{"id":48910,"date":"2021-09-03T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=48910"},"modified":"2021-09-14T12:18:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:18:01","slug":"the-purpose-driven-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-purpose-driven-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Purposes in the Purpose-Driven Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are the five purposes in The Purpose-Driven Life<\/em>? How do you keep them all in balance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose-driven life is what God planned for you. When you live out his five purposes, you experience the abundant life he promised. Once you identify how you can live out each purpose, you must learn how to keep all of them in balance throughout your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn more about The Purpose-Driven Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Living the Purpose-Driven Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Like many people, you might feel that you\u2019re simply existing in life, going through the motions without understanding what it all means<\/em>. In The Purpose Driven Life<\/em>, Pastor Rick Warren reveals the meaning of life<\/a> from a Christian perspective\u2014five purposes that you were created by God to fulfill: worship, unselfish fellowship, spiritual maturity<\/a>, your ministry, and your mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In living the purpose-driven life, you\u2019ll start to find meaning in every moment of your life.<\/strong> You\u2019ll learn to see the glory of God everywhere, deepen your love for others, find the unique service you were made<\/em> for, and prepare your character for the promise of eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Five Purposes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your first purpose is worship<\/em><\/strong>\u2014bringing pleasure to God. Worship doesn\u2019t happen only when you\u2019re in church. It\u2019s a lifestyle<\/em> that centers on making God happy<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second purpose of your life is unselfishly loving fellow members of God\u2019s family. <\/strong>God created us to be part of a spiritual family<\/a> that dedicates itself to loving and honoring him\u2014as a believer, you\u2019re not only his child but a sibling to all other past, present, and future believers. In loving your spiritual family, you\u2019ll learn the essential skill of unselfish loving<\/em>. Unselfish loving <\/em>means loving others, even when it\u2019s difficult to do so\u2014such as when they\u2019re being rude, it\u2019s inconvenient for you, or they need too much from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third purpose of your life is to become more like Jesus by taking on his values and character. <\/strong>This spiritually mature character is already in you<\/em> but hasn’t been shaped yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God wants you to serve others<\/em>\u2014this is called ministry, the fourth purpose for your life. <\/strong>The way God planned for you to serve others is uniquely yours.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fifth purpose is your mission. <\/strong>Whereas your ministry<\/em> is how you serve other believers, your mission<\/em> is your service to unbelievers. God wants you to spread word of his love, his glory, and the promise of eternal life to unbelievers, through your unique mission and a shared mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep It All in Balance <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are four ways you can maintain balance among your purposes as you experience the purpose-driven life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n