On Purpose:

Here is a article for connecting with a goal of God and others, I thought you might be interested  in ...where do you and I find our Purpose,our Reason for being here on this planet?

Click or tap on link below

link On Purpose.

(by Digital Anvil joined in respect with the website: Glorify.com.)

NB:I recommend following the above link to determine the means of that universally sought- after aim or goal-- purpose!

Life: The Big 3-- Follow- Up!

Life: The Big 3- follow- up.

(Digital Anvil takes another unprecedented step. See below.)

To follow up the previous post: Life: The Big 3, in which Cindy reflectively mused...

I add my additional thought in which an unknown commentator gave the following...

"One of the values of Scripture is that it has an answer to every human problem, of whatever kind, era, dimension or significance." 

 It is true that not all the church problems of the 1st centurv are identical to the problems of the church in the 21st  century. But even though the problems change, God's principles stand sure,-timeless statements of biblical truth that are just as applicable today as they were in ancient days two thousand years ago! 

Prove that to yourself by asking "have you read some of Bible and if so 

 what insight have you gained from reading the manual for life? Since you have gained insight once then surely as the sun rises each day,you shall gain insight again

( by Digital Anvil )

Thanks for your thoughtful and concise comment,Cindy, and may Our God who you seek provide the Light in the (temporary) darkness while you faithfully wait. Know that God shall reach down to You. Your questions prompt His answers. Sometimes you have to faithfully continue while God moves heaven and earth,to solve your issues/ questions/ events/ tasks in His timing. Thank Him before you receive Your answers!

Blessings and favour for this year!

Living Longer?

Living Longer

At the end of the 1800s, a 60-year-old was considered to be “near death’s door.” One hundred years later, in the 21st century, a 60-year-old is barely old enough to retire. Our life expectancy continues to increase, and even better, we are staying healthier for longer. In later years, we can actually expect to live more active, engaged lives.

It seems to me, though, that there is little point in extending the length of our lives if we don’t also extend the quality of our lives. I don’t just mean health and wealth, but relationships, purpose, and significance. What would be the point of living longer if it only extends a sad or empty existence?

My hope is that we all have long lives, but I also hope that we find a reason to live. Take some time to reflect on the God who created us to know Him. Explore faith, which gives life meaning and a reason to live longer.

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Many thanks to Karl Faase for this daily-reading.

(Ageed: Digital Anvil)

Life: The Big 3.

Life,for many, rests on

three major assumptions:

 1. Life always has meaning. Life has meaning under all circumstances and

-at all times. There is something instinctive in the human being that leads us to want

preserve life. both for ourselves and also for those whose lives we see to be in danger. Moral,spiritual and existential danger.

Many insist on the meaning of life as a reality.

2. The greatest desire of the human being is to find meaning.

Since we have been on this earth, human beings have grappled with fundamental questions such as Why am I here? How should I live,given that i must die? Where and with Whom do I find answers?

Is there something beyond just my own existence, an overarching meaning to life itself?

Life as a journey does  provide answers. We recognise that each person must grapple

with and find answers to these big questions.

3. Human beings have freedom of choice. The human being always has

the capacity to make a choice, to take a stand. We have the capacity to choose

meaningful directions in our life and something within us  ( conscience) will make us uncomfortable

with choosing anything else in the longer term.

A summary of life's 3 major assumptions.

Meaning.

Search.

Choice.

( by Digital Anvil)

An A-muse -ment.

Could granite and marble find a soulmate with warmth like the fun of the beach and the sun?

Or can love dressed in black seem other than darkness taking a nap?

Would dreams split like atoms creating fission because it seemed a fashion?

When life tracks grime on your journey,healing does not just come on a gurney?

A home,a place away from the rat-race. White rushes to and fro,who said life meant accepting a nefarious  rainbow?

Colour meant  status while someone else held black and white in stasis!

( by Digital Anvil)

J.K.Rowling: A Hollow Success?

J.K. Rowling has publicly stated that she identifies as a Christian. She has also been clear that her beliefs do not always fit neatly into modern evangelical categories. Yet what makes her story compelling is not how she labels herself—but what she admits success could not do.

Rowling became one of the most successful authors in history. Global fame. Massive wealth. Cultural influence on a scale few humans ever experience. If achievement could satisfy the soul, her life should have been overflowing with meaning.

It wasn’t.

In her widely cited Harvard commencement speech, Rowling acknowledged that success did not answer life’s deepest questions. Reaching the top stripped away illusions—but it did not give purpose. Money removed certain fears but introduced others. Applause did not tell her who she was when everything went quiet.

What shaped her most was not winning. It was failure. Hardship. Responsibility. And the confrontation with what truly matters when titles, praise, and comfort are gone.

That confession aligns precisely with Scripture.

The Bible never promises fulfillment through achievement. It warns against it. When success becomes the anchor, the soul drifts. When identity is built on accomplishment, it collapses under pressure. Wealth and recognition can magnify a life—but they cannot define it.

Rowling’s values—particularly around truth, conscience, and moral responsibility—often align more closely with conservative convictions than with the cultural tide that now demands affirmation over reality. And whether intentionally or not, her words echo a biblical principle that transcends denomination: meaning is not found in self-fulfillment, but in something deeper than self.

You can reach the top and still feel hollow. Scripture has said this long before modern culture tried to deny it. Rowling didn’t preach a sermon—but her honesty confirms one. #christian

( Extracted from Internet and agreed with by Digital Anvil )

Could you confirm its values? Are you wiser than this? Or has it broken your aims by a camel's straw? Comment at will.

From Socrates to God

 

From Socrates (thinking) to God (trusting )

 

Socrates once stated, “An unexamined life is not worth living.” We would add, “An unexamined faith is not worth trusting.” Faith means trust in or reliance on someone or something. 

An expanded definition might be that faith is confident trust in what you have good reason to believe. Faith is trust in someone that changes you. And we all exercise faith. Even the act of thinking requires faith that our reason is reliable and our thoughts actually correspond to reality outside of ourselves.

 

( adapted by Digital Anvil)