Who am I?  Where did I come from?  Why am I here in this world?  Where am I going?  These are questions that never ever bothered us in our 20s, but are wriggling like worms in the brains of today's youth.  Unable to bear the torture, they kill or hurt themselves, go into depression, or turn to sex, drinks, or drugs.  They try to divert their attention from the brain strain by drowning themselves in TV or mobile.  Hence, they are unable to concentrate on their studies.  Let me try to answer your questions:

First, the question of who you are.  You are not an accident.  God planned you.  When you were not yet formed in your mother's womb, God saw your genes and DNA, the minutest parts of the  nucleus in your body, even before they were formed (Psa 139). 
Nowhere in the universe can you find the answers to your questions except in one place - that is the Bible - God's own Book.  So, let's try to find the answers to your questions therein.  Even before your parents saw you, you were in God's full view.  Not as a baby but as DNAs and genes.  The Bible is authentic proof that God made you.  Psalm 139 says that God saw your nucleus before it became you (v16). 

God took extreme care to assemble your bones and flesh, to draw the patterns in your palms and iris, your face and brain, so that there will be no prototype for you from the beginning of the world to its end.  Which scientist or which genius can do that?  So you are wonderfully made.  He knows what you are thinking right now and what you are going to speak (vv 3,4).  You can never run away from Him because He is everywhere (Psa 139:7-12).  He formed your internal organs.  He made your eyes better than the best of cameras.  He keeps thinking about you all the time (vv 17,18).  His thoughts about you are all good, to give you a good future and hope (Jer 29:11).  Cheer up!

Can man fight with God who made him?  Can the clay question the potter why he shaped him thus?  But today's youth tell their father, "Why did you bring me into this world?" and to their mother, "Why did you give me birth?" They are insulting their Maker (Isa 45:9,10).  But God understands you.  He knows your frustrations.  Just look at the sky, the sun and the moon, and the stars.  Let the sunlight drench you and the breeze tussle your hair. Which engineer made all these?  Who put vitamin D in the sunlight for you and nitrogen in the rain for your crops.  God cares for every detail of your life (Psa 8:3,4). 

You can see the glory of God in His creation: in the streams that flow and the variety of fish that swim there;  in the thrashing waves of the sea and the sea creatures; in the birds that fly and the creatures of the forest.  You cannot deny the existence of God after seeing all these.  So give glory to God.  Do not try to find God elsewhere or make your own God.  If you do that, God will give up on you and leave you to your own way, which leads to sin and destruction and hell (Rom 1:20-32).  But if you bow before Him and acknowledge Him as God and Lord, He will reveal Himself to you and become your Father. 

 God is love (Jn 4:8).  He deals with you lovingly.  He sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross for the forgiveness of your sins and brought Him back to life.  If you believe that and accept Him as your Saviour and Lord, your life will be transformed.  Your doubts and depression will vanish.  Life will become meaningful, and you will find purpose in life.  You will have somebody to fall back on in any crisis.  The basis of all these is faith.  You have to simply believe that God is and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.  You become pleasing to Him by putting your faith in Him (Heb 11:6).  Faith is simply trusting, even though you do not see Him or hear His voice.  It will not be a disappointing and depressing life that you now lead, but a holy and jolly life.

 So, let's come back to where we started: Who am I?  You are God's creation, not your parents' product.  Where did I come from?  God designed you and brought you into this world through your parents.  Why am I here in this world?  You are in this world to do what God wants you to do so that He can generously reward you.  Where am I going?  There are two destinations where you can end up.  You cannot be riding on two horses too long.  You can choose to love the world, enter the  wide gate, walk the broad road that leads to hell.  Or you can choose God,  shun worldly ways, enter the small gate,  and walk the narrow road that leads to heaven to enjoy eternal bliss! (Mt 7:13,14). If you  choose God, then start reading the Bible today.  It is God's letter of guidance to you to reach Him.  Choose today! 

Dr. Lilian Stanley
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