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following their faults. There is, of course, the added danger that we<br />
explored in the last chapter: falling into the comparison trap, leaving<br />
us in a place of either pride or insecurity, and not free to fully pursue<br />
our own unique life calling – something we’ll explore in more detail<br />
later.<br />
One of the more modern manifestations of a misguided sense of<br />
purpose is the quest to be famous – with a survey indicating that 50<br />
per cent of young adults said that a major life goal was to become<br />
famous. 4 But fame doesn’t guarantee fulfilment! Listen to this<br />
remarkable confession from Madonna: ‘My drive in life comes from a<br />
fear of being mediocre. That is always pushing me. I push past one<br />
spell of it and discover myself as a special human being but then I<br />
feel I am still mediocre and uninteresting unless I do something else.<br />
Because even though I have become somebody, I still have to prove<br />
that I am somebody. My struggle has never ended and I guess it<br />
never will.’ 5<br />
All of which begs the question: ‘Is there more to life than this?’<br />
DISCOVERING OUR TRUE<br />
PURPOSE<br />
So where do we begin? In his bestselling book, The Purpose Driven<br />
Life, pastor Rick Warren begins his first chapter with these words:<br />
It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than<br />
your own personal fulfilment, your peace of mind, or even your<br />
happiness. If you want to know why you were placed on this<br />
planet, you must begin with God…You didn’t create yourself, so<br />
there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created<br />
for!…It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity,
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