Finding Purpose in a Meaningful World!
Well if Life is meaningful because we are rational beings. What is our purpose on earth. What am I supposed to do with my days. It’s so easy to waste time and lose a day and wonder what have I gained today.
I still find in my own life, knowing that the world is meaningful, that there are days when what I’m doing or the mindset I’m in seems to feel meaningless. Its not that there is no meaning, but that I can’t see any great worth or purpose in the acts.
I guess there is a huge difference between a foundation for the existence of meaning and being fulfilled and satisfied in this meaningful world. So many people think rationally but are empty inside. We live in a meaningful world, but are our experiences and days meaningful to "US"!
I think the key is to understand that our feelings and ideas may need to change. Feelings can be so misguided at times. Some days I feel the world is the worst place to live in and then I can tell myself to snap out of it and the world becomes a great place to live in.
Our feelings must connect to the purpose of our creation to find full satisfaction. I think the world’s greatest problem is its struggle for fulfillment of self. If there is nothing in it for us (as in pleasures) then the act or situation is not purposeful.
Every thing and reaction has a purpose in the universe because there is a rational mind behind it. I think for me when I feel that my actions have no purpose in this rational world, I should stop thinking about myself, my feelings of pleasure and worth and go and help some one else. Life is not about self, but community. When we serve others their needs and feelings touch us and we feel purpose and needed.
We are always searching for self-fulfillment in feelings that we focus on our selves instead of others. Even our problems and struggles can help others if we seek to serve community instead of fulfilling self.
Jesus said "Deny your self and serve others, become the servant of all". Sow love and your heart will be opened and you will see brokeness. Love people more and more and you will see and feel purpose. Jesus also said "love your neighbor as your self" meaning respect and help their needs as you would want help. This builds communion. .
When we deny self, meaning we don’t reject self, but we don’t focuses on our pleasure only, we will feel the heartbeat of God and a purpose will connect to our actions. The key is to take our feelings and apply them to the world under the Lordship of Christ.
We must do this, as we must have a standard that holds our feelings together and keeps them pure and in correct motive. Purpose is connected to divine action not subjective feelings.
Jesus the ultimate purpose to reality and creation came as the example for our acts to have purpose. He came as a sacrifice for others.
The eternal purpose behind the universe is love and sacrifice. What are we to do with our days? Be stewards of God’s creation. Love and take care of the environment and love people, as Christ loves us.
When we reject God, we lose our call to ministers to others, and it is here that we then lose ourselves in ourselves for ourselves, and our acts feel purposeless.
So what is our purpose, it is to glorify God in all we do.
"Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing upon the earth that I desire beside you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is my strength of my heart and my portion for ever" (Ps. 73;25-26)
"You are worthy our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created" (Rev 4;11)
I still find in my own life, knowing that the world is meaningful, that there are days when what I’m doing or the mindset I’m in seems to feel meaningless. Its not that there is no meaning, but that I can’t see any great worth or purpose in the acts.
I guess there is a huge difference between a foundation for the existence of meaning and being fulfilled and satisfied in this meaningful world. So many people think rationally but are empty inside. We live in a meaningful world, but are our experiences and days meaningful to "US"!
I think the key is to understand that our feelings and ideas may need to change. Feelings can be so misguided at times. Some days I feel the world is the worst place to live in and then I can tell myself to snap out of it and the world becomes a great place to live in.
Our feelings must connect to the purpose of our creation to find full satisfaction. I think the world’s greatest problem is its struggle for fulfillment of self. If there is nothing in it for us (as in pleasures) then the act or situation is not purposeful.
Every thing and reaction has a purpose in the universe because there is a rational mind behind it. I think for me when I feel that my actions have no purpose in this rational world, I should stop thinking about myself, my feelings of pleasure and worth and go and help some one else. Life is not about self, but community. When we serve others their needs and feelings touch us and we feel purpose and needed.
We are always searching for self-fulfillment in feelings that we focus on our selves instead of others. Even our problems and struggles can help others if we seek to serve community instead of fulfilling self.
Jesus said "Deny your self and serve others, become the servant of all". Sow love and your heart will be opened and you will see brokeness. Love people more and more and you will see and feel purpose. Jesus also said "love your neighbor as your self" meaning respect and help their needs as you would want help. This builds communion. .
When we deny self, meaning we don’t reject self, but we don’t focuses on our pleasure only, we will feel the heartbeat of God and a purpose will connect to our actions. The key is to take our feelings and apply them to the world under the Lordship of Christ.
We must do this, as we must have a standard that holds our feelings together and keeps them pure and in correct motive. Purpose is connected to divine action not subjective feelings.
Jesus the ultimate purpose to reality and creation came as the example for our acts to have purpose. He came as a sacrifice for others.
The eternal purpose behind the universe is love and sacrifice. What are we to do with our days? Be stewards of God’s creation. Love and take care of the environment and love people, as Christ loves us.
When we reject God, we lose our call to ministers to others, and it is here that we then lose ourselves in ourselves for ourselves, and our acts feel purposeless.
So what is our purpose, it is to glorify God in all we do.
"Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing upon the earth that I desire beside you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is my strength of my heart and my portion for ever" (Ps. 73;25-26)
"You are worthy our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created" (Rev 4;11)
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