A Life Unfulfilled

What a title, huh? Recently I have been praying about how many Christians live life just as that world. Now I am not talking about drinking, drugs, rock and roll...sorry, I like rock and roll myself. But a recent study, done by Barna (check out some of these, it's interesting to read, suggests that Christians do not have much more joy than non-Christians. When you look around you, we (placing myself among the Christian crowd) have just as many problems, life issues, stress, frustration, well you get the point, oh yeah, and DRAMA as those who don't have Christ. Yet the Word of God teaches that a Christian life should be one of Joy, Love, Peace, Gentleness, (Gal. 5:22-23) So what is the deal? We will never live a life free of issues...but Christ says that we can be happy even through our issues. (John 16:33) So, how can we live a fulfilled life? Well, first we have to define, with pin point accuracy, what our goal is...not goals, GOAL. Why just one? Well John Maxwell, the a foremost leader for leaders, say you will only be good at one or two things in life...if you apply yourself you can be a 8 or 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. Now I am not saying quit your job and live the life of a hermit...what I am saying is for you, as a Christian, to live a life fulfilled, your one AND ONLY GOAL in life should be to please God! Period. Not to please yourself or live for yourself, but to please God. So many people work to please themselves. They jockey for position in the company only to achieve success only to get to that place and still be frustrated? Why? Because you will never fulfill your life according to the standards of this world. This world changes so quickly that before you can get the latest and the greatest and the ink dries, something new is out and what you have is so yesterday. But each day gives me the opportunity to serve God. That is the one constant in my life. Do NOT gauge your life by what you wear, what you drive, where you work, where you live, or even where you go to church, gauge your life by AM I PLEASING GOD TODAY? If you are, then trust me, you will live your life fulfilled. God Bless!