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FULFILLMENT vs ACHIEVEMENTS

       There's got to be more!! I thought aloud. Yea!! there's got to be more. Life can't just be about making money and getting comfortable. There's  really got to be more to living life to its fullest. As i ponder on this, i remember the word FULFILLMENT...Yeah,,i think that's a clue. What exactly is fulfillment? Is it a feeling that comes from within or one that can be conjured up. There's a distinct difference between fulfillment and achievement. A man may achieve a lot in life and yet remain unfulfilled. Another may accomplish so little in life and have a great sense of fulfillment. This makes me believe that fulfillment is not a function of material possession, but rather linked with destiny. The feeling of being fulfilled stems from the accomplishment of a life purpose.

       One major cause of this confusion is a decadence in our real values. So many people have prioritized wrongly their set of values. They have replaced the incorruptible with the corruptible.  For instance, we always say that money can't buy happiness, but we know how well our spirits get lifted at the thought of our fat bank accounts. Sometimes, the thought of our financial freedom is enough HOPE for us. All these, makes it difficult to realize the true hope in Christ. ''Christ in me, the hope of glory'' has become an hackneyed expression for most Christians. Contrary to this, we know how troubled we get at the receipt from our banks concerning a fraudulent debit alert of a huge sum.

      So many people don't even recognize the word integrity anymore all because we are too engrossed in the battle for survival. Corruption has become the norm in some industries and corporations and it seems practically impossible to retain old time values such as integrity.

       All these among others has led to a disorientation of beliefs and misplacement of  priorities such that so many people who are merely existing to make a living think that they are happy living fulfilled lives. So many now define it as the acquisition of material things and how comfortable they can be. Our definitions of success and fulfillment determines to a large extent what we want out of life and how we live our lives. A wise man once said ''You don't deserve to live if you have found something worth dieing for''.

Fulfilling your life's purpose is the essence of living, only Jesus can give your life a meaning. 

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