Finding Purpose Beyond Rationalistic Materialism

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When people abandon the idea that there is more than matter and energy behind the physics, chemistry, and biology of the universe, they lose their way. It’s hard to have good mental health when people see no meaning to their existence. Rational materialism is irrational. It teaches that nothing produced everything.

Seeing life from a purely naturalistic perspective produces purposelessness — a life with no reason for existence. A materialistic world view offers nothing to overcome the deep sense of meaninglessness that many people feel. Rationalistic Western civilization uses entertainment, drugs, and alcohol as the opium of the people to distract them from the hopelessness they face under the materialistic world view.

Hopelessness happens when we fail to let the glorious grandeur, wonder, and design of the material universe keep our heart overflowing with awe and appreciation, for the one who created it. Materialism offers people no inner peace. Only something non-material can do that.

I’m always inspired and hopeful and filled with a great sense of purpose and meaning. Christ in me truly is the hope of glory! Because of an acute awareness of the presence, power, and love of the living Jesus, I have incredible meaning and purpose in my life.

The mystery of life’s meaning and purpose is revealed trough the risen Jesus. Behold the Lamb of God!

Jesus is my lifejacket.
When I fall off the boat
He keeps me afloat.