Why We Fight

In the army, before a battle every soldier is made to understand what the mission is and what their specific task and purpose is. Just as important though, each soldier is told what the commander’s intent is. If one understands the commander’s intent then even if everything goes wrong and the plan falls apart the soldier can still accomplish the mission.
Commander’s Intent
John 17:1-5 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, (2) even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life. (3) "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. (4) "I glorified you on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. (5) "Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
The commander’s intent can best be summed up in this way: Glorify the Son.
As long as we understand God the Fathers intent then no matter what is happening in our lives we will have a guide. If we seek to glorify Christ in everything that we do and say then we will meet the objectives that God gives us. And the first thing that we must realize is that it is not about us. We are not the center of the universe, Jesus Christ is! Once we understand this then we will truly begin to grow.
Task and Purpose
Ok so now we know what the commander’s intent is, what is our task and purpose?
Our specific task and purpose can only be known after we understand our general task and purpose. And our general task and purpose is “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 peter 3:18).
Ok, how do we do that?
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” (2Tim. 2:15)
We grow by a consistent, daily intake of bible doctrine. As we study Gods word we will “be transformed by the renewing of your mind”. (Romans 12:2) And as our mind is renewed we will “become conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29). And as this takes place God will give us our specific task, but the purpose will always be the same and that is to glorify the Son.