1 John 15-17

Human beings are vulnerable creatures.. Yes... they posess vulnerable bodies... with vulnerable minds... that are easily shifted... Sometimes driving them to the brink of suicide..

If you think about it.. human beings might just be the only creatures on earth that consider suicide as an option.. Ever seen a dog committing suicide? Something to think about eh? Perhaps intelligence is indeed a double edged sword... it can empower men to do awesome things.. but yes.. to do the unthinkable as well...

What sets man apart from other beings is indeed their hollow core... It is entirely true that all humans possess a hollow core.... And this is not a romantic synonym for our gastrointestinal track... it is the spiritual core within us... It is the longing and desire to be loved... and completed.. This desire.. if not met adequately leads to some form of depression and longing... As well as we all attempt to hide it.. this emptiness within us... seem to envelop us in a helpless orb of connection to this world... As we long to fill the void with things of this world.. Love from man... Money.. Power.. Recognition... Awards.. Medals... All these things.. are nothing but shadows of what God can provide for us...

The reason why we are made empty is to become vessels of God's word and glory... that God might work through us... and in return.. our emptiness is filled.. our purpose fulfilled...

It is thus essential that all men constantly remind themselves of their purpose of existance... and it is not to milk life of all its pleasures.. but indeed as vessels of God to do God's work.. Yes.. it is in this delicate process that God blesses us with true contentment, peace, shalom and pleasure...

So the primary purpose of man should not be to fight and struggle to fill our void with the things of this world.. The primary purpose should be to avail yourself to do God's purpose for you and in the process... very naturally and accidentally... reap the joys and abundant blessings the Lord as set aside for you...

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world - the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the one who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 15-17)