We have a real problem in our day. The central conviction of our culture is that we need to do whatever makes us happy. This is just a fancy way of saying that we need to live for ourselves. The problem with this is that purpose and meaning in our lives are only possible when we live for someone or something beyond ourselves.

And it can't be just anything that we live for. If we live for success and accomplishment, our failures will crush us. If we live to make others happy, we will be undone by their unhappiness, and they will also disappoint us. If we live for a cause or a country, we will be discouraged by lack of progress or virtue.

The Christian gospel calls us away from the emptiness of belonging to ourselves and the disappointment of giving ourselves to someone or something that cannot satisfy. You don't belong to yourself. You belong to the Creator of the Universe, who loves you more than you can possibly imagine. You belong to Jesus, who died to give you life. You are meant to give yourself in service to him.

In his service is perfect freedom. In belonging to him is found real purpose.

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