What Am I Living For?
In 1958, songwriter and singer Chuck Willis released a single entitled “What am I living for?” Since then, his song has been sung my many famous performers; Wanda Jackson, Conway Twitty, Johnny Paycheck, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others. Ironically, just after the song was first released, Chuck Willis died suddenly from peritonitis caused by stomach ulcers. He was only 30 years old. The song was a big hit but he never lived to see its impact. Instead, he left behind the haunting question, “What am I living for?”
Many people wonder what they would be willing to die for, but the real question is the one posed by Chuck Willis; What are you living for? Few people seem to take the time to answer that question. All too often, the things they live for, the things that determine how they live and the decisions they make, are not the things that add real purpose to their lives. They pursue pleasure and self-interests, ending up leaving behind only a memory instead of a legacy. Some know your name, others sing your songs, but nobody really remembers who you were. Today, it’s even hard to find a good photograph of Chuck Willis!
Abraham was called “God’s friend.” God revealed Himself to him in a very personal way, and Abraham demonstrated true faith by believing God and reaching out for God’s blessing. That journey took him away from the conveniences of a second millennium BC metropolis, and into an unknown land where he spent the rest of his life living in a tent. Yet, he believed and “it was counted to him as righteousness.”
There is another side to the Abraham story, however. God’s friend did not always remember what he was living for. Like us, he became distracted by his wants and lost sight of his true worth. In fact, his actions are still having a catastrophic effect among the Jews today. Abraham becomes another example of the crazy things carnal people do!
Many people wonder what they would be willing to die for, but the real question is the one posed by Chuck Willis; What are you living for? Few people seem to take the time to answer that question. All too often, the things they live for, the things that determine how they live and the decisions they make, are not the things that add real purpose to their lives. They pursue pleasure and self-interests, ending up leaving behind only a memory instead of a legacy. Some know your name, others sing your songs, but nobody really remembers who you were. Today, it’s even hard to find a good photograph of Chuck Willis!
Abraham was called “God’s friend.” God revealed Himself to him in a very personal way, and Abraham demonstrated true faith by believing God and reaching out for God’s blessing. That journey took him away from the conveniences of a second millennium BC metropolis, and into an unknown land where he spent the rest of his life living in a tent. Yet, he believed and “it was counted to him as righteousness.”
There is another side to the Abraham story, however. God’s friend did not always remember what he was living for. Like us, he became distracted by his wants and lost sight of his true worth. In fact, his actions are still having a catastrophic effect among the Jews today. Abraham becomes another example of the crazy things carnal people do!
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