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What is the purpose of life?

Why are we here?

What is important?

If life is a journey, then where is this journey taking us to?

We want to succeed in life, but what constitutes success?

We want to die winners in the game of life, but what is a winner?

Life is full of difficult questions.

Are there answers?

Should we seek them out?

If so, then can we find them?

Who has them?

Are these answers secret, or not?

Are they hidden, or out in the open for all to see?

Well, let’s find out!

In life we learn many things, laws of nature, facts of life, how things work, etc… Now let’s use what we have learned from life experiences to seek out answers for the above questions. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?

 We have learned in life that things are made according to what they will be used for, there purpose in life. You don’t try to drive your dishwasher to work, and you don’t try to wash the dishes with your car. You wouldn’t try to plow a field with a team of pigeons, and you wouldn’t tie a message to the leg of an ox and try to get him to fly home. If we know why something was created we can better understand its purpose in life. A dishwasher was created to wash dishes; therefore its purpose in life is to wash dishes. If we can find out why we were created in the first place it will help us find our purpose in life. So that is where we shall begin.

 GOD and the BIBLE are both true, and provable. If you have any doubts about either then you will need to do some serious study about “THE BIBLE CODE” and about the nature of people. If you don’t want to put forth the time and effort required to prove to yourself that this is true, then all of the above questions will be irrelevant to you, and you will never find meaningful answers to them.

 In the beginning God created Man for fellowship (friendship) with Him. This is plainly taught in the Bible. Therefore, our purpose in life is to fellowship with God. That was simple, wasn’t it? Yes it really was that simple in the beginning, walking around in the Garden of Eden (paradise) in perfect fellowship and friendship with God. Well, that would be the end of this book, except that something went wrong. After Man’s sin fellowship with God was broken. Now we have a problem. We have a creation (mankind) that is no longer doing what it was designed for (fellowshipping with God). So what does it do? It tries every thing, and I mean everything, searching for its purpose in life. Since whatever it tries doesn’t fulfill that void, it keeps trying, and trying, and trying, and trying, and trying, and trying, and trying, and trying, and trying, and, well, you get the idea. A few things mankind has tried are, money, power, fame, lust, alcohol, drugs, work, being a nice person, all kinds of “religions”, hate, murder, you name it and someone has tried it.

So here we are, out of fellowship with God, not doing what we were designed to do and knowing that we can’t fill that void with anything else. How sad, how pathetic. Is there any hope for us?

 YES, there is. We were created for perfect fellowship with God and we will never be truly and completely happy until we attain that goal and this creation (us) is doing what it was designed for (fellowshipping with God) That will happen the moment you die and see Jesus face to face. Assuming, of course, that you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Gee isn’t that great news, all we have to do is suffer through 70 or 80 years of life apart from God then die so we can finally have perfect fellowship with Him. Well, there is some truth to that. However there are some options we can take in this present life. Would you like to talk about some of them? Good! I was hoping you would say yes. We cannot have perfect (complete) fellowship in this lifetime, but we can have imperfect (incomplete) fellowship in this lifetime. Some fellowship (friendship) with God is better than no fellowship (friendship) with God. In fact, it’s not only better; it’s MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better. O.K., so we will have to settle for “some” fellowship because we can’t have complete fellowship in this lifetime. But, how much is “some” fellowship? And how much can we get? And how do we get it? And how do we know when we have it? And how do we know if there is more? And how do you measure fellowship anyway? And how? And? And? And? I’m glad you asked! Believe it or not, there are answers!

Fellowship, if fellowship with God is the “ALL IMPORTANT” thing in life then we need to know what fellowship is. We must define fellowship. So here goes! Fellowship is:

 Fellowship is: Friendship,

Are you friends with God? Do you feel comfortable with Him? Dose He feel comfortable with you?

 What I mean by, do you feel comfortable with God, is if you think of Him as a person standing beside you, watching everything you do, hearing everything you say, and knowing everything you think, would you feel comfortable with that? What I mean by, does God feel comfortable with you is, if God went with you every where you went would He feel comfortable in the places you go, would He be welcomed by the people your friends with, would He be comfortable doing the things you do? Or would you change a few things about your daily schedule if God was traveling with you as a person?

Fellowship is: Spending time together

How much time do you spend with God each day? How often do you speak to Him in a day? How often do you think of Him in a day? How often do you seek Him out in a day? How often do you invite Him to go with you in a day?

The best way to get close to someone is to spend time with them, it doesn’t really matter what you’re doing, just so you’re together. The more time you spend with someone the better you get to know them, and the better they get to know you. How could you ever get to know someone if you never spend any time with them? Think of the person you’re closest to in the whole world you probably spend a lot of time with them, so for anyone to get really close to Jesus they have got to spend a lot of time with Him.

 Fellowship is: Getting to know each other

How well do you know God? How well does God know you? How much do you want to hide from God? How much do you want God to hide from you? How well do you want to know God? How well do you want God to know you?

You can tell how well you really know God by how much you trust Him and by how much you love Him. Because the more you know Him the more you will love Him and the more you will trust Him. God knows you intimately, He knows every detail about you, He knows every thought you’ve ever thought. Does that bother you? Maybe there are some things you wish God didn’t know about you. How much would you like for God to know about you? Do you like the fact that God knows everything, and I mean everything, about you or does that make you feel a little uncomfortable? If so then you don’t really know God as well as you could.

We must be open and honest, hiding nothing from God. He knows anyway but if we don’t try to hide from Him then He won’t try to hide from us.

 Fellowship is: Bonding, becoming as one.

Have you ever really bonded with someone? Have you ever been so close to someone that you feel like you have became one person? Have you ever really bonded with God? Have you ever been so close to God that you feel like you have became one?

To really bond with someone is very rare, some people will never do it, however if you’re one of those who has bonded with someone, maybe a child, or a parent or a really close childhood friend, then you know what a special thing it is. Sometimes this can happen in marriage which is how God intended it to be, however most people don’t stay married long enough, probably twenty or thirty years, to become bonded as one person. And it not only takes time it also takes a great desire of the heart, you must genuinely care about the other person and about their thoughts and feelings, you must be willing to do whatever it takes to help them physically, emotionally, spiritually, and in all ways, and they must know that you care about them like this. Then if they feel the same way about you, you may become bonded together over time. This can happen between you and God because that’s how God feels about you. The question is; is that how you feel about God? If not then you don’t know Him as well as you could.

 Fellowship is: Trusting

Have you ever really trusted someone? Is there someone you trust completely, no matter what happens? Have you ever really trusted God? Do you trust Him completely, no matter what happens?

 I’m not talking about blind trust I’m talking about trusting a person because you know them very well and you know what kind of person they are, you know what they will do and what they will not do, you know they will do what is right because that’s just the kind of person they are. You can’t trust a person unless you know them very well. If you have trouble trusting God, in any area of your life, then you don’t know Him as well as you could. If you really knew Him well you wouldn’t have any trouble trusting Him in any situation. God wants to trust you. He wants to know that He can trust you with anything. God wants to know that you’ll never turn your back on Him no matter what happens.

Fellowship is: Loving

Do you love anyone? Is there one person you love more than anyone else on earth? Does anyone love you? Is there anyone who makes you feel like they love you more than anyone else on earth? Does God love you? Does God make you feel like He loves you more than anyone else on earth?

 Love now there’s a word that needs to be defined nowadays, if I really tried to define the word love it would be longer than my definition of the word fellowship. Since this book isn’t 4,000 pages long I will trust that you understand when I say love I mean true genuine concern and carrying with great depth and not just some shallow emotion. It is great to be around someone who loves you so much that when you’re around them they make you feel special, like you’re the most important person in the world. It makes you want to be around them a lot of the time. Maybe there is someone that you love that way, maybe your child; you can make someone feel special like they’re the most important person in the world if you want to. That’s how God feels about you, yes He does! The question is do you know He feels that way about you? If you don’t feel like you’re the luckiest person alive because of how much God loves you then you don’t know Him as well as you could.

 Fellowship is: Caring

Do you care about anyone? Does anyone care about you? Do you care about God? Does God care about you?

 I’m sure there is someone who you really care about, someone who you care about more than anyone else. If you have children you probably care a lot about them and you know that they really need you, even though sometimes they think they don’t need you at all. God cares a lot about you and He knows you really need Him, even though sometimes you may think you don’t need Him at all. Your children care about you, and you want them to care about you. You should also care about God, because God wants you to care about Him.

 Fellowship is: Encouraging

Does anyone ever encourage you? Do you ever encourage anyone? Does God ever encourage you? Do you ever encourage God?

 I’m sure that you like it when people encourage you. When you encourage other people it always has a positive effect on them. God wants to encourage you; He wants to build you up, to say good things about you, to brag on you. Do you ever encourage God, build Him up, say good things about Him, brag on Him, tell your friends what a wonderful God He is? It may sound strange to think that you could encourage God, but you can. Just like your little child can encourage you, buy loving you, and trusting you, and coming to you with there needs. You encourage God when you love Him, and trust Him, and come to Him with your needs.

 Fellowship is: Supporting

Do you support your friends or family in different ways at different times? Do they support you in different ways at different times? Does God support you in different ways at different times? Do you support God in different ways at different times?

 Are you there for your friends or family when they need you? Can they count on you for what ever they need, physical help, emotional support, a few bucks till next Friday, someone to listen to them, a shoulder to cry on, a buddy to laugh and celebrate with, someone to travel with and see the world, someone they can count on no matter want, someone who cares enough to tell them the truth even if it hurts. Are you that kind of person? Do you think God is that kind of person? Do you think that God wants to support you physically, emotionally, financially, to listen to you, to let you cry on his shoulder, to laugh and celebrate with you, to travel and see the world with you. Do you think God is someone you can count on no matter what, someone who cares enough to tell you the truth even if it hurts, is He that kind of God? Answer: YES, He is! If you’re not sure about this then you don’t know Him as well as you could.

How do you support God? Does God even need your support? You can support God by being on his side and by giving Him what He wants, which is YOU. God doesn’t want what you have, He just wants you.

 Fellowship is: Working together

Are you friends with the people you work with? Do you get to know the people you work with and do they get to know you?

 When you work with someone day in and day out for a long time maybe several years you get to know them really well you see their different moods you see how they react to different situations you really get to know their character because you see them at they’re good times and at their bad times. You learn what kind of person they are and you see how they treat other people. When you work with God you will learn about Him, about his character, and about how He treats other people. You will learn what kind of God He is.

 Fellowship is: Playing together

Can grownups still play? Can you play with God?

 When people play together (go fishing, golfing, skiing, boating, traveling, etc.) they always bond a little bit, they’re closer after that than they were before. The next time you go fishing, golfing, skiing, boating, traveling, etc. ask God to go with you; He loves to play with His children just like you love to play with your children.

Fellowship is: Laughing together

 Do you laugh very often? Do you like to laugh? Does God laugh very often? Does God like to laugh?

 It seems like you laugh more when you’re around people you feel comfortable with like your friends and family. After you have a really good laugh with someone it seems like you’re closer, you’ve shared something together. When you make someone laugh you make them happy. God loves to laugh with his children and to make them happy. If you haven’t experienced God’s “sense of humor” then you don’t know Him as well as you could.

 Fellowship is: Crying together

 Fellowship is: Being honest with each other

Fellowship is: Telling your innermost secrets

Fellowship is: Opening up your heart COMPLEATELY

Fellowship is: No holding back

Fellowship is: ALL of your EMOTIONS out in the open

Fellowship is: Becoming sole mates

Fellowship is: Becoming buddies

Fellowship is: Not just Friends, but best of Friends

Fellowship with God is this and a whole lot more

TO BE CONTINUED (a work in progress 10/12/2009)

“JESUS IS LORD!”

Jesus Heart Ministries