http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/justice/ayahuasca-death-kyle-nolan-mother/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Stories such as these burden my heart for todays generation. I often engage in conversations with young adults who wonder what they are to do with their life. Sometimes this question, left unanswered, leads to anxiety and can lead to depression. In the case of Kyle Nolan it led to his seeking direction in a drug found in Peru which seemingly resulted in his death, though such has not been proven. Can a drug provide the answer? No. Can marriage provide the answer? No. Can the pursuit of the "American Dream" provide the answer? No. What then can provide meaning, purpose, and direction to ones life? In short, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God created us for Himself and in Him can we find satisfaction and fulfillment. Jesus once told a Samaritan woman that He is the Living Water that, if believed in, will be a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4). She was seeking satisfaction and meaning through relationships with many men; however, such never provided the meaning and satisfaction she sought. Jesus invited her to drink of the well that forever satisfied. I once asked a young man what his goals in life are. His response was nothing short of worldly passions and pursuits that lead to no real satisfaction. I exhorted him to pursue the Kingdom of God as his primary passion, then he could be, by trade, anything he desired. The Kingdom of God, the gospel, provides meaning, purpose, and satisfaction that nothing or no one else can provide. I pray that Kyle's generation will discover and understand the power of the Gospel to provide meaning, purpose, direction, and ultimate satisfaction. He who pursues satisfaction from this framework of thinking, a Christian Worldview, will discover that God satisfies to the deepest inmost parts of our being.
Stories such as these burden my heart for todays generation. I often engage in conversations with young adults who wonder what they are to do with their life. Sometimes this question, left unanswered, leads to anxiety and can lead to depression. In the case of Kyle Nolan it led to his seeking direction in a drug found in Peru which seemingly resulted in his death, though such has not been proven. Can a drug provide the answer? No. Can marriage provide the answer? No. Can the pursuit of the "American Dream" provide the answer? No. What then can provide meaning, purpose, and direction to ones life? In short, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God created us for Himself and in Him can we find satisfaction and fulfillment. Jesus once told a Samaritan woman that He is the Living Water that, if believed in, will be a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4). She was seeking satisfaction and meaning through relationships with many men; however, such never provided the meaning and satisfaction she sought. Jesus invited her to drink of the well that forever satisfied. I once asked a young man what his goals in life are. His response was nothing short of worldly passions and pursuits that lead to no real satisfaction. I exhorted him to pursue the Kingdom of God as his primary passion, then he could be, by trade, anything he desired. The Kingdom of God, the gospel, provides meaning, purpose, and satisfaction that nothing or no one else can provide. I pray that Kyle's generation will discover and understand the power of the Gospel to provide meaning, purpose, direction, and ultimate satisfaction. He who pursues satisfaction from this framework of thinking, a Christian Worldview, will discover that God satisfies to the deepest inmost parts of our being.
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