Continue Add Meaning to Your Life Permanently

Many scientists are devoted to studying the universe, but they still feel empty, finding no lasting meaning.  For instance, physicist Steven Weinberg wrote:  "The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless."  Regarding astronomer Alan Dressler's view, Science magazine said:  "When your researcher say cosmology reveals the 'mind" or 'handwriting' of God, they are ascribing to the  divine what ultimately may be the lesser aspect of the universe-its physical structure."  Dressler indicated that what is of greater import is the meaning of human existence.  He noted:  "People have given up the old belief that humanity is at the physical center of the [physical] universe, but must come back to believing we are at the center of meaning."

Clearly, each of us should be intensely interested in what our existence  means. Just admitting that the Creator, or Master Designer, exists and that we are dependent on him may not give our lives meaning.  That is particularly so because life seems short. Many have come to feel as did King Macbeth in one of William Shakespeare's plays.
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player 'That struts and frets his long hours upon the stage And Then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing." -Macbeth, Act V, Scene V. 
People around the globe can relate to those words: but when they personally face a severe crisis, they still might cry out to God for help. Elihu, a wise man of long ago, observed: "Because of the multitude of oppressions they keep calling for aid; they keep crying for help . . .And yet no one has said, "Where is God my Grand Maker?' .  .  . He is the One teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, and he makes us wiser than even the flying creatures of the heavens." -Job 35:9, 11. 

Elihu's words underscore that we humans are not the center of the meaning. Our Grand Creator is that center, and any real meaning to our existence logically involves him and depends upon him. To find such meaning and the deep satisfaction it brings, we need to come to know the Creator and bring our lives into harmony with his will. 

Next time: Add Meaning to Your Life Permanently - Turning to the Creator

From the book: Is There a Creator That Cares About You?