"Stand Forever" Ep. 10 | The Way—Purpose, Direction, and Destination | Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge

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🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Few things are more important than purpose and direction. They change the natural state of things, creating order out of chaos. Many people have no idea where they are going, and those who do may be going in the wrong direction or multiple directions. It doesn’t matter how fast you are going if you are going in the wrong direction or if you are trying to go everywhere, which ultimately leads to nowhere. Meaningful purpose and intentional direction are as vital to physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health as good nutrition and exercise. Purpose is the “why,” and if you don’t understand the why, all the “what’s” will make little difference. People say, “Life is a journey; enjoy the journey,” but life is especially about getting to the end, reunion with God, receiving the gifts of God’s Son, God’s Spirit, and God’s life, helping others do the same, and in that process becoming more like the Lord. More concisely, it is to partake of the fruit of the tree of life and help others do the same. That’s the destination.

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0:00.0	No one drifts into heaven.
0:02.5	Many people, it seems, have no idea where they are going,
0:06.5	and those who do may be going in the wrong direction or multiple directions.
0:11.5	It doesn't matter how fast you are going if you're going in the wrong direction
0:16.0	or if you're trying to go everywhere, which ultimately leads to nowhere.
0:20.5	Look to where you want to go, not where you think you will fall.
0:25.6	And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people, judged of the
0:35.6	world, and lifted up upon the cross cross and slain for the sins of the world.
0:43.3	You go where you look. So where are you looking? Hello and welcome back.
1:05.0	My name is Larry Corbridge and this is episode 10 of the Stand Forever series.
1:13.6	In previous episodes we considered the essential problem in life, meaning separation from God,
1:21.6	our Father, resulting in chaos, darkness, and death.
1:25.6	In the last episode, we looked at the Lord Jesus Christ broadly
1:31.3	through the eyes of the Apostle John. We got a glimpse of Christ as the solution, the way offsetting
1:40.7	chaos, the truth offsetting darkness, and the life offsetting death.
1:46.0	In this and many of the coming episodes, we will focus on Christ as the way.
1:53.0	We will then account for Christ as the truth, and after that, Christ as the life.
2:01.6	Few things are more important than purpose and direction.
2:06.6	They change the natural state of things creating order out of chaos.
2:11.6	Many people, it seems, have no idea where they are going.
2:16.6	And those who do may be going in the wrong direction or multiple directions.
2:22.3	It doesn't matter how fast you are going if you're going in the wrong direction or if you're
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