Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God. For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?
All is not lost in your daily labor, though much of Ecclesiastes talks about it's worthlessness. When your life's focus is on glorifying God and laboring for eternity, you will be blessed with not only enjoyment in the labor but also in knowing God is pleased and eternity affected. Labor without an eternal perspective is worthless and will cease when you do. Enjoy life in service for Christ! God WANTS us to...the verse says nothing is better than joy in the soul over life's work! We just have to see where the joy can be found!
He has made everything beautiful in His time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out what the work that God does is from beginning to end.
God made man for HIS ETERNAL purpose. Therefore anything we do apart from Him or His will for eternity is worthless and will not bring satisfaction to ourselves, Him, or others. Oh sure, maybe momentary satisfaction, but why waste your time and energy? And why sacrifice the ultimate satisfaction of seeing true beauty come out of His plan for your life?
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This reminds me of the verse in the New Testament "Do everything for the glory of God!" It is funny you post on this... because I was thinking along these lines just last night.
How my life would change if I did EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING for the glory of God!
::sigh::
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