I have been reading The Purpose Driven Life for the past couple of weeks. It is part of my Summer 11. The book had been sitting on a shelf for a couple of years and it seemed like a fitting book to read for the Summer 11. The book surprised me a bit. I thought it was about answers but so far I have found more questions than answers. Although I think questions can be as powerful as answers.
I am not a fundamentalist Christian, although I am catholic. Rightly or wrongly I tend to look at a broader picture. I think most faiths have something to offer. For instance I could marry a Jewish girl and possibly raise my kids Jewish while still believing in what I do now. Because of this I am reading this book more to get perspective on things and to see what I can learn from a stricter Christian faith.
Hopefully by the end of the book I come closer to knowing what my "purpose" is. I am thinking everyone's purpose is to live your life for god. I think this makes pretty much sense. The cool thing about this is that most religions have at least one god so this idea could be universal.
The book also talks a bit about listening to god. How does one do that? Is it that gut feeling I get? Is it those stray thoughts that past through my mind? I am not for sure. I tend to lead life through my gut. I get feelings and go with it. It is hard to explain. Is this god talking to me?
Thoughts filled with WONDER...
Kevin
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