The Deeper “Why”
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”
— A. W. Tozer
Sooner or later, everyone who walks with God reaches a moment when they ask Him, Why?
This is not the “why” born of disappointment with God, nor the “why” that follows our own moral failure, suffering, or persecution. Those questions are real and important, but they arise naturally from the painful realities of life.
The “why” I have in mind is deeper.
It comes from the core of our being. It is the existential why—the longing to understand why we exist, what purpose our lives serve, and where we fit in God’s great story. It is the timeless question:
Why am I here?
Sometimes I wish God would hand us a diagram of reality—everything drawn to scale, every relationship labeled, every purpose clearly identified—with a large arrow pointing to our place that simply says:
You Are Here.
In many ways, Scripture gives us exactly that.
“Bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth, everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed and made.”
— Isaiah 43:6–7
God tells us that we were created for His glory.
If that is true—and it is—then our lives are about something infinitely greater than ourselves. We are not self-created, self-directed people searching for meaning. We are beloved sons and daughters who were created with purpose, called by name, and invited into God’s own life.
As this truth begins to reshape the way we think about God, it also reshapes the way we think about ourselves. The deepest “why” begins to answer all the smaller “whys.” We discover that meaning is not something we invent but something we receive from the One who made us.
That is the journey I hope you’ll join me on.
Together, let’s allow God to renew our minds, deepen our understanding of who He truly is, and discover the freedom that comes from seeing ourselves—and our lives—through His eyes.