What's your life's mission?



I just ran across my "Life Purpose Project". I had to do it for a sociology class I took at G-tech back in 2006. The teacher was a minister from Greenville, and this was one of two big projects, the other being about Hurricane Katrina. This bit of drivel comes from that project:

"The training of my body, the sharpening of my mind and the enrichment of my spirit are all things that should be my primary goals in life. It often turns out, however, that the endless pursuit of pleasure takes precedent over the more important things of life, and one major goal I have for the future is to balance out all aspects of the human experience, reigning in the reckless pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain, and putting more energy into developing as a person. To facilitate this, I plan to set a series of goals, some short term, some long term, and some that stretch to the very corners of imagination."

It's funny sometimes to look back and see that as far as you've come, you really haven't changed all that much. Sometimes I wonder what we look like when God sees us. I think it's a bit like we see our past selves, a sort of congenial shake of the head. "He's just dumb as dirt, bless his heart" is sort of my summary of my past life.


Let me ask you something. Are you growing? Are you developing?

I'm not. At least, it doesn't feel like it. I suspect, however, that if I felt like I was, most of it would just be veneer anyway, and the only real way to see if I've gotten any better is to be tested. That's the rub, isn't it? In order to beat the level, you have to fight a boss battle. To get to Zelda, you fight Gannendorf first. And as uncomfortable as my current station is, at least I know enough about it not to stay up nights worrying if I have what it takes. But, since I'm staying up nights anyway, the difference might just be semantics...


So, I'll ask again: What's your life's mission? Are you any closer to accomplishing it than you were yesterday?