Your Life is Meaningful

I would like to share something that came to mind while I was listening to a particular song that piqued my interest. It was about a particular man, but I didn't know who that man was since his name was never revealed. But there were clues in the lyrics as to who it was, saying he was a man who aimed for the stars, but was met with criticism in his efforts. Perseverance drove that man to the things he later accomplished. Later I came about to watching a documentary about a man who fit the details in the song, and, plugging in the similarities, I discovered who it was. It was about Robert Goddard, father of modern rocketry, though during most of his life, he was not recognized for much. But he had a vision, to design a rocket that would travel to space (which was ludicrous at the time since air flight was a recent technological breakthrough).

Despite public criticism, he persevered and worked hard to achieve the results he desired. In the end he succeeded in building a rocket that achieved an altitude no device had ever reached before, and so he was recognized. His work paved the way for future technologies that would allow people to fly to space.

The thought here is that this man didn't have a belt of accomplishments, he is mainly recognized for this one thing. But he worked hard for it, and still believed in his vision even though everyone else rejected him. In the end he came to develop one of the greatest inventions of all time. His life was worth that discovery. I think to myself, God has placed a desire in our hearts. We sometimes think We must accomplish a plethora of meaningful things to leave behind a glorious legacy. But sometimes it is that one thing that you are called to, that one glimmer you chase while everyone else pursues extravagant accommodations.

Maybe you feel like what you have is not enough. You want to come to God with a great bounty, but have only collected a stray morsel. Whatever you have, God will multiply it. But it will only come through hard work and determination. If you give up following your calling, you forfeit your impact on the world. You could be the next great innovator of your time, but because you do not realize that what you have has greater significance than you might think and eternal significance, you pass the blessing on to someone else who will endear his stray morsel. It never looks like enough, but it is all God needs.

Sometimes you may feel like your life is meaningless, but the idea is: If you live your life only to accomplish one thing during your lifetime, your life is meaningful no matter how small that accomplishment is.