It is obvious we are dependent beings. We see this demonstrated on a daily basis . We must have food, air, water and shelter to remain alive. If any one of these are not available we will perish physically.
We are also dependent beings spiritually and emotionally. This is evidenced by our constant need and ongoing attempt to find a sense of value, purpose and meaning.
Why is this significant?
*This shows we must have/need meaning otherwise why the constant seeking of it.
*It also shows our attempts atacquiring it on our own, independent of God, are inadequate.
Our constant focus on self instead of God is the result andindication of our rebellion to this dependence/design.
God is the source of love, life and all things, we are not. Weare designed to be consciously and deliberately connected with him and nothing else as our source for true, lasting meaning.
*This shows we must have/need meaning otherwise why the constant seeking of it.
*It also shows our attempts at
Our constant focus on self instead of God is the result and
God is the source of love, life and all things, we are not. We
And if he is, to think we can find life outside and apart from him is harmful in the greatest possible way. It is like being on a road you hope and believe leads to the best possible destination when its doing exactly the opposite. It is the ultimate deception that leads to our greatest harm.
When we rebel from our design of finding true life in, through and from our Creator, we are in a *deep and constant state of pain/feeling worthless, without lasting meaning and purpose. We unsuccessfully seek to fill this void without God, when only God alone can fill it.
The good news is in His kindness, God made a way to restore and reconnect us, if we will receive his offer i.e. stop our rebellion (distrust) and start trusting him.
If we refuse his offer to reconnect-unite and find true life in him we remain in our state of pain-feeling worthless without lasting meaning and purpose. This leads ultimately to our greatest harm, not to mention dishonoring to God.
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*we are often not fully aware of our painful longing for meaning-purpose-value untilwe are pressed beyond our natural ability to cope i.e. when using whatever it is we use and depend on to find meaning, independent of God - our true source - is no longer possible.
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*we are often not fully aware of our painful longing for meaning-purpose-value until
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