Have you ever felt like life is just one long to-do list? Wake up, go to work, pay the bills, cook dinner, collapse into bed, and then do it all again tomorrow? Sometimes it feels like we’re only surviving — just getting through the week. But the Bible reminds us that God created us for more than survival.

In John 10:10, Jesus says, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” That means a life of meaning, not just making it through. And in Ephesians 2:10 we’re told, “We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” You are God’s masterpiece, designed with purpose.

Survival mode is about drifting through the days. Living with purpose is about waking up and asking, “Lord, what have You got for me today?” Sometime ...