OUR PURPOSE FOR LIFE

Chasing After Things One of our deepest desires as humans is to live a meaningful and fulfilled life. We are constantly on the lookout for things that will bring us fulfillment, contentment and happiness. We long for the peace and joy that come with material possessions, successful careers, beautiful bodies, higher levels of education, popularity and recognition, self-advancement, sex, pleasure, and relationships. When we obtain these things, we often feel excited for a short period of time, but then we feel empty, and the cycle begins again, and we seek the next best thing. None of these things can completely satisfy our hearts' hunger. We all want to be happy, but we can end up wasting years pursuing things that don't bring lasting happiness.  "I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind." Ecclesiastics 1:14 How many people are happy because they have a lot of money? Are they not up all night trying t...

What is Humility According to The Oxford dictionary, Humility as the quality of having a modest or low view of one's importance .  ( Humility )   The bible explains time and time again, that it is wise to be humble both before and God and before people. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom regarding humility: "Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life." Proverbs 22:4 "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom." Proverbs 11:2 "But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." Luke 14:10-11 "You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low." 2 Samuel 22:28 "Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not...

What is Your Purpose in Life? Are you excited about your life? Do you ever feel like you're just going through the motions, without any real purpose or direction? If so, you're not alone. Many people feel this way at some point in their lives. But the good news is that it's never too late to find your purpose. If things in your life were to change for the worse - say you lost your health, your loved ones, your possessions, your job - literally have the rug pulled out from under you, would your life still have meaning and purpose? Do you feel that there is more to life than what the world has to offer? God's Purpose for our life Our lives are not meaningless! People typically look for life's purpose in things like money, love, relationships, careers, charity, and religion. And their lives are consumed by a longing for material things that they do have have. However, unless we are deeply connected with our Creator, there will always be an emptiness in our souls. This ...