God creates everything there is and pronounces it good. He creates humans in his image and gives them responsibility over the earth and all its creatures. Indeed, God forms a man from the dust of the earth and breathes life into the man. Then because the man needs a companion, a helper, God fashions a woman from the man and gives them both a beautiful garden in which to live, to work, to raise a family, and to love.

The difficulty in life is that too often we know what ought to be done and we don’t choose to do it. We have segmented the human experience into life stages that fool us into thinking we have plenty of time.We choose other things that are outside of our purpose. We choose things that shrink our souls. The problem is this lifetime is not a practice; we are on earth to live on mission. We are designed to work this world and to “bear fruit.” What fruit have you borne recently? What things have you done? No matter what stage in life, you are called to build and leave a solid legacy.

The difficulty in life is that too often we know what ought to be done and we don’t choose to do it. We have segmented the human experience into life stages that fool us into thinking we have plenty of time.We choose other things that are outside of our purpose. We choose things that shrink our souls. The problem is this lifetime is not a practice; we are on earth to live on mission. We are designed to work this world and to “bear fruit.” What fruit have you borne recently? What things have you done? No matter what stage in life, you are called to build and leave a solid legacy.

Two truths: God wants good for you. You are not an accident. This means that God has an inten-tional purpose for your life. Secular organizations like to talk about purpose and meaning and values, but our true purpose, meaning, and value is only derived from the one that created the world and each of us. This week, we ask the question, “What is my purpose?” and explore together how we can ask God to reveal the answer so we might live into that purpose fully.

Two truths: God wants good for you. You are not an accident. This means that God has an inten-tional purpose for your life. Secular organizations like to talk about purpose and meaning and values, but our true purpose, meaning, and value is only derived from the one that created the world and each of us. This week, we ask the question, “What is my purpose?” and explore together how we can ask God to reveal the answer so we might live into that purpose fully.

Truth feels rare these days. This is not actually a new reality. As we read in the Gospels we see Jesus dealt with this problem too. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus instructs his disciples to simply say yes or no, not bound by others expectation, but going further in love and grace. Unlike Pilate, who gives us an example of aban-doning the truth in the face of political and cultural pressures, we are called to solid living.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Living a life for Jesus is the most true way to live because it is aligned with the creator and creation. Living in truth frees you to be more you.

Truth feels rare these days. This is not actually a new reality. As we read in the Gospels we see Jesus dealt with this problem too. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus instructs his disciples to simply say yes or no, not bound by others expectation, but going further in love and grace. Unlike Pilate, who gives us an example of aban-doning the truth in the face of political and cultural pressures, we are called to solid living.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Living a life for Jesus is the most true way to live because it is aligned with the creator and creation. Living in truth frees you to be more you.

What does it mean for our friendships, marriages, and families that we are souls? The truth is that every relationship is eternal. Your eternal soul is wrapped up in how you navigate your coworker, your father-in-law, your best friend, and your child. The question to help us understand this reality: Is your trajectory in these eternal relationships one that is one of anger or reconciliation? Christ calls us to reconciliation in all things. We are called to a heavenly trajectory.

What does it mean for our friendships, marriages, and families that we are souls? The truth is that every relationship is eternal. Your eternal soul is wrapped up in how you navigate your coworker, your father-in-law, your best friend, and your child. The question to help us understand this reality: Is your trajectory in these eternal relationships one that is one of anger or reconciliation? Christ calls us to reconciliation in all things. We are called to a heavenly trajectory.

People misunderstand heaven and hell as simply places where we go when we die. We do not understand that we can experience heaven here and now. Or we can experience hell here and now. It is each soul, each of us, who can make that choice right now. And why do things that feel like small choices matter? Because small sins compound, transforming our very reality into a living hell. The good news of Christ is we can make another choice: Repent and believe in the Gospel!