Purpose
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Does it take Fame and Fortune to Fulfill Purpose?
Written by Jimmie Burroughs I grew up in the 1950s in the area where Elvis Presley got his start. I remember that he started playing music in school gyms. He was at Bono, Arkansas in 1954. Bono is so small that you would miss it if you were not careful as you drove through. It cost a dollar to see Elvis at that time. He was a very ordinary but likable person. He dressed kind of shabby and his shoes were kind of worn and run down looking but he had a wonderful stage presence and a beautiful voice. Elvis Presley said he never planned on a singing career and…
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Purpose worth Finding…
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend Introduction Every person has a true purpose in life but not every person fulfills theirs. Why? Because they never know what it is; they don’t know because they never made it their purpose to know. Some believe that finding happiness, pleasure or making money is finding your true purpose in life; it is true that finding your true purpose could bring more happiness than you have ever known and earn you a lot of money but that isn’t the goal. The right goal is important and there is a primary guideline that I’ll mention later that will help in selecting the right…
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Finding The Center of God’s will
Written by Jimmie Burroughs I’ve often heard someone say, “I’m just trying to understand what God’s will is”. The Bible tells us how to be in the center of God’s will. If you are interested in knowing, you can find it in precisely the very center of the Bible, the verse everything flows to from the beginning of the Bible and flows away from to the very end of the Bible. Do you know how to find that verse? I’ll give you a clue: the chapter before it is the shortest chapter in the Bible and the chapter that follows it is the longest chapter in the Bible. If you…