Do you have questions about your life? (Kamloops Life magazine)
Life
is full of questions. Some are simple to answer. What
am I going to eat for dinner? Where did I park my car?
Others are, well, more challenging.
Do you have questions about life? At some point everyone
asks "What's the purpose of my life" or "What
happens when I die" or "Who is God anyways?"
If you've asked these questions and haven't found satisfying
answers yet, then we welcome you to get together and
discuss these questions with others in Kamloops in a
class called Alpha. New courses are beginning soon.
Click here for more info
about Alpha in Kamloops
or click on the following links to dig deeper into
your questions now:
What's
my purpose in life?
How
can I find peace?
What
about my past mistakes?
Can
I really change my life?
Frequently
asked Questions about God and Christianity
Why does God allow pain and suffering?
You can look for these answers in many places--newspaper
columns, friends' advice or new-age philosophies.
But have you considered how Jesus could answer these
questions for you? As the world's most significant
person, he can do what no one else can--give you peace,
purpose and power to change.
How
can I find purpose in my life?
Imagine for a moment that you're building a house.
You hire a building contractor, but he never consults
the blueprints drawn up by your architect, your designer.
He works without a plan. An unwise move--because the
contractor needs to know where to lay the foundation,
erect the walls and place the windows. Only then will
the home look the way it was intended.
The same can be said of life. How can we try to build
our life without first consulting the great architect
of life, the one who created us for a wonderful purpose?
The Bible says, "
We know that God causes everything
to work together for the good of those who love God
and are called according to his purpose for them"
(Romans 8:28).
Furthermore, there is more to be gained by living
according to God's plan. True fulfilment and meaning
in life is found in God. That's why the philosopher
St. Augustine said centuries ago, "
You have made
us for yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless
until they find their rest in you."
By asking Jesus--God's son--to be the biggest part
of your life, you will discover the very purpose for
which God created you. There is no thing and no one
else who can do this--no religion, no philosophy,
no person. Just Jesus. He said of himself, "
I am
the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me" (John 14:6).
So,
how can I find peace?
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