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======Center of my life ...======
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2015. What is the center of my life? What is it that ist in
the middle of my existence? This question is quite exciting, if you start to think
a little bit about it. It is an important question!
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**What am I good for? ...**
What is it humans are good for? What is it we should try to reach? What is it we
stand on with our life? We can pursue happiness. We can pursue many goals. Some of
us have tried to conquer kingdoms. Others "only" try to raise a family.
Philosophers have realized that humans have a free mind - at least there is a moment
of freedom and choice in our existence. We define ourselves, what we are, what we
want, what goals are important to us. We define ourselves. That is one of the big
streams of todays society.
At the same time we are strongly constraint with our
choices. We are not free - and sometimes it looks as if we are less free the more
we try to be free. Are we bound by many things? Yes, we are. Even our goals and our
choices can bind us strongly. Why do we want to conquer kingdoms? What is it we
need? What can they give us? There are too many people in the world anyway, we are able
to have a relationship to a few people only. What are we searching for? It is not the
kingdom!
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**Created to live with him ...**
The biblical view is pretty interesting - honestly! Men and women are created in the
image of God, the creator and Lord. Men and women are created to live with him,
to have him in the center of their life. We are made for community with the eternal
God. That is the ultimate purpose of our life. And nothing else will fill our heart
fully. Nothing else will give us the satisfaction and pleasure and fulfilment, which
we need and which we are made for!
From a biblical perspective, many of our daily goals are fake Gods. We try to
reach something by doing particular things, but we could get it easily when we would
turn to God. We try to reach things by being or having. But we could get it by
community with the Lord. His spirit can fill our heart, and everything is good.
His appreciation, his love, his truth can fill us, and many problems are gone.
That does not mean that we do not have problems or challenges at all any more. But
it means that our heart is filled with the ultimate purpose and the deepest love
which exists.
You cannot switch on faith like a light bulb. It needs to grow. It starts with
little steps of faith. Larger steps might follow, when we got to know the Lord in
a better way. He is eager to guide us, to walk with us. Faith is a journey. It is
a journey with him as the goal, and with him as the center of my life. What could
be more exciting than this eternal community?
(RWEP)
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