You got what you wanted... now what?

 

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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How many people have no time for religion, Jesus, church or anything of that matter… so many times the attitude is Hey thats fine for you, but right now what I really need is a job.

 

You might say… hey Im glad you are into Jesus, but right now I gotta know wether to marry Lisa or Nancy, Wether to go to college or a trade school, wether or not to buy a house or keep renting… or should I trust my father in law or not…

Ok so lets magically say that I can answer all of those correctly. Mary Nancy, Go to trade school, keep renting for a few years, DO NOT TRUST YOUR FATHER IN LAW. THERE… so now what… no, really now what? You have the answers and life seems less complicated.. but now what? You are still empty, searching, looking… so who cares if you have the answers but don’t know the test giver?

 

Listen to these nimrods! 

The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.” ―Arnold Schwarzenegger.

 

 

“Whatever we are, whatever we make of ourselves, is all we will ever have—and that, in its profound simplicity, is the meaning of life.” ―Philip Appleman

 

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ―The Dalai Lama

 

 

Hey you took the course, you made the grade, you got the house and the career, the woman of your dreams, the lambo’ and the sick cottage out in the woods of Montana, the killer high rise apartment and the friends in high places. You are the best at your field, the top athlete, the best musician, the smartest and most looked up to…. and so now what? 

 

 

Hey you got a hole in your pants… 

Hey you got a hole in your soul… everybody’s born with 1

You cannot fill the hole inside of you with anything other than the perfect match… close enough isn’t good enough, almost is still empty and more and more won’t work either. You have to find the exact match for that hole in your life… and that exact match is Jesus.

 

He is the way the truth and the life. 

We are all looking for the way… what should I do in my life, relationships, investments, with my talents… He is the way… he will guide you

He is the truth… no one wants to feel gullible or fooled. But how many die with all the toys and still feel duped… like this is not what life is about. Freddy Mercury of the band Queen at the end of his life admitted to having it all and still feeling lonely and empty. and I can share a 1000 more people who had it all and said the same thing. But Jesus is the truth. YOu will never feel duped living for Jesus. 

He is the life. He gives so much passion, purpose and Zoe… life abundant that it makes anything and everything the best.

What is life ultimately about? the meaning of life? it is to KNOW God and make him known. 

Yes, I am a pastor, but I am also a personal trainer, a business owner and an entrepreneur and more, but in all of these my fulfillment comes from knowing my purpose- knowing God and making him known in all of these. 

My last thought… there may be someone who stumbles on this podcast and says…yeah I tried Jesus… but it didn’t work for me. My guess is you either tried Religion.. and tried to keep rules hoping to find meaning… when it really is about a relationship… so try that instead. OR you thought by “being” a Christian you would have the secret formula for all you ever wanted, dreamed or desired…and when life went sour, your wife left you, your business failed, your kid got on drugs… you thought, well this Jesus stuff doesn’t work. Again, he is not a life coach or a steroid to get you what you want - rather he is God who wants you to know him and serve him… not your wants.

and believe it or not- that is true fulfillment and truly the meaning of life.