Meaning of Life?

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The meaning of life, or the answer to the question "What is the meaning of life?", pertains to the significance of living or existence in general.

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That is according to Wikipedia.

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First, some definitions

What does the concept of “meaning” mean?

noun

1.

what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.

adjective

1.

intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed.

What is life?

noun

1.

the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

"the origins of life"

synonyms:	existence, being, living, animation; More

2.

the existence of an individual human being or animal.

"a disaster that claimed the lives of 266 Americans"

synonyms:

person, human being, individual, soul

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What makes something significant?

1.

sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

"a significant increase in sales"

synonyms:

notable, noteworthy, worthy of attention, remarkable, important, of importance, of consequence, signal; More

2.

having a particular meaning; indicative of something.

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So for life to have meaning, one must feel they are experiencing something important , or valuable.

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Bible says

Ecclesiastes 12:13: “Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.”

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Is this article correct?

https://www.gotquestions.org/meaning-of-life.html

The author of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes describes this feeling when he says,

“Meaningless! Meaningless! (Vanity, vanity) …Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless” (Ecclesiastes 1:2).

King Solomon, the writer of Ecclesiastes, had wealth beyond measure, wisdom beyond any man of his time or ours, hundreds of women, palaces and gardens that were the envy of kingdoms, the best food and wine, and every form of entertainment available.

He said at one point that anything his heart wanted, he pursued. And yet he summed up “life under the sun”—life lived as though all there is to life is what we can see with our eyes and experience with our senses—is meaningless. Why is there such a void?

Because God created us for something beyond what we can experience in the here-and-now. Solomon said of God,

“He has also set eternity in the hearts of men…” (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

In our hearts we are aware that the “here-and-now” is not all that there is.

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In Genesis, the first book of the Bible, we find that God created mankind in His image (Genesis 1:26).

This means that we are more like God than we are like anything else (any other life form).

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We also find that before mankind fell into sin and the curse of sin came upon the earth, the following things were true:

1) God made man a social creature (Genesis 2:18-25);

2) God gave man work (Genesis 2:15);

3) God had fellowship with man (Genesis 3:8); and

4) God gave man dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26).

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What is the significance of these things?

God intended for each of these to add to our fulfillment in life, but all of these (especially man’s fellowship with God) were adversely affected by man’s fall into sin and the resulting curse upon the earth (Genesis 3).

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Meaning of life restored through Jesus Christ
Real meaning in life, both now and in eternity, is found in the restoration of the relationship with God that was lost with Adam and Eve’s fall into sin.

That relationship with God is only possible through His Son, Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12; John 1:12; 14:6). Salvation and eternal life are gained when we trust in Jesus Christ as Savior.

Once that salvation is received by faith, Christ changes us, making us new creations, and we begin the progressive journey of growing closer to Him and learning to rely on Him.

Real meaning in life is not found only in accepting Jesus as Savior, as wonderful as that is. Rather, real meaning in life is when one begins to follow Christ as His disciple, learning of Him, spending time with Him in His Word, communing with Him in prayer, and in walking with Him in obedience to His commands.

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If you are not a Christian (or perhaps a new believer), you might be saying to yourself, “That does not sound very exciting or fulfilling to me!”

But Jesus made the following statements:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).

“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10b).

“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it” (Matthew 16:24-25).

“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4).

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What all of these verses are saying is that we have a choice.

We can continue to seek to guide our own lives, which results in emptiness, or we can choose to pursue God and His will for our lives with a whole heart, which will result in living life to the full, having the desires of our hearts met, and finding contentment and satisfaction.

This is so because our Creator loves us and desires the best for us (not necessarily the easiest life, but the most fulfilling).

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The Christian life can be compared to the choice of whether to purchase the expensive seats at a sporting event that are close to the action, or pay less and watch the game from a distance.

Watching God work “from the front row” is what we should choose but, sadly, is not what most people choose.

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Watching God work firsthand is for whole-hearted disciples of Christ who have truly stopped pursuing their own desires to pursue instead God’s purposes.

They have paid the price (complete surrender to Christ and His will); they are experiencing life to its fullest; and they can face themselves, their fellow man, and their Maker with no regrets.

Have you paid the price? Are you willing to? If so, you will not hunger after meaning or purpose again.

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WELL…………….

One could have done all this, be committed to our Lord and Savior, and still think life on earth is meaningless.

We could have done or have all this in heaven.

Earthly life is meaningless to many.

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It is a testing ground, where most fail, or struggle to succeed.

One can be still regarded as “insignificant,” regardless of how much one achieves.

The wicked do better than the righteous, for the most part.

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Most people want happiness, love and to feel valuable in some way.

If they have this, they do not care if their life has meaning.

The ones looking for meaning lack these things.

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Personally, I think life on earth is meaningless

Which is the reason why YHVH God put us here….to find out how meaningless existence is without Him.

Once we figure that out, and submit to HIM, then we can go home to heaven.

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Or…..can life have meaning by overcoming the world, through Jesus/Yahshua, before we even get to heaven?

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What do you think?

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