God put us here to make a difference. Jesus confirmed this with these words, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16). That one verse encapsulates why there are people—to shine, doing good works and glorifying God—and it is an active process as we live out our lives in the world before God in such a way that people see the goodness of our lives and acknowledge God as the source of that goodness.
