“What is the meaning of life?” There are 384 million results on Google! A lot of people are keen to know the answer to this question. Here’s mine:
In my mind, the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes is almost 12 chapters of debate and dialogue, contemplation and questioning, observation and agonising over a life not necessarily well lived. While Solomon had it all from the moment of birth to the moment of death, he discovered that all that he had did not give his life meaning. He had it all. 
He had a royal heritage, no lack of money or prestige. He lived his entire life in the extreme comfort of a palace with any number of servants. As an adult, he had hundreds of wives, many concubines and an unknown number of children. Through it all, he tried to find the significance of his life and at the end of it, when it is believed he penned the words of Ecclesiastes, he ticks off all his achievements and finds all of it ‘meaningless.’
Solomon did not follow God all his life. He strayed from God’s way. He was believed to be the wisest man on earth, yet he made some foolish choices and had to pay the consequences – finding little satisfaction in the decisions he made.
After writing a lengthy pessimistic diatribe, Solomon ends with 2 verses of what he really knew to be true. I believe this is a synopsis of the meaning of life:
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments,for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
In short, what I believe the meaning of life to be is to fear (revere) God and live a Bible-based life.
That’s from the Old Testament.
In the New Testament, Jesus confirms this meaning of life with the following words:
Matthew 6:33
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
This belief system, which I try and embrace, strips away layers and layers of the skins we wear to get to the real core of why we exist. Regardless of what we own – the amount of money in the bank, the size of the houses in 
which we live, the prestige of our positions in life, whether we are presidents or paupers – all of that, at the end of our lives, truth be told, will account for nothing.
It is an amazing thing that when our lives are over and we breath our last, the most important thing that we could ever have done during our fleeting time on earth is to revere God, seek Him first, follow His commandments.
Everything else takes place ‘under the sun.’ When we tap into our spiritual side and connect with our Creator, those activities take us to a realm outside of under the sun – to an eternal place where we will continue to thrive once our earthly life is over.
Our relationship with God is never-ending.
It’s not about here and now.
The best is yet to come.
Trust is a must. Put God first. Enjoy life.
Keep the smile going!
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂