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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.

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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

Psalm 90

Remain in praise REGARDLESS of your situation!

It would seem unnecessary for me to share this point! I am led to do so…

Earlier we touched on titles! WHO does God say you are??? PERIOD not another word need be spoken!

MY testimony stands before The Creator of ALL things!!!

A title/profession/calling – are you aware of why you are?

I do not pretend! MY experience defines me!

Seeing God everywhere involves recognizing a Divine Presence in nature, daily activities, and all people, treating life as a lived, daily experience of the sacred. It often means seeing the unity of life in all forms, fostering compassion, and finding the Divine in the mundane.

Key Aspects of Seeing God Everywhere:

  • Nature and Creation: Recognizing divine artistry in the natural world, as explained in Seeing God Everywher.
  • In Others: Viewing fellow beings as manifestations of the divine, promoting empathy and service, often referred to in this article.
  • Daily Life: Treating ordinary moments and routines as opportunities for spiritual connection.
  • Perspective Shift: Moving from a theoretical understanding of God to a tangible, everyday experience

Methods to Cultivate This Awareness:

  • Meditation and Contemplation: Regularly quiet the mind to perceive the spiritual dimension.
  • Active Service: Working for the welfare of others.
  • Mindful Observation: Consciously looking for the sacred in daily surroundings.
  • Gratitude: Acknowledging the divine in both beautiful and mundane moments. 

As we go forth; blessed and led by the Spirit…

And we pray…

And we pray… Ceaselessly, in The Name of Jesus, Amen.

According to the Bible, prayer is the vital, relational act of communicating with God, characterized by praising Him, confessing sins, offering thanksgiving, and making requests (petitions). It is a humble, faith-filled dependence on God as a loving Father, often described as pouring out one’s heart to Him. 

Key aspects of biblical prayer include:

  • Direct Communication: It is not meditation, but direct, personal interaction with God, which can be silent or audible, public or private.
  • Components: Beyond asking for needs, prayer includes adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication (asking on behalf of others or oneself).
  • Through Jesus & The Spirit: Christian prayer is offered to God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ (as Mediator), and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • An Act of Faith: It is a recognition of God’s sovereignty and a way to align oneself with His will.
  • Purpose: It is used to seek God’s favor, grow in intimacy with Him, and find strength against temptation. 

The Bible commands believers to pray continually, in every situation, and without giving up. 

There Is Power in the Name of Jesus

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Our gifts…

THE VOICE OF TRUTH.

📍God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense = GRACE!

📍Who can imagine how RICH GOD is in CHRIST?

We wake and sleep; we are blessed with our daily necessities: ALL good things come from The Father of ALL things!

The phrase “all good things come from God” stems from James 1:17, which states that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above“. This belief emphasizes that God is the source of all blessings, goodness, and perfection, acting as a constant provider of good gifts—such as Love, wisdom, and life—without variation or change. 

Key interpretations of this principle include:

  • Constant Goodness: God is the “Father of lights” Who does not change or shift, meaning His goodness is unchanging, unlike the shifting shadows.
  • Source of Blessing: Everything truly beneficial, including nature, life, and talents, is considered a gift from Him.
  • Definition of Good: If it is not good, it is not considered to be from God, distinguishing divine blessings from negative circumstances.
  • Gratitude and Faith: Recognizing God as the Source encourages humility, thankfulness, and trust in His provision.

the mercy, kindness, Love, glory, power, wisdom and ALL blessings entirely that we constantly enjoy comes at the expense of Christ – that’s awesome!

For God’s grace to flow expressly into our lives, the blood of Jesus had flown generously on the cross – so precious it is! We essentially never know the value of something until it ss gone, such is the story of those who are missing it now for it is divine input that takes a man beyond his strength to serve God and humanity. It’s for exploits to save, replenish and edify not to destroy lives or amass wealth to feed one’s lusts – Tit. 2:11-13.

Any fruit of this grace in your life yet? Maximize it!

The truth? Every worthwhile or extraordinary thing done by mortal man is by this DIVINE GRACE… so, tap into it to be fulfilled and for eternal relevance!

Peace and Love.🙏🔥