Rick Warren

you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God

But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose. The Bible says, "It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone's life is in his power"

f I handed you an invention you had never seen before, you wouldn't know its purpose, and the invention itself wouldn't be able to tell you either

you cannot arrive at your life's purpose by starting with a focus on yourself. You must begin with God, your Creator.

life is about letting God use you for his purposes,

Set some goals. Figure out what you are good at. Aim high. Go for it! Be disciplined. Believe you can achieve your goals. Involve others. Never give up.

"Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self."

Your first option is speculation. This is what most people choose. They conjecture,

God has not left us in the dark to wonder and guess.

Bible says, "God's wisdom ... goes deep into the interior of his purposes.... It's not the latest message, but more like the oldest-what