I know a man with a hole in his heart...

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I know a man suffering from a very critical condition; he has a hole in his heart - a quite sizable one.
He has tried filling it with different things; they seem to fit, filling it up for a while, only to come off, sadly. And he suffers because of it, crying silently.

He tried hard work, thinking it would fill the hole in his heart. He worked hard and hard. He rose to the top of the ladder; he achieved immense success, fame and influence. Yet the hole wasn't filled. He suffered on...

He tried money. "Ah ha," he thought, "I've finally nailed it!". Was he rich? Very! All he had to do to get what he desired was imagine it. But unfortunately, money didn't fill the hole; he suffered still...

He tried food. He gorged himself. He tried various delicacies from all parts of the world. He could afford it, he was rich after all. It didn't fill the hole, he suffered on...

He tried sex. He indulged himself. He tried and even invented new styles. He allowed his imagination run wild. At this point, he was pretty confident he had finally cracked it. But it didn't fill the hole he later realized. He suffered on...

He tried relationships. He loved and was loved back. He gave his heart; he did not hold back. He let go of all inhibitions. For a while it seemed that, at long last, the hole was filled. The wheels came off, sadly, again. Relationships didn't fill the hole, he suffered on...

He tried charity. He thought, "that has to be the point of life". He donated hugely for good causes including to orphanages; medical research centers; rehab homes; for child and mother care; and the likes. Yet, the hole wasn't filled. He suffered on...

Despite the man's best efforts, he was missing it all along. His error was not trying hard work, charity, relationships, etc, but placing them before reconnecting with his source and discovering his place in the jigsaw of life. And, sadly, many of us are like this man.

Mankind lost God's spirit - that makes every other piece work and make man a "living being" (Gen. 2:7) - at The Fall. Can you find the purpose and meaning of life outside of the creator of that life? That's where he was!

We were all born with a vacuum in our hearts - a God-sized one - that only His Spirit can fill. God's the sole creator of all life, including humans.

There will remain that emptiness in your heart until you allow God's spirit fill it. All that's required? Reach out to Him; He's your maker. He knows you, knows what you need, knows more than anyone else can and even more you can know yourself. The manufacturer perfectly knows his product and its purpose after all. God understands us perfectly.

Life takes on renewed meaning with God; the human race will remain lost without God.