For whom or what are you living?

Just a few days ago, one of my closest friends presented a question to me. I never thought a question would affect me the way this one did, tearing my heart the last two weeks. I encourage each of you to take a closer look at this question as well:

For whom or what are you living?

For most of us, this question is difficult to answer. I am hoping that in the coming years of my life, I can give a definite and conclusive answer to this question -- God, and God alone.

body (n.): the physical structure of a human being or animal, not including the head, limbs, and tail; trunk; torso.

This definition is provided by dictionary.com. Is that all our body is? just our physical structure? useful for only this life, none other? What hope do we have then? Is our life constrained to the 80 years (if you're lucky) here on Earth? This definition would make you think so.

body (n.): earthen vessels, such as "jars of clay" (2 Cor. 4:7), used to glorify God and His word.

This definition is a combination of several of Paul's writings, as well as other Scriptures. To me, this defintion is more appropriate, leaving hope for an age to come -- the age of the coming of Christ. Our bodies are not our's, rather, they belong to God to do with as He pleases and sees fit for His Kingdom here on Earth.

Does everything you do glorify God, His honor? Do you follow selfish ambitions rather than following God's plan for your life? "For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will -- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." (Eph. 1:4-6).

Jeremy Camp "Take My Life"

Take my life, take my mind
Take my soul, take my will
I am your's now, and I give it all to You.