Enjoy life

It's obvious that we were created to enjoy life. Why else are we, in general, equipped with such awesome senses? We have the ability to hear, which enables us to communicate with each other and to enjoy things like music, from groovy bass lines to stunning melodies. Or what to think about the gift of sight? To be able to watch everything in full color and to see the riches of nature.

And primary needs in life, like eating and drinking, are a lot nicer to take care off since we can taste. Which is the reason that we can appreciate (good) food and cooking. Besides that we also received the gift of smell and of touch. And through this wonderful connection between our body and soul those senses will feed our emotions and mind.

Still we won’t find true satisfaction if we only live for ourselves and that our only goal is to have fun. The phrase 'caring is sharing' comes to mind, if we care to have a meaningful life then we need to share as well. It's like what Jesus once said: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Of course we can spent time and money for our own benefits, that's fine, but it's good to also think about people that are needy. Others Maybe you can start sponsoring a child or reach out to a person that is lonely. Nobody can help everyone, but wouldn't it be great if you can help at least one person to get a better life? And what if the roles were reversed, wouldn't you be grateful when someone reached out to help you? Few things lead to such a feeling of satisfaction as sharing and being meaningful to others.

By the way Jesus did not only commanded to love others as you love yourself, but to love them like he has loved us (John chapter 13 verse 34). There is no doubt that he is the most influential person of all time in the history of mankind. We can learn more about him and his life by reading and studying the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the first four chapters of the New Testament in the Bible. Now Jesus was not only human, but he is also God the Son. You could say God as a human being. So as the creator of life, he knew, and still knows, how to live and enjoy life to the fullest!

Broken relation The reason that he entered into his own creation, was not primarily to enjoy life, but to come and restore what we had lost: a good relationship with God the Father. This relation was broken because we were unfaithful and disobedient to God, not willing to listen to him and to do his will (this is what the Bible refers to as "sin"). By our own doing we were cut off from the source of life and goodness, and instead death and evil entered into our world and lives. This is not God's will, and that's why he came to us, like the famous verse 16 from John chapter 3 mentions: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. God cared so much about us, that he was willing to share everything with us.

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