I. Love - Fulfillment of a Vision - "The motivation to reproduce Christ's character in others as He has done in me."

B. Defining God's Purpose in Life - God's ultimate purpose for each one of us is that we become more and more like His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Then, His purpose is that we reproduce His life in the lives of those around us.

Paul travailed as in birth that those with whom he worked would have Christ formed in them.  Galatians 4:19

1. God's purpose: Spiritual Maturity
*  Whatever our vocation in life may be, our primary life goal should be that of Colossians 1:28 "Warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect (or mature) in Jesus Christ."

2. What does it mean to bring every man to his full maturity?
It means building the principles of God's word into a person's life so that he is equipped to understand and follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit in knowing how to respond to any situation with Christ-like attitudes.

3. How does God prepare us to accomplish this?
He allows problems, irritations, and responsibilities to come into our lives so that we are motivated to search out His Word and develop the full potential which He put within our lives.


Spirit 
· God has given to us certain spiritual aptitudes, abilities and capacities
· God knows that, left to ourselves, many of us would only develop a small portion of the aptitudes, abilities and capacities which He has put within us.


                               Soul
· He has also given to us mental, emotional and volitional  aptitudes, abilities and capacities.
· To the degree that we didn't develop the rest, we would experience boredom in our lives.

                                Body
· We also have been given physical aptitudes, abilities and capacities.
· Therefore, in order to direct and motivate us in developing the rest, God chooses to bring into our lives certain problems, irritations and responsibilities.