People who manage to break out of selfishness and focus on caring for the needs of others find a sense of purpose and fulfillment far beyond any possible worldly gratification. An atheist can do that, but for those who claim to be Christians, our purpose is not our own glory. Purpose is a part of meaning; meaning is a much broader concept that usually also includes value, efficacy, and self-worth.) "Feed the hungry! The purpose of life is to live mindfully and passionately in the present moment, to love unabashedly, to be a lifelong learner, to seek adventure and growth, and to spread kindness and peace along the way. Moralism is simply doing what is good for goodness sake. The only way to find true happiness is to make other people happy. God has a purpose for everything he creates, including us. 43:7). —Isaiah 45:18. The Bible says: “It is [God] that has made us, and not we ourselves.” —Psalm 100:3; Revelation 4:11. Therefore, they can only be moralistic in their self-determination of meaning and purpose. God is our Creator. Consider some of these fundamental truths that the Bible reveals. In a 2010 paper , for example, Leslie Francis studied a group of nearly 26,000 teenagers throughout England and Wales—and found that those who read the Bible more tended to have a stronger sense of purpose. IMHO the meaning / purpose of life is very easy to describe: being content and satisfied with what you have (even in case of adversity), while we keep exploring the world and stretching our boundaries. Unbelievers do not know God. Life's meaning is not found in getting more, but in giving more! The Bible shows that our purpose in life is to build a friendship with God. Help those in trouble! The meaning of our lives is to bring glory to God (Isa.