What is the meaning of life?
Have you ever wondered, “What is the meaning of life?” Why are we here in this world? What is our purpose for even existing? I’ll tell you what it isn’t. It isn’t just chasing after what this world offers. That’s going to leave you empty.
In fact, Solomon was one of the wealthiest men who ever lived. He had it all. He experienced it all. And he discovered that it was all emptiness. If you live to be happy, you’ll never be happy. It’s been said that there are two sources of unhappiness in life: not getting what you want and getting what you want. Sometimes some of the most unhappy people are the ones who have it all.
You’ll never be happy by chasing happiness. Well, how do you find happiness? How do you find life’s purpose?
Why You Were Put on Earth
Listen, you were put here on this earth to know God and to walk in fellowship with Him. What does that mean? It means that you were out here to have a relationship with your Creator. That’s why since the day you were born you’ve been on a quest. You’ve been searching for something because you know there’s more to life than what you’re presently experiencing. You were created to glorify God and to walk with Him.
And check this out. If you find life’s purpose by coming into this relationship with God and glorifying Him, you will end up as a happy person. Not from seeking happiness, but from seeking God. Because happiness will be the byproduct of a life that has found its proper perspective. So I encourage you right now to know the God who made you and to walk in a relationship with Him. You’ll find that you’ll become a happy person. Because the Bible says, “Happy are the people whose God is the LORD!” (Psalm 144:15 NKJV).
