Bible verse why am i here

After all, isn't that the American dream? It wasn't for Sanders. Like others, he found those pursuits to be empty, temporary, and meaningless.

And he is not alone. Every day we go off to work only to return to eat and sleep. We are running in circles but going no where. And this existence forces us to ask, "Why am I here? God's Word reveals His plan for our lives. According to Psalm , God knows: [1] The beginning of your life; [2] The length of your life; and [3] The plan for your life.

In Ecclesiastes 12 we see now God's word guides us. As we study God's Word we learn that we can know God's will - in that way it motivates us. If you study His word you discover two aspects of God's will: [1] His general will for all people and [2] His specific will for you. The truth is a stabilizing force in our lives. If you discover God's plan and you are doing it to the best of your ability, then you can weather all of life's hardship as if you're nailed down.

Maybe we can learn from the conversation between a canary in a cage and a lark on the window sill. The lark looked in at the canary and asked, "What is your Purpose?

The lark pressed, "What for? The canary explained, "Because when I sing I get more seed. Perhaps we can learn from that lark. And the truth will set us free from a meaningless existence. Instead of seeking God's plan for our lives, we often pursue substitutes to add meaning to our lives. Although some of these pursuits are not all bad in and of themselves, these pursuits are "empty. We have rightly elevated higher learning in our culture.

But knowledge does not make a person better in a moral sense. What's more, some people spend their lives gaining facts while failing to grasp and apply the truth. Paul, a brilliant thinker, wrote that some are "Ever learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth". This substitute would include the search for happiness or the pursuit of hedonistic pleasure. Our culture has an unhealthy obsession with pleasure.

We say, "Entertain me, thrill me, and stimulate me. We, especially men, have defined ourselves by our work. Unfortunately, if we lose our job or retire we diminish our sense of meaning. So the Lord called Samuel a third time. Here I am : witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken?

So Saul said, "Tell me what you have done. Here I am , I must die. And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am , my lord. When he turned to look behind him, he saw me, and called to me. Here I am , intending to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh promised to my father David, saying, 'Your son, whom I will set in your place on your throne, shall build the house for my name.

After David had settled down to live in his palace, he spoke with the prophet Nathan. If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! Then I said, " Here I am! I have come! In the scroll of the book it is written about me. But the Lord is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock w here I am safe.

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:Who should I send? Who will go for Us? I said: Here I am. Send me. Come ye near to me, hear ye this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret. From the time that it was, t here I am. Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly;.

In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? Is there any place in heaven or earth w here I am not? As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right. And the Lord said, Even so the children of Israel will have unclean bread for their food among the nations w here I am driving them.

So you must be wise like serpents, and guileless like doves. For where two or three are gathered in My name [meeting together as My followers], I am there among them. And Mary said, " Here I am , the Lord's slave-girl; let it happen to me according to what you say. He said to them, "Go and say to that fox, ' Here I am , driving out demons and performing cures, today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be through.

And you shall say to the owner of the house 'The Teacher says to you--Where is the room w here I am to eat the Passover with my disciples? And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,. Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith.

And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken?

Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.