Made By God For God

Do you ever wonder why you are here? Do you ever wonder what exactly is your purpose on earth? Sure you do, we all do, I do all the time. I have been fed, spiritually fed, a good deal this past month, and have come to the conclusion that all that I have ever thought about my purpose is wrong. I did have some small understanding that I was here to further Gods Kingdom and to live my life for the Lord, but I never really got it. I knew this because I was told this and for a few years I believed it. I still believe it but there is a much deeper understanding and slightly different definition that I never knew or began to understand until now.
We are made by God for God. Its that simple. Our purpose is to connect with the Creator. To form a relationship with our Heavenly Father. Yes, we are supposed to further his Kingdom, and yes we are supposed to live our lives for the Lord, but once we understand that we first need to connect with Him, to form a relationship with Him, the rest will fall into place.
I used to think that my God would want me to be happy. I used to think, why would God create me and not want me to enjoy life, to have fun while I am here? It didnt make any sense to me. Most of the young Christians in and out of my circle of friends have told me at some point that God would want them to have fun, to be happy, especially when they wanted to do something that wasnt quite the right thing to do. God does want us to be happy. What we dont get is that Gods idea of fun and happiness has nothing to do with the worlds idea of fun and happiness. We all have different ideas of what fun is to us and what it looks like for us to be happy, but I guarantee that very few of us have a picture in our heads that would line up with Gods picture.
Once we truly connect with our creator, only then will we truly be happy. Once we focus our lives on God, only then we will understand what happiness really is. Happiness and contentment can be measured in our attitude and reaction to what is going on around us. God did not make us to moan and groan when things dont go our way. Unless our thoughts are lined up with Gods thoughts then we dont even know if our way is His way. All we have to do is connect with the Creator through prayer, worship, study, praise and the Holy Spirit. Once we form a good connection, once we understand that we were made by God for God, only then we can begin to understand what happiness really is.