Growing in the Lord & Walking in the Spirit

 Wow, what a wonder.  Thank you, God, for the people You have placed in my life. Thank You for the influence they have played on my life, and please help me to be a good influence on them. Please help me to be a shining light for You, as You have allowed them to be for me.  Thank You, Lord, for my family who is always there for me. Thank you for loving parents who are able to firmly point out when I am living in sin, but still love me and forgive me once I admit that I was in the wrong. Thank You for allowing them to be by my side as I work, through Your strength alone, to make recompense for the mistakes that I have made. Thank You for providing for them so they could provide for me during my years living with them, and even now in college. Though I am far away from them, I know that you still care for them as much as You ever have. Thank you.  Thank You, Lord, for my extended family. For Aunts and Uncles, cousins, and grandparents who love me and care for me as wel...

"What is the meaning of life?" is a common question that most people have heard by the time they are adults, if not long before. It was one of the frequent questions a deep thinker would go to. There are so many different answers that can all stem from the same root. So many different philosophies or worldviews give different answers. Even religions have come up with simple or extravagant answers to this question. Yet, it is often not as simple as it seems. There are much more questions and inquiries lying beneath the surface. The answer to this question will bring many more questions to the surface. So, what is the correct answer? What does that mean about the other questions that might form from this debate?  I believe that the first step towards understanding your individual meaning of life is to evaluate your worldview to understand where you get your ideas and how this impacts the way you live your life. For example, if all of the information you gained was from a close ...