When we were children we wondered what was our purpose on this earth, why were we here? Growing up, all we knew is that we were supposed to obey our parents. We didn’t know about what was going on around us. We just grew up learning about things that we needed to know about that was good for us. We never worried about what the meaning of life was. We were not worried about the next day or the events that could happen in it.

Did we ever think about where we were going in our life? Did we ever think about what we wanted to be and do? Did we ever ask questions about the things we didn’t understand about life? Did we ever think about God and what He wanted for us while we were growing up? Maybe we should have been asking those questions. Maybe we should ask those questions now. Clearly, we all need to know where we are going in life and why. If we have no goals, no purpose, and no guiding principles, we will waste our lives (and many have!). We should be asking these questions, because life goes by more quickly than we can now imagine.

Do we think that life is going by fast nowadays compared to the way things were back then? How do we feel when we see life taken knowing that person will never experience the fullness of life? Knowing that when life is taken, life goes on as hard as it may be, but pain of life lost lingers long.

We search for meaning and happiness in relationships, sex, possessions, accomplishments, fame, drugs, drink, and even religion. We are all searching for meaning and purpose in life.

It doesn’t matter how old we become we will always wonder about the meaning of life.

Will we ever understand the meaning of life? Do we ever think to ask God what is the meaning of our lives? Do we ever consider going to God because He has all of the answers to the questions we have about all life and the meaning of it? Why is it so hard to do that? How do we really see God? Do we see God smiling or frowning? How does He look at us knowing we are going to make mistakes along the way? How does He look at us when we are all sinful people? How can He bless us when He knows we don’t always deserve it? The answer is, because He is love. He loves us regardless of who we are. He loves us because we are His Creation. He loves us because we are created in His image. He lives in our heart. There is not one place we can go and He isn’t with us. He is everywhere we are. He will never leave us nor forsake us.

The real meaning of life is acceptance. Accepting Jesus is the real meaning of life. Living according to God’s Word is the real meaning of life. Repenting of our sins is the real meaning of life. Holding on to God’s unchanging hand is the real meaning of life. Living in the presence of God is the real meaning of God. Never giving up on God is the real meaning of life because He will never give up on you. That is the real meaning of life.