Many people have many explanations for the meaning and purpose of life, but I tell you the truth, there is only one. The meaning of life is not difficult to understand, a path you must find, a truth you must discover, and certainly not different for everyone. If the purpose of life was different for everyone there would be chaos, and we do not serve a God of chaos but of order. I will tell you plainly the meaning and purpose of life so that no one has to be left confused, or in doubt, or troubled, except by their own choice.
The meaning of life does not come from how much or little money, or power, or success, or longevity, or sex, or education, or possessions, or popularity, or husbands, or wives, or children, or accomplishment, or opportunity we have. It is not about which country, or city, or street, or house we live in, or even this planet in general. The meaning of life is so much simpler than any of these things that we think give purpose to our lives. You do not even have to be a scholar or highly intelligent to understand this plain truth about the meaning of life.
The meaning and purpose of life can be summed up in a single word. A word that affects every day, every hour, and even every minute of our lives. A word that describes the very fabric of God’s creation down to its foundation. A word that will determine the final outcome of your life not only in this world, but also the next. And that word is…
Choice.
Every day we make choices, and the choice is between only two things in God’s eyes…not many. You will choose yourself, or you will choose God. You may think God put you here for many reasons, but I tell you the truth, you have only confused God’s plan in your own mind. And you make your choice each day by showing God who you love more…yourself or Him.
To love God is not burdensome. The two greatest commandments on which all others can be summed up are to love God (striving towards obedience) and to love others (treating them as you would yourself). In contrast, to love yourself is to make money, power, success, longevity, sex, education, possessions, popularity, husbands, wives, children, accomplishment, opportunity, or anything else lord of your life which leads to many troubles.
The most important part of loving God is accepting His son, Jesus Christ. Beyond that, there is only living in a way that pleases God and loving others, and God knows everything we do and every choice we make. It is through the choices we make that God will bring us into His presence for eternity or cast us far from His home. For God desires a people who have CHOSEN to love Him, not a people who He has forced to love Him. And in this search for companionship with a truly loving people, you will find the explanation for all life and creation as we know it.
(Posted: September 2021)
The Meaning of Life...