Finding Our Way in Life

How do I find my place in life? How do I begin to figure out who I am and
why I'm here?

When we are misdirected in life, or when we simply wander off the right
path a little ways, life itself will often become boring, confusing,
meaningless. We will exist each day, and we can function as we are forced
to by circumstances and needs, but we are not really "with it." We are
wandering in a fog.

Even when we reach many of the goals that we've set for ourselves, or the
goals given to us by others, we seldom find satisfaction and joy in the
things we accomplish. Gathering money or things does not help, either.
Not really. And even the relationships we have with other people will
suffer if we do not have some grip on the reason for our being.

Temporary Fixes Do Not Solve the Problems

There are many substitutes that people find with which to fill their days
and lives. We may occupy our minds with all kinds of things. But nothing
superficial really helps. No temporary fix reaches the core or answers
the questions that keep circling around in our minds.

How do we find real answers? How do we get on the right track -- the one
that leads us to our personal destiny in life? And are we destined to be
the people we seem to be, or is there a way to become the human beings we
are truly meant to be?

Life is good for the man or the woman who knows their place in life. Life
is better when we are busy fulfilling our function in life. Until we
start in that direction, life will simply continue to be less than
meaningful, less than joyful.

Ask, and You will Receive...

Some two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ was talking about many of these
things. He talked about the common needs that all people have, needs for
clothing, food and shelter. And He also talked about the ways we often
try to meet those needs, and how silly it was to fill our lives with such
trivial pursuits. Jesus said that life is much more than working to eat,
working to have clothing, and working to keep a roof over our heads.

Did He really understand how hard it can be to accomplish some of the
things we must do in life? Did He really get how hard it is for some of
us to just make ends meet? I believe He did understand-- and that He
still does. He simply wants to point us to the truly important things.

Jesus Christ told us that we need to look up. He said that we need to
know that God is the only One who can really answer the really hard
questions in this life. God is aware of everything we face in life. God
is watching. God cares. And God will hear us when we cry out to Him.
Most important of all, Jesus says that God will answer our prayers.

What does this mean for you and me, and the meaning of life? It means
that God is the One who made us, who designed into us the core abilities
and characteristics that we're born with. God alone is able to answer the
questions each of us should be asking about ourselves. He alone can put
all things into the proper perspective and into the right balance. God
makes things work right.

The best thing anyone can do, then, is to go to God Himself and begin
asking for help in discovering who and what we should be in this life. We
need His help, His blessing, His clear direction, if we want to really
center our attention on the right path for our lives.

When we ask God to guide us, He will show us where to begin, and which way
to go. It may not seem like much is happening at first. But God will
hear our prayers and he will answer them. He will give us the wisdom and
direction we need in order to find the meaning and the highest purpose for
our lives.

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God offers solid and powerful answers to all the questions we face in this
life. He gives us His own Word in Scripture, in the pages of the Holy
Bible. And He has given us His own Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who
transforms all who come to Him in simple (but honest) faith. Read the
Bible, and take it's message to heart. Trust your life to Jesus Christ
and you will receive eternal life, as well as the power and direction you
need for daily life in this world.


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