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Why am I here? Is there a purpose to life? Questions we all need to ask. I think I have often ignored these questions as being too mystical or only for those whose lives are messed up or without direction.
But until we can honestly address this question in our own life, I fear that we as Christians risk stumbling through this life being motivated by the latest fad, cause or calling (Christian or otherwise) that comes our way. For the unsaved, they arrive at the end of their days on this earth having accomplished great things or accomplishing little, but still missing the real purpose for their existence, and thus going into eternity suffering the greatest loss imaginable - eternally suffering the absolute absence of Love.
When I was in high school, it became a popular claim among evangelicals to say, "Christianity is NOT a religion, it's a relationship!" I even wore a button to school proclaiming this to everyone who would take time to read it.
In recent years, I've come to realize how shallow my relationship with God truly was. I have taken so much for granted through my intellectual knowledge of the scriptures and even my experiences of worship. I've had times of encounter with Him, but I don't believe I really knew what I was touching, or what His desires were. I was seeking some kind of experience, something to make me feel better, something to show others that I had it together, that I knew God.
But I have recently discovered something.
Throughout scriptures, God is constantly involved in people’s lives. This is because we were created for this intimacy with Him. From the garden of Eden to Abraham, Moses and Israel, Jesus and His disciples, God is constantly demonstrating His desire to fellowship with us. Billions of people have been born on this earth and we were all created to have this relationship with Him, but only a few choose it. Eph 1:4-5 says that we were chosen before the foundation of the world and that He predestined us to be adopted into His family. So before the worlds were created, we were in God’s heart. In His foreknowledge of our individual histories, He knew that we would voluntarily say ‘Yes’ to His Son. As I write this, I have a picture of the Father sitting on His throne with the Son standing next to Him and the Holy Spirit swirling between Them.