Yesterday's church service

Yesterday nights sermon was about the right way of viewing success. The idea is that when we are driven to succeed in a desire to get recognition, fame, wealth, achievements, comfort, etc., we so often find ourselves wanting that little bit more, and are always left feeling unfulfilled. The sermon posited that God's love for you makes you worthwhile and that rather than being driven to achieve, you are called to achieve God's goal for you. This is the switch from searching for success to searching for significance (which Johan pointed out is one of the key elements in the so-called midlife crisis). The called-driven distinction is apparently the work of Gordon MacDonald in his book Ordering your private world.