We, too, are creators empowered by God we are called to be creative and to work on this earth. He had the ability to see from beginning to end, and He made His vision reality. Genesis 1:1 gives us a powerful image of the Creator who created the heavens and the earth. Understanding His character helps us see ourselves as made in His image. Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created human beings in his own image.” Identifying ourselves with God is awfully difficult to do if we have not explored the character of God first. To do that, we must connect with the Creator - that is to identify ourselves as made in the image of God. If the meaning of life is to connect with purpose, we must connect with our source. The Purpose and Meaning of Life: Seeing Ourselves in God We have this intrinsic, burning desire to know what we are made to do, but before can get on board, we need to understand why we are here. The meaning of life is connecting with the purpose of life. If we break this down further, what we are really looking for when we seek out the answer to this is our identity and purpose. We seek to answer this question: What is the meaning of life? We are looking for what life is made up of and what it means for us. That’s because we aren’t looking for the shell of what life is. Oddly enough, a textbook definition like the above actually has the opposite effect of what we are looking for in these times. If only it was this easy, right? Typically when we search for the meaning of life, we are searching from a painful and isolated place.

The existence of an individual human being or animal. The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.Ģ. The textbook definition of “life” is written as:ġ. Is it about our contributions or our children? That must be at least a part of it. Is a good life defined by accomplishments or possessions? Surely not.