MYSTERY, n. A profound secret; something wholly unknown or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder.

• In religion, any thing in the character or attributes of God, or in the economy of divine providence, which is not revealed to man.
• That which is beyond human comprehension until explained. In this sense, mystery often conveys the idea of something awfully sublime or important; something that excites wonder.

"...denotes, not the mysterious (as with the Eng. word), but that which, being outside the range of unassisted natural apprehension, can be made known only by Divine revelation, and is made known in a manner and at a time appointed by God, and to those only who are illumined by His Spirit. In the ordinary sense a "mystery" implies knowledge withheld; its Scriptual significance is truth revealed."

(Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words )

I believe that each of our lives holds "secrets" or "mysteries" which get revealed only when the time is right.

Along the same lines, I don't think that there is such a thing as an "accident" or "coincidence" or "happenstance." In my book, our lives have purpose, and our steps are guided towards a destiny involving a huge master plan.

Some would say that this precludes our "free will" or our ability to choose as free, sentient beings, and makes us but robots or puppets. I disagree.

If we assume that there is a Creator God whose intelligence and goodness, wisdom and knowledge, are far greater than anything we can even imagine... then it is within the realm of possibility that this God, living outside of time and outside our dimension, is able to know, lead, and guide, while allowing for the participation, limited as it may be, of intelligent, good, wise, knowledgeable individuals.

Each one of the character qualities listed above, are available, from perfect God to imperfect man.

Regardless of how the non-Christian world tries to characterize Christians, the truth is that Christianity not only acknowledges the value of human individuality, it presents human intelligence, knowledge, and understanding as worthy of seeking after.

The biggest difference is that the world seeks for these things inside fallen humanity, while Christians are encouraged to reach for them outside themselves, in the magnificence of God.

Only within Judeo-Christian teachings do we find a deity that deems sinful man as capable of attaining divine qualities (mind you... NOT divinity). As a matter of fact, God's incarnation, Jesus, becomes in Himself an imitable Person. One of the most amazing promises found in the New Testament is that Christians are, daily, being transformed into the image of Christ (again... NOT into mini-gods).

And so, as Christians serve and follow this very living, very involved, very real and alive Creator God, it stands to reason that their lives have much more value and purpose than mere existence. It may appear that all a bee does is seek after nectar for food as it travels from flower to flower, but in reality, there is another, perpendicular purpose, or effect, unfolding. The bee is indeed collecting nectar for honey, and, in addition, much commercial pollination in agriculture is dependent on her travels.

Do you ever wonder if there is more to your life? The answer is an unequivocal YES!

The real question is, are you seeking after the God that can reveal to you the secret mysteries in your life?