Joyce Holden
What is the meaning of life?
Religious Affiliation: Jehovah’s Witness
Date Submitted: January 17, 2019
Date of Birth: September 1, 1930
There was a time in my life when I wondered the very question you ask about the meaning of life and what it is. I was 23 years old and was searching. I had gone to church since I was 3 years old and never received good answers to my questions. I met one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and started to study the Bible.
The Bible shows that our purpose in life is to build a friendship with God. Consider some of these fundamental truths that the Bible reveals:
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l God is our Creator, The Bible says: “It is God that has made us, and not we ourselves.” - Psalm 100:3; Rev. 4:11
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God has a purpose for everything he creates, including us-Isaiah 45:18
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God created us with a “spiritual need,” which includes the desire to find meaning in life (Matthew 5:3). He wants us to satisfy that desire-Pslam 145:16
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We fill our spiritual need by building a friendship with God. Although the idea of being God’s friend might seem far-fetched to some, the Bible gives us this encouragement: “Draw close to God and he will draw close to you” - James 4:8
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To become God’s friend, we must live in harmony with his purpose for us. The Bible states this purpose at Ecclesiastes 12:13: “Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for “ - Good News Translation
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In the future, we can experience in full God’s original purpose for us when he eliminates suffering and grants everlasting life to his friends on a paradise earth. This is what Jesus prayed for. - Matthew 6:9,10; Psalm 37:10,11.
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