So tonight I met for the first time with a man who I hope to meet with a bit more in the future as I see there being a potential for me to learn a great deal from him. He is someone I have a great deal of respect for both as a man and as a Christian.
So I guess the biggest thing I took away from this meeting is his question: "What is the chief end of mankind?" Whoah. I mean, I essentially knew the answer but at the same time it is not something I had really though of much.
"The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever."
It is amazing how much your perspective on things changes when you take that into account. Add onto that 1 Corinthians 10:31 " So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." and how you approach your day-to-day tasks has to change too. I'm not sure of all the ramifications of this for me now, but it's worth praying about a bit. So I'm out until next time.
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What the person who said that John Piper? :-)
--Sharon H.
Was it John Piper who said that? :-) - Sharon
Piper didn't actually say it, he did use it as a sort of basis for his book "Desiring God" though.
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