Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6

 

The search for meaning is as old as humanity.

In 1943, Viktor Frankl, an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, was sent to a Nazi concentration camp. There, amidst unimaginable suffering, he discovered something remarkable. Frankl later wrote, “Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear with almost any ‘how.'”[1]

Today, people across the world are still searching for meaning. We live in a time of constant change, where economic, political, and personal struggles can leave us asking, “Why am I here? What’s the point of all this?”

Thousands of years earlier, a king named Solomon also wrestled with life’s purpose. He wrote, “Everything is meaningless—completely meaningless!” (Ecclesiastes 1:2). Despite his wealth and wisdom, Solomon found that life without God lacked real significance.

Here’s hope: Jesus comes to us saying, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). In Him, we find our ‘why.’ One new follower of Jesus described meeting God at a time when she felt so purposeless she didn’t want to live. That day Jesus appeared to her in a vision saying, “You are mine.”

The woman shared that those words answered her every question! Today, she’s sharing the message of Jesus’s love with those who have never heard. When we align ourselves with God’s purpose, we’re no longer tossed by waves of uncertainty. We become anchored in a love and mission far greater than ourselves.

What are you living for? Is it something that will last beyond this life? Jesus invites you to find meaning in Him—a meaning that doesn’t fade with time or circumstance, but only grows deeper.

[1] Frankl, Viktor E. Man’s Search for Meaning. Beacon Press, 2006.