3PDL What Drives Your Life?

Chapter 3 is a good chapter to outline: The basic idea is that everyone’s life is “driven” by some underlying or guiding principle, or need. (PDL pages 27-29)

Many people are driven by guilt.
Many people are driven by resentment or anger.
Many people are driven by fear.
Many people are driven by materialism
Many people are driven by the need for approval.

For most of my adult life, I was driven by the need for approval. It drove me to be a workaholic and eventually to burn-out and clinical depression in the 1990s. It took a good deal of honesty and soul searching before I realized that my life was “driven” by the wrong things. It taken me nearly 10 years to recalibrate my life with a healthy sense of purpose and healthy motivations.

Here are some of the benefits of knowing what the purpose of your life is:
Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.
Knowing your purpose simplifies your life.
Knowing your purpose focuses your life.
Knowing your purpose motivates your life.
Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity.

Isaiah 26:3, "You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.” (TEV).

Point to Ponder: What drives your life?

Questions to Consider
- If you asked your family and friends to describe what drives your life, what would they say?
- Do know what your purpose is?
- What hang-ups, hurts, habits or fears keep you from beginning to live your life according to your purpose?