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Why am I? What is my purpose?

Why am I here? What is life all about? What is the meaning of life? How we answer these big-picture questions is important so we can live with hope and a sense of purpose in times of uncertainty, pain, and frustration.

What is the meaning of life according to the Bible? According to the Bible, knowing God is the meaning of life because He is the “author of life” (John 17:3). The meaning of life is not based on things we see in the world “for life is more than food, and the body more than clothing” (Luke 12:23).

What does it mean to know God? Why can’t we base the meaning of life on relationships, career, or personal happiness? Understanding the answer to these questions in the Bible gives a sense of purpose and fulfillment in our lives.

https://www.openbible.info/topics/why_do_i_exist

What is the meaning to life? Why am I? What is my reason/purpose? A routine question that strikes us at moments of reflection/trial. What is “Life”?

God, as The Author of life, brings meaning to life. Everything God created was meant to show what God is like. God created a world with a purpose, by His design. The world we live in and the life of every person has a purpose and is not just the product of chance, random events, and biological selection.

What Is the Meaning of Life According to the Bible?

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Prayer helps you develop a relationship with God

Just like your parents here on earth, your Heavenly Father wants to hear from you and talk to you. When you pray, He listens. Then He answers your prayers in the form of thoughts, spiritual feelings, scripture, or even the actions of other people.

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Prayer helps you gain an understanding of God’s loving nature

The scriptures teach, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). You can feel that love as you speak daily with Him through prayer, seeking His guidance in your life.

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Prayer provides answers

Praying and listening to the answers God gives you can help you better understand your purpose in life. God will help you understand why you are here and what you can do to return to live with Him after this life.

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Prayer helps you find direction in your life

When you privately pray to God, you can work through serious decisions in your life. God always listens and often provides the specific answers and guidance we seek. Even when He chooses not to answer immediately or in the way we might have hoped, prayer itself is a way to find peace.

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Prayer gives you strength to avoid temptation

Jesus counseled His disciples, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation” (Matthew 26:41). Through prayer, we can overcome temptations to sin. Pray for God’s help to keep you from making wrong choices. This will give you the strength to do what is right.

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Prayer aligns your will with God’s will

The purpose of prayer is not necessarily to tell God how you want Him to do things. Rather, it’s to better understand Him and His ways, bringing yourself into alignment with His will. As C.S. Lewis is often attributed as saying, prayer “doesn’t change God. It changes me.”

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Prayer and regular fasting can help you accept God’s will

Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before He began His ministry on the earth. As He did this, He communed with His Father in Heaven in prayer. Likewise, if you pray and fast, you can feel closer to God and better understand the things He wants you to do.

 

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Prayer can work miracles

Throughout the scriptures, we see many examples of the Lord working miracles as an answer to prayer. In Old Testament times, the prophet Daniel was thrown into a lions’ den because he refused to stop praying. When he prayed to God in the lions’ den, angels appeared and closed the mouths of the lions. Through daily prayer, you can also experience personal miracles such as healing, peace, and forgiveness for sins.

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Prayer invites the Holy Spirit into your life

As you pray daily, you invite the Holy Spirit to be with you and to comfort and direct you. The Holy Spirit can give you answers, help you feel God’s love, and bring feelings of peace and joy into your heart.

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Prayer helps you become more like Jesus

Jesus set the perfect example of prayer. If you try to follow His example through prayer, you will become more like Him and develop a better relationship with Him and Heavenly Father.

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Be blessed. Because we ARE! Amen

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
Philippians 4:13-15

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
Philippians 4:13-15

NB: Trust God!

NB: Hallelujah!!!

God IS able. Trust Him.

God ALWAYS hears you.

And we pray 🙏🏾/🤲

Father LORD, we come before You today (and always), forgive us our trespasses and wash us with the blood of Jesus that was shed for us. Father, You know exactly where we are in our existence and journey to Your Kingdom. We by Your AWESOME grace have been given authority in Jesus’ Name. What we bind here on Earth is bound in Heaven. We come against spiritual forces in heavenly places, rebuking them in Jesus’ Name, as per Your Word we tap into the Authority in the Name of Jesus to calm the storms that are before us. Father, Your Word says we should ask and by Your Loving grace we shall receive. In Jesus’ MIGHTY Name we release Your plans in and for our lives. In our lives, Father – be glorified. We praise You for door’s of opportunities and blessings that You speak on us. Father, You are always before us, surround us with Your peace and victory, so that our testimonies will glorify Your Name, El Shaddai, Jehovah Jireh. We bind every contrary spirits to our forward progress. Still our spirits and open doors we ask in the Name of Jesus, which nothing in existence shall be able to close or come against. In our lives LORD, be glorified we pray in the MIGHTY Name of Jesus, Amen.

In Jesus’ MIGHTY Name, Amen 🙏🏾 🙌

And we pray 🙏🏾

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You don’t need a microphone to preach.

Your life is preaching louder than your words ever could.

People are watching:

  • how you love,
  • how you forgive,
  • how you handle pressure,
  • how you treat those who can’t do anything for you.

You can quote Scripture all day, but if your character contradicts your confession, people won’t remember your verses. They’ll remember your behavior.

Let your actions say:
✔️ I walk with God.
✔️ I Love like Christ.
✔️ I live what I believe.

Because the truth is…
Your greatest sermon will never be spoken, it will be lived.

Guard your heart.

Proverbs 4:23 teaches that you must protect your inner self above all else because your thoughts, desires, and choices shape your entire life.

Meaning of the Teaching

  • The Heart: In biblical terms, the heart is not just your physical organ. It is your inner core, including your mind, will, and emotions.
  • The Guard: Protecting your heart requires active, daily vigilance. Just as you lock your doors against danger, you must monitor what enters your mind.
  • The Flow: Everything you say and do comes out of what you store inside your heart.

Practical Guidance for Daily Living

  • Filter Your Inputs: Be selective about the media, conversations, and environments you spend time with. Replace negativity and anger with uplifting, true, and wholesome thoughts.
  • Watch Your Words: Use your speech to build others up rather than tear them down. What comes out of your mouth reveals what is taking root inside.
  • Stay Focused: Keep your attention fixed forward on wisdom and avoid wandering into destructive habits. Read scripture or meditate on positive values to keep your inner life anchored.

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬
“Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.”