Dear Reader,
Welcome to the concluding part of this edition. In the previous edition, we examined avenues for locating the reason for existence. I opened you up to the fact that the discovery of your existence gives meaning to your life. Today, I shall be examining other guiding principles to living life meaningfully.
Let us examine these guiding principles:
Be sincere to yourself.Refuse to play the game of self-deceit. You are the principal actor in living a meaningful life. Therefore, to live a meaningful life, learn to seek and receive help in the area of your weakness. 1 Corinthians 10:12 says: Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. Meaningful life begins with you; don’t pretend to be super-strong when you are not.Examine your motives. Motive is defined as the reason for doing something. Motive is powerful and it is everything. No wonder 2 Corinthians 13:5 says: Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith: prove your own selves: know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? Whatever lifestyle you get yourself involved in, ask yourself if your motive is pure, right, righteous and godly. Impure motives will produce an impure lifestyle.Engage in constant evaluation.In evaluating your life, ask yourself if the lifestyle you are living is profitable, both to God and you. Is it adding anything to you or constantly sapping you? Is it leaving you refreshed and energised, or is it draining you? Any lifestyle you are into that keeps draining you is leading you to the grave faster than you thought. Examine your spiritual walk with God because any lifestyle that draws you backwards in your walk with God is not godly and does not deserve your consideration or attention.
To live a meaningful life, you must be born again, and you get born again by confessing your sins and accepting Christ as your Lord and personal Saviour. If you are ready for this new birth experience, please say this prayer of faith: Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today. I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself. Forgive me of my sins and cleanse me with Your Precious Blood. Deliver me from sin and satan to serve the Living God. From today, Lord Jesus, I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Thank You Jesus for saving me! Now, I am Born Again.
Congratulations! You are now born again and a child of God. He loves you and will never leave or forsake you. Read your Bible daily, obey God’s Word and seek Christian fellowship (John 14:21). With this, you are guaranteed all-round rest and peace, in Jesus’ name! Please write or call to share your testimonies with me through oyedepofaitha@gmail.com OR 08141320204 and 07026385437.
For more insight, these books, authored by me, are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian Bookstores: The Dignity of a Believer, Make Your Life Count and Salvation Way of Escape.
