The Answer to an Unstable Life
A patient in her twenties was lying in a hospital bed. For the last few years she had had a variety of medical problems although she had been successful in starting up her own business. She said to a visitor,
“My life’s in a mess. Everything is so unstable. I don’t know where I am going.”
Are there answers for such a question and if so where can they be found?
The man who sat next to me in a fast train in China started chatting. He wanted to know what I was doing in his country – was I just a tourist or here for a purpose. My response surprised him,
“I have come to remind people that all faiths whether religious, social or political must be evidence based. Too often people’s belief’s come largely from their family or environment.”
He replied,
“That’s very interesting! I’ve been brought up as an atheist but it does leave me with big problems such as what is ultimately the purpose of my life, why do I mess up my life by making stupid decisions and why do I feel guilty over things I have done wrong. I wish I had a faith that could stand up to investigation. I get blown around all over the place because I have no firm convictions about life. Where do you think the answers lie?”
What a joy it was to be able to explain that stability in life comes from a stable! I explained that I had become a Christian when at university when I was convinced that Jesus, a child born to poor parents in a stable, must be the person he claimed to be – the one and only Son of God who had entered this world to resolve mankind’s deepest problems. The rebellion against God that cuts us off from his presence has been forgiven by Jesus’ death on the Cross. He has taken the penalty for us if we accept it.
We went on to discuss the evidence that Jesus is the chosen king of God. He is prophesied about so clearly in the Jewish Scriptures, he claimed to be God, he performed extraordinary miracles which his enemies confirmed, he rose from the dead after three days and so convinced his disciples that they were willing to die on his behalf. Jesus’ teaching answers the deepest questions in life and following him does change peoples’ lives for good. Such evidence confirms Christian faith is evidence-based truth.
Stability in life comes when we base our lives on the rock of God’s truth – the fact that the child born in a stable over 2000 years ago really is God’s one and only Son and that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
The book ‘Cure for Life’, was written for those who are looking for answers to the biggest questions in life discusses the evidence and what Jesus teaches. It can be obtained through this website.
