Everything is Meaningless

Everything is Meaningless

As you know, last week I was in Baltimore, Maryland with our wonderful youth. I was reminded of so many things about God and about our daily struggle against the forces of darkness. There were countless stories of men and women who were seeking the things of this world and eventually ended up being disappointed by what they were seeking. They would agree with the author of Ecclesiastes when he wrote “Meaningless! Meaningless! Utterly Meaningless! Everything is meaningless (Ecc. 1:2)”. They know what it is like to work and work and then at the end of the day, gain nothing. There was one story that I will remember for a long time. The man’s name is Kenny. Kenny was a successful mechanical engineer. He, in the world’s eye, had everything going for him, but he was still missing something. He found himself at a point in day to day life where the disappointments and toils left him seeking other things to satisfy the emptiness in his heart. These things were leaving him even emptier. He ended up losing it all and coming to the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore, Maryland. It was there that he found what was missing in his life. He realized at that point that everything in his life was meaningless and void without a relationship with Jesus Christ. He eventually turned his life over to Christ and is now in a leadership role at the Mission.

Maybe you or someone you know is in that same boat. You may not literally be at the lowest place in your life where you need the help of a shelter, but you may be looking at life and thinking it is meaningless. I think even Christians can get to this place. You may be working and striving in your job and see no point. You may be at home with your children and wonder what good you are doing. You may, as Peter did, not have your eyes on Jesus. It is time, Christian, to refocus on the One who gives our life meaning. Return your focus back to Christ. It is in a growing relationship with God that you will find purpose and meaning. Kenny, a successful engineer, found meaning in Jesus and now volunteers at a homeless shelter. What will it take for you to refocus?

Aaron Hodges