Phillipians 4:7 reads, “ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” The Message paraphrases it “ Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. I found that he used The Message far too much in this chapter, often taking wonderful passages of Scripture and assigning them a whole new meaning.

Warren quotes the Bible twenty nine times using eight translations and paraphrases. By living a life of purpose I can serve God to the best of my ability and look forward to an eternity of continuing to live for His purposes. The book closes with a short section encouraging me to believe and accept that God truly wants to use me. I should then form a smaller version of it that summarizes the main points. Warren suggests that I spend weeks or even months thinking and praying about my mission statement and fine-tuning it to be just the way I want it. How am I going to demonstrate my commitment to other believers and my connection to the family of God?

What will be the community of my life? This is a question of fellowship.It will include my commitment to share my testimony and to share the gospel. What will be the communication of my life? This is the question of my mission to unbelievers.I need to decide what my ministry will be and how I will use my SHAPE to serve the body of Christ. What will be the contribution of my life? This is a question of service.What kind of person will I be? God is more interested in what I am than what I do, so I need to concentrate on improving my character. What will be the character of my life? This is the question of discipleship.Who am I going to live for and what am I going to build my life around? What will be the center of my life? This is the question of worship.Sponsor Show Your Support Become a Patron

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