I often wonder what the point of life is. Sometimes, you here people say, "Life's all about __________."
Here are a few I've heard:
• "Life's all about balance."
• "Life's all about taking chances."
• "Life's all about making a difference."
• "Life's all about finding that special someone who makes you all you can be."
• "Life's all about achievements."
• "Life's all about finding happiness."
• "Life's all about making money."
• "Life's all about learning to be better each day."
• "Life's all about enjoying every moment."
After I hear someone say that, I have to admit: I think that they are wrong. While most of us know that the Hokey Pokey's not what's it's all about... we probably all have wondered:
What IS it all about then?
I hate to say it, but I don't think any of us will ever figure the specifics of it out.
However, what I've gotten so far from 24 years on this planet is that my purpose includes being loved by God and loving Him and others with that love.
It kind of makes the quest for balance, work for money and search for success sound pretty lame. Really... our PURPOSE involves LOVE FROM GOD, LOVE FOR GOD and LOVE FROM OTHERS. What greater purpose could we even ask for?
I took a bunch of middle and high schoolers to camp this summer. In one of our group meetings, the other leaders and I passed out paper and asked the kids to write any question they wanted on them. Then, we would read the questions anonymously to the crew and do our best to answer. We got all sorts of questions ranging from topics about making friends in 7th grade to wonderings about heaven and hell to one of the kids asking what time it is.
One of the most intriguing questions, though, was:
"If God made us to glorify Himself, is He truly perfect? He sounds a bit self-centered to me."
And, the question begs a thought many of us have probably had. My housemate, though, spoke wisdom to me with her answer: Glorifying God, loving Him and being loved by Him is the best thing for us... so, of course, God--our God of infinite Love--desires these things for our lives.
It's all pretty incredible, really.
Thank you, as always, for listening to my wonderings. :)
