Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7, NKJV).
I asked myself what the purpose of life is: where do I belong? How I am going to find the answer? And who will be able to answer the question?
I went about my normal life not knowing, seeking but not finding, asking, but no answer, knocking but no door opening.
I walked from place to place seeking the truth about myself, about life and, asking others the question, received answers that did not feel right. I felt like it was not the truth. I walked away feeling empty, lost, lonely and confused.
As years went by, still not knowing the truth, I still had no-one to answer my question.
“All things, whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believe, you shall receive” (Matthew 21:22).
One day I turned and standing beside me was a Man, a Man of pure beauty, a Man of light, a Man of peace, a Man of forgiveness and a Man of love.
I asked, “Who are You?” He said “I am the One.”
“I have been walking beside you for the whole of your life, I heard your cries, felt your pain and heard your question. I answered but you did not hear me.”
“Can I ask my question again and this time I am listening?”
“Yes, I will answer,” the Man of light replied.
“What is the purpose of my life, where am I going and where do I belong?”
“Follow Me, I will give you peace and unconditional love, you are forgiven for all your sin, I will make you a fisher of men, I will comfort you and I will never leave you.”
I did not need to question what the Man of light said. I got up and followed him.
That day my question was answered.
I now know my purpose, where I belong and I am never alone.
I now realise that the Man of light walked away from His flock to find me, to come looking for me. He was not going to stop looking for me until He found me and brought me home. He was willing to walk beside me until that day I was ready to see and hear Him.
I now walk in light, peace, love and I am forgiven. No matter what happens in my life, I know Jesus is there with me, always has been and always will be.
Do you feel that you are lost, afraid and alone, you don’t know what your purpose in life is, you don’t know what the truth is, and you don’t know who to trust or what to believe because there is so much false truth out there?
Let me introduce you to the truth: Jesus is the way, the truth and the light. Jesus is already with you. He is right beside you. He walked away from His flock to find you and only you.
He gave His life for you; won’t you give your life to Him today?
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30, NKJV).
Catherine Hallmark is part of the Adventist Media Literature Ministry in Warburton, Victoria.
