Life

LIFE

First we need to understand what life really is and how it came into existence, then learn how to live it well.
Life is a gift from God. It is not an accident, neither is it a mistake. It is a purpose that needs to be fulfilled. God said to Jeremiah, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou comest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee...” (Jeremiah 1:5). God knew Jeremiah before his parents thought of having a baby. When God formed him in his mother’s womb, He then sanctified him to be His prophet at the appointed time. The same happens with every human being. God knew everyone of us before anyone else, He then formed and sanctified each one of us for different purposes. It took God’s intervention for every living being to be created, but it’s up to you to fulfil your purpose. It doesn’t matter one’s race, colour of the skin, country, parents, gender. You were born at this appointed time, in that family, of that race, in that country, the way you are, only to fulfil your purpose in life. Nobody made a choice of being given birth to, but we have reasons to live.

Life came into existence here on earth when God shared His life with humans whom He created from the dust. We see this in Genesis 2:7:
“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils  the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
After God created the heaven and the earth. He replenished the earth with grass, herb yielding seed, tree yielding fruit, and all the living creatures, both in water and those that creeps on earth. Everything in existence today was already created, but there was one thing that was not yet created. The human being. The creature with the same image of God. In other words, the look alike of God. As it is written in Genesis 1:26,
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepers upon the earth.”
This is how the special creature was created. Human beings were created with dominion over everything God created. Our existence came with a task unlike other creatures. That’s why God made us in His own image and breathed His life in us through the nostrils, so that we can run the earth in the right and orderly manner as He run the spiritual world. That’s how life came into existence. The preceding chapters will explain how best to live this God-given life.

Uncertainty of life.

Using the human mind, life is full of uncertainty. Life happens! That’s why it is strongly believed that life is a journey of uncertainty. Nobody really knows the future, unless it has been revealed to the individual by God. The Bible says, He knows the plans He has for  everyone’s life (Jeremiah 29:11).
A plan looks forward not backward. It focuses on the future not the past. God says ‘l know the plans l have for you'. This is proof that He knows everybody’s future. Through the Holy Spirit who resides in us and the Word of God, we are able to see the picture of what tomorrow will bring. He knows everything.

Though life is full of uncertainty, using our human minds, there is still need to plan for it. Planning gives a sense of direction; it helps one know what to do, how to do it and when to do it.

As we go through the journey of life, we must be conscious of the fact that challenges will come our way. That means, it’s not because one is a good or bad person, challenges come to everyone. Your response towards these challenges is what matters.
Are you going to cry when troubles come, or are you going to choose to find the  hidden opportunities within these challenges?
Are you going to complain and grumble, or are you going to think of solutions?
Every challenge that comes your way has a solution, so are you going to find the solution or are you going to sit back and watch it treat you anyhow?
To winners, challenges are promotions in disguise. They are bread to eat . In life, no challenge is too big to handle. Jesus never promised us a life without challenges. He too went through them when He was on earth. What He promised us is victory in every way: left, right and center. That’s why the Bible says “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us”. (Romans 8:37).
This  is the reason why we shouldn’t cry when faced with different challenges, but rather rejoice for the victory is ours in the end. (James 1:2). We only need to follow the right course.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (Good news Bible) says,
“Every test that you experience is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.”
From the scripture above, it is clear that there is no challenge considered new under the sun. Somebody somewhere went through or is actually going through the same pain. Besides not being new, it will never be beyond your power to remain firm.
When you seek the right solutions to life’s challenges, the end is certain; you will be on the winning side. These solutions aren’t the kind human beings, be it the government or parents can give you. They are found in the Word of God.