Are you struggling to find purpose and meaning in life?
Are you not finding any value in the life you’re living?
The answers to your questions are written in the pages of
the Bible. The Bible which contains the Word of God is a treasure, a most
precious find of great value.
The Word of God is your answer to your every question. But
you must read your Bible and open your heart to receive the Truth that it
contains.
The struggle is in your endless, wearisome pursuit of the
things of this world that people of the world perceive as worthy: sensory
pleasures, fame, power, promotion, careers, knowledge, the next exciting
experience, the latest device, money, drugs, shallow relationships, popularity,
and other worldly possessions and desires that only provide you with temporary
satisfaction.
No sooner you acquire them, you are longing for something
bigger and better. This is temporary gratification! When the thrill and
euphoria have worn off or waned, the struggle begins all over again.
It’s a never-ending cycle and a quick recipe for
frustration, disenchantment and distress, causing you to feel that life is
without purpose, and meaningless.
There is nothing that the world has to offer you that can
fulfill your more-than-you-can-ever-think-or-imagine appetite; you are designed
by God to desire more, much more, but it’s not more things.
God has placed in you a yearning for something of eternal
value. God has built into your heart a latent desire for Him.
So stop seeking for purpose and meaning and value in the
“it” – that will only bring you great struggle. Instead, seek first God’s
Kingdom and His righteousness and He will add because He knows you and is aware
of everything you need and all that you desire.
You are beloved of God, and He promises that if you delight
yourself in Him – by getting to know Him intimately through reading the Bible,
through prayer and spending time with Him – He will give you the desires of
your heart.
Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart. – Psalm 37:4
(NASB)
Beloved, purpose and meaning of life are only found in the
One Who can give you permanent satisfaction…God.
Shelley Johnson “Finding Purpose and Meaning” ©2013 revisited
October 18, 2025
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