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Shaping Your Future By Rod Hall How should we live our lives? Does it really matter what we say, do or even think? There is a way that is best to follow, but you must make the choice.
hen we are young we often have big dreams about what we want to become and what we want to accomplish in our lifetime. As Charles Kettering said, "We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there." Your ultimate destiny and what you accomplish in life will, in large, be determined by the way you choose to live life on a daily basis. The principles you adopt and the philosophies you live by determine who you become and affect what you accomplish.
There are basically two ways to live; one puts self ahead of everyone and everything. It is a life focused on self-centeredness, vanity, lust, greed, envy, strife and get (Galatians 5:19-21). Sadly, this is the foundation for the way most people live. It puts selfish accomplishments ahead of what God would have us become. With this "me first" approach to life, it is no wonder our world is filled with such conflict, strife, unhappiness, suffering and evil. These are the fruits of the way of life for most people, but it is opposite to the way God would have us live. The road less traveled
This way of life is centered on the concepts and principles taught by Jesus Christ. It is the opposite of pride, arrogance and living only to accomplish selfish desires. It is outlined in the Bible and summarized in the Ten Commandments. It puts God and His ways first. It is based on our relationship with our Creator and God's eternal laws. It involves a life of personal growth in giving, sharing and helping others (Ecclesiastes 9:10; 11:9, Matthew 5:43-44). Free to choose
God wants you to choose the way that leads to real, lasting and eternal success. God challenges you: "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live" (Deuteronomy 30:19). Support for success
You can have the best that life has to offer now and build a destiny that is eternal in scope and unlimited in potential. For more helpful information, request our free booklets and . How you choose to shape your future now will determine your ultimate destiny. Copyright 2005 by United Church of God, an International Association All rights reserved. |
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