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"If life were an accident, why would we be here on Earth?" asks Jenna, age 6.The "why" question is what separates humans from animals and other living things. Animals don't ask "Why?" They don't question their destiny or pose existential questions. Dogs don't long to be cats. They instinctively chase cats, but never wonder why they do it."Why?" is reserved for human beings. Inside of us, there's a longing for purpose, meaning and destiny. Without it, people turn to mush. Kill desire, and watch people languish in apathy and indifference. Psychiatrists make a good living from giving advice to hopeless people. If we're just accidents spinning through the universe, why should we feel lost without a sense of purpose?"There is a reason for everything!" says Whitney, 9. "God doesn't make mistakes. We know God made us for a good reason. God loves you!"What is it about movies like "Braveheart," "Chariots of Fire" and "Gladiator" that stirs men's hearts? Women flock to "The Princess Bride," "Gone With the Wind" and "Sleepless in Seattle." Why?As author John Eldredge says in his book "Dare to Desire," men long for a heroic battle, an adventure and a beauty to rescue. Women long "to be pursued and fought for, to be swept up in a great adventure, to be the beauty."In the long run, it doesn't matter how well we perform or what we accomplish -- a life without heart is not worth living," Eldredge writes. "To lose heart is to lose everything."The Bible says God has placed eternity in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11). People who listen to their hearts will hear the question "Why?" Those who are brave enough to follow this inner voice will seek the answer and find it in God.Those who don't listen to their hearts live contradictory lives. No one gets out of bed in the morning without some purpose for living."God created all things on purpose," says Carlee, 7. "He wanted something to enjoy, and that thing is you and me.""The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way," wrote King David (Psalm 37:23). Yes, God created us for his good pleasure, but he also made us to enjoy fellowship with him.The accidental worldview, which is the inevitable result of the evolution theory, can never satisfy a person's deepest desires. Many who embrace this worldview cast off all restraints and live in hot pursuit of pleasure. Why not?King David, the man after God's own heart, had a radically different view of pleasure from the one we commonly see portrayed in the media. Speaking of God, he wrote: "You will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psalm 16:11).Pleasure with the right purpose confirms our reason for living and fulfills our deepest desires. People who live as atheistic hedonists settle for too little pleasure. God wants to take that deep cavern in our souls and fill it to the point where it overflows with joy, purpose and spirituality, which Jesus described as rivers of living water.Think about this: "God created you for a good reason because he loves you," says Aaron. "Just imagine when you are older, and you have only one son. Would you give him up for people who sin? God did that for us."Memorize this truth: Psalm 16:11 previously quoted.Ask this question: Do you live with purpose?
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Bible quotations in this Bible lesson are from the New King James Version.
Copyright 2007 Carey Kinsolving
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