One Verse Devotional

Viktor Frankl was a Jewish psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor who wrote the book, “Man’s Search for Meaning” where he discovered that at the core of all people is a need to find purpose. Frankl said, “What man actually needs is... the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him.” What does this have to do with our One Verse today? Everything! Paul said in Philippians 3:14: “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Paul lived with meaning. He had purpose as he pressed on to strive for the goal God placed in his life. Viktor Frankl said we actually get in trouble when we just sit around and wonder about life. Does God love me? Does God hear me? Does God have a purpose for my life? Instead, we need to get busy! Meaning and purpose comes from diving into a goal and a project. This is what we see in the life of Paul. He was striving toward the goal God placed in his life to win the prize. For us, I think it’s time to get off the couch. It’s time