal entry from today, not as a way to brag, but as an idea for you to try when you have your own personal devotional time.

My daily routine is to do PBJ (Prayer, Bible, and Journaling). I’m not perfect and I do miss some days, but I try to keep this as a daily habit. It helps me to stay connected to God and I hope it will help you too.

“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31

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It is important to not only live for ourselves, but to strive to do our best in all endeavors, whether in our jobs or personal lives. It’s easy to complain and be down about what we don’t have, but we need to remember all we have is from God.

It brings Him glory when we look to the positive. We can bring more glory to God by maintaining a good attitude at work and avoiding negative small talk. Listening to Christian music inspires us to praise God and brings us joy. Not stressing about things beyond our control, as they are in God's hands, brings Him glory. Everything we do should reflect God's glory.

Lessons on Humility

The story of King Nebuchadnezzar from Daniel chapter 4 illustrates the consequences of pride and the importance of acknowledging God's role in our successes. Nebuchadnezzar's pride led to his downfall and God humbled him, ultimately restoring him with a new perspective. It can be hard, but we need to be humble and acknowledge that all good things come from God.

People often seek to worship others instead of God. We were not made for worship, but we were made to worship God. We should not worship pastors or celebrities. True worship should be directed towards God.

When we focus on glorifying God through our actions and words, we naturally turn our worship toward God. We are created in God's image and are meant to reflect His awesomeness to the world.

“Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” The Westminster Catechism

You and I Were Not Made for Worship

Practical Application: Acknowledge, Examine, Go

Here are three practical steps for living a life that glorifies God:

Acknowledge that our purpose is to glorify God. This should be the first thought of the day and a constant affirmation.

Examine our motives before we act. This is crucial to ensure that our actions are pointing people to God and not to ourselves.

Go out and light up the world with our actions, ensuring that our good works reflect God's glory.

God, help us to live a life that brings glory to You. Amen.