In this chapter, Rick Warren asks you to consider what your life picture or life metaphor is. Examples include a party, race, marathon and battle. What your life metaphor is reflects you view on life. If you see your life as a race then speed is probably important to you and you will likely find yourself often in a hurry.
For me my life metaphor is probably adventure. This aligns closely with my recent discussion on being all I can be. As in that discussion, I need to watch that the adventure is Christ focused.
I disagree with Rick somewhat on hit identification that the Bible offers essentially three metaphors: "Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment." Sure each of these are true to some extent I believe there are a lot more just as significant Biblical life metaphors (in fact race happens to be one of them).
I am especially skeptical of Rick's emphasis on life being a test from God such as when he says, "God continually test people's character, faith, obedience, love, integrity and loyalty." Are these tests really all from God? Rick goes on to write, "You are always being tested. God constantly watches your response to people, problems, success, conflict, illness, disappointment, and even the weather." It is not that I disagree that God sometimes tests us, I simply wonder if he "continually", "always" tests us. Sure, God cares and watches our responses to everyday life but is each event we encounter a specific "test" from him. I am not convinced.
Other notes:
- "...everything you do, even simply daily chores, has eternal implications."
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