Have you found your purpose in life? Do you feel confident that you
are fulfilling the purpose for which God created you? When it comes
time to depart (as we all must, sooner or later), will this world be a
bit better for your having been here? And will God say to you, ''Well
done, good and faithful servant!''? (Matthew 25:21 and 23)
I think that spiritual awakening can open up possibilities that lead
to finding your life’s purpose. This initial spiritual awakening is like
standing in a dark room and opening a door just a crack to see a ray of
light shining. It’s just the beginning. Over time, you can choose to
continue opening the door wider and walking in the light or you can give
up, turn back, closing the door behind you; it’s up to you. If you don’t
give up, the door keeps opening wider and you see more and more light.
By “spiritual awakening” I don’t mean only “religion” or a “set of
beliefs.” Religion is not an end in itself, since it can lead to a
complacent, comfortable position that accomplishes little if anything
where the alleviation of the suffering of God’s creation, both human and
nonhuman, are concerned. The suffering of the “least among us” – the
animals – is especially horrific and increasing dramatically in today’s
world. The need is great, “but the workers are few.” In Ezekiel 36:26,
God says:
26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit
within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and
give you a heart of flesh."
~ New American Standard Bible
This is only the beginning. As James says: (James 2:24 and 26)
24 You see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith
alone.
26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith
without works is dead.
~ New American Standard Bible
Finding the purpose in life that your Creator meant for you will lead
to true fulfillment, as you practice living in the fruit of the Spirit:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23)
This applies to everything in your life and to the whole of God’s
Creation. You cannot limit this kind of spiritual living to a narrow
group of people. You must apply it to every human being, to every
animal, and to the rest of God’s Creation – without exception.
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