Week 1: What on Earth am I here for?

I'm just going to go over the extra questions in the appendix 1. These are called "Discussion Questions". (Hint, Hint.) Let's discuss.

What do you think are the implications of the first sentence of this book, "It's not about you."?
The implication is that I've been living for me more than God.

What do you feel most people's lives are driven by? What has been the driving force in your life?
I feel that most people's lives are driven by the need for stuff. I've been driven by the need to provide for my family.

Up to this point, what image or metaphor has best described your life. A race, a circus, something else?
My life has been part race, part game, and part roller coaster.

If everyone understood that life on earth is really preparation for eternity, how would we act differently?
If everyone understood that, we wouldn't have terrorists, or arms races, or world hunger, or immigration laws. We would act towards each other the way Jesus acted towards the people of his time.

What do people get attached to on earth that keeps them from living for God's purposes?
People get attached to stuff like money and the things money can buy.

What have you been attached to that could keep you from living for God's purposes?
I've been attached to video games and facebook.