What is the meaning of life? Pt 1

 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gen. 1: 26-27

Very few people go to the grave saying; I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 2 Timothy 4: 7-8 KJV. 

Can you beat your chest and say without a doubt in your heart that you are successful? As a matter of fact, most times when people want to die it is usually a death of regret. Some people leave this world smiling while a lot leave with tears in their eyes or with a heavy heart of sadness. Those who have the believe that they have lived a full and successful life, are very happy a lot of the times to leave this life. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. 2: 7 KJV. 

We must ask certain questions

1. Who am I? This is a question I have asked myself on a regular basis even as a young child. It is a question we must always ask ourselves
2. Why was I made or created?
3. What am I doing here?
4. What am I meant to achieve?
5. Where am I going from here?
6. Am I in the right place? 
7. Am I where I am supposed to be? (in terms of trajectory or in terms of location)

All these questions are important if anyone is going to put a meaning to his or her life. And get life in the right perspective and get meaning out of life.  We have become too concerned about personal earthly desires and simple aspirations. We need to look deeper than the surface of our life.  A lot of us are going after the things that are of this world. We are too focused on earthly things forgetting that one day all of us will die. It is never a long search to find a coffin for the burial/death of each person. This is why Jesus advised us to not worry about the things of the world.  Matthew 6: 31-33 KJV.

These questions are important and very critical to giving our life meaning, but a lot of us are going after things that should be coming after us. We have become too consumed with earthly desires not realizing that one day all of us will die.