Monday, June 15, 2009
Reason

A couple days ago, a friend called me up and asked for a favour. She wanted me to listen to her presentation to practise for the real thing the next day. She came up with a whole complicated talk. One thing jumped out at me. It was the clearest thing in the whole complicated explanation. She asked me this question. "Have you ever wondered why you're on this earth? Why were we born on earth?"

She answered that question herself. "We must have a purpose since we're here." I told her I had an answer to that question too. I could tell she was a little taken aback. I guess it was a normal response. I mean, how many people can tell you they have a definite answer for a question that difficult and uncertain. Everyone tries to find an answer. Some people search all their lives and never concur.

Many of us spend our whole lives asking that question. And many say that they have found their answers. Some live for their family; their friends; in short, they live for others. Were we put on this earth to live for other people; to make them happy? Is that our purpose? Some may say that they don't know why they're here. Some wouldn't want to be here if they could choose.

I feel sad when I hear or get to know of people wanting to end their lives. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what they're losing. God gave them something precious but they don't understand. I was just surfing a website about a little girl. She's got cancer and in order to get the best survival rate, she has to go to New York for treatment. Only problem is, her mom can't afford it. So right now, she is desperately sourcing for donations to save her daughter. She says she has never felt so humbled in her entire life.

Juxtapose this. While someone can try so hard to save a life, others simply live a "meaningless" life as they call it and try to end it all. I'm sure my Father didn't bring all of us here to just die. My friend was right about all of us having a purpose on earth.

I believe I am here on this earth to honour Him. To live for Him. In these two sentences, my whole word is expressed and summarised. In everything I do. And since I know he brought me here for a purpose, I'm sure he makes things happen for a reason too. Everything I go through, is simply to make me stronger and a better person. It's because of this, that I know that a little girl is not suffering for nothing. Her mom is not put through this ordeal for nothing. He has a plan; and I believe Him for it.

When you feel like you have no purpose and feel so unwanted and tortured on this earth, won't you just trust in Him for you? After all, He is God; and God can do all things.

Goodnight!