If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life.
God wants us to practice on Earth what we're going to do forever in eternity.
Every small group has at least one 'difficult' person in it. If you don't immediately recognize who that person is -- it's probably you!
Limited faith, limited future. Unlimited faith, unlimited future.
You are as close to God as you choose to be.
If your God doesn't look like Jesus, we don't worship the same God, sorry.