"But can I confess something? I find it hard to live for something bigger than myself. I find it hard to not have my day dictated by my wants, my needs, and my feelings. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t struggle to with a ‘me and mine’ way of living. I know I’m not alone. I would imagine that when you wake up in the morning, your mind isn’t immediately filled with the grand purposes of the kingdom of God. I would imagine that most of us don’t say as our first waking words, “Today I must live for something bigger than me.” It’s quite natural for me and you to wake up and have our minds filled with all the things we want to accomplish and all the things we think we need. In many ways, these aren’t evil thoughts to have each morning. But, your living must be an expression of something bigger than that. What kingdom structures your life: the Kingdom of God or the kingdom of self? Do you actually have a multi-generational vision? When you think of your city, do you think down the generations of what could happen where you live? When you think of your church, do you envision fifty years from now, or a hundred years from now?" - Paul Tripp
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