THE PURPOSE CHART
THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SHOWS THE LIFE OF A 40 YEAR OLD MAN
FOR THE FIRST 12 YEARS OF HIS LIFE, HE LIVED IN RIGHT PURPOSE.
FROM AGE 12 – 17 HE MOVED INTO CROSS PURPOSE, AS HE BEGAN TO EXPERIMENT WITH ALCHOL AND DRUGS.
FROM AGE 17 – 26, HE LIVED WRONG PURPOSE, SEEKING TO BECOME RICH AND INCREASING HIS DRUG USAGE.
FROM AGE 26 – 31, HE ENTERED NO PURPOSE, AS HE LIVED ONLY TO USE ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AND FEEL “HIGH”.
FROM AGE 31 – 33, HE MOVED INTO CROSS PURPOSE. HE TRIED TO GO TO CHURCH, GOT MARRIED, BUT TRIED TO CONTINUE TO USE DRUGS.
FROM AGE 33 – 36, HE MOVED BACK TO WRONG PURPOSE, AS HE STOPPED TRYING TO RELATE TO GOD, USED DRUGS, AND TRIED AGAIN TO GET RICH.
AT AGE 36, HE FELL BACK INTO CROSS PURPOSE WHEN HE GOT ARRESTED, AND PLACED ON PROBATION. HE TRIED AGAIN TO CLEAN UP HIS LIFE, BUT CONTINUED TO USE CHEMICALS.
AT AGE 38, HE ENTERED TREATMENT, GAVE HIS LIFE TO THE LORD, AND REMAINED IN THE RIGHT PURPOSE.
THE PURPOSE CHART |
LOOK BACK OVER YOUR OWN LIFE AND CHART THE PRUPOSES YOU HAVE LIVED IN, THE CAUSES OF MVING FROM PURPOSE TO PURPOSE, AND WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE GOD’S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE.
ALSO, SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES TO FIND ONE THAT YOU CONSIDER DEFINES THE PURPOSE FOR LIVING.
WRITE ONE PAGE OF INSIGHTS THAT YOU LEARNED FROM DOING YOUR PURPOSE CHART.