"Ask me for what I am living or what gives me strength that I'm willing to die for..."

I read this passage today:

For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that One has died for all, therefore all have died; and He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

-- 2 Corinthians 5:14-21



I heard this song today:

Life and love and why
Child, adult, then die
All of your hoping
And all of your searching
For what?

Ask me for what am I living
Or what gives me strength
That I'm willing to die for

Take away from me
This monstrosity
'Cause my futile thinking's
Not gonna solve nothing tonight

Ask me for what am I living
Or what gives me strength
That I'm willing to die for

Could it be this?
Could this be bliss?
Could it be all that I ever had missed?
Could it be true?
Can life be new?
And can I be used?
Can I be used?

Give me a reason
For life and for death
A reason for drowning
While I hold my breath
Something to laugh at
A reason to cry
With everyone hopeless
And hoping for something to hope for
Yeah, with something to hope for

Could it be true?
Can life be new?
Could it be all that I am is in You?
Could it be this?
Could it be bliss?
Can it be You?
Can it be You?

--"Life and Love and Why" by Switchfoot




I thought they went strikingly well together.



Our lives have purpose. A purpose that exceeds ourselves; that transcends ourselves.


Our purpose is God.


With that in mind, I can face anything this life has to throw at me.


You can too.


Goodnight.