OMTL Day 16 Star Power

Today’s chapter talks about God being the creator of the universe verses the theory that it all just happened.  If God did create the universe and if He did in fact have a plan for all this, then why did He create me, what is my purpose for being here?

In the book today it talks about when you look at the complexities of creation here on this earth it’s very evident that Some one is behind it all.  There are so many stars and galaxies and then the seasons and a snow flake and people with the ability to communicate, love, feel and learn.  How could all that just happen? I like what it said according to Edwin Conklin, a professor of Biology at Princeton, “The probability of life originating from an accident is comparable to the probability of a dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing factory.”  If there were no creator, then we’re just all here by accident, how can there be purpose in life?  We would basically just be a curious, self-aware kind of animal. 

I believe with all my heart that God created this universe and He has a reason and a plan for everything, and I certainly think that it is all far beyond my comprehension.  I do believe also that just as certain as there is a Creator; there is one who wants to destroy us as well.  The Bible says he (Satan) came to steal, kill and destroy.  Satan tries to convince us that we aren’t worthy, good enough or valuable enough to do anything or become anything that God has planned for us.  The problem is so often we believe him.  I love when the book OMTL, gives the example of The Lion King movie, when Simba has forgotten that he is the one true child of the king.  It’s so easy to forget who created us.  He has all the power in the universe and we are like the kid trying to remove a huge rock out of the sand box, when dad is standing right there with a shovel, ready to take care of it, if we would just ask. 

The more we learn about God and the closer we draw to Him the more He will reveal to us what our purpose is.  I just can’t believe that He made all this, sent His Son to die for us, is preparing Heaven for us and He wants us to be miserable in life.  I do believe He wants us to know our purpose and to live in a way that pleasing to Him will bring us a lot of happiness and peace while we are here.