Do I approach life and each day filled with grace, or am I critical?
WHAT Exactly matters?
God loves to show up and show off!
Is you God big enough? in control of every situation, every moment. every option... (RoadRunner & Wile E Coyote, Bugs Bunny, Kobiyashi Maru-StarTrek)
Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 (MSG)
9 -13 But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I've had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he's left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he's coming or going. I've decided that there's nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That's it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It's God's gift.
14 I've also concluded that whatever God does, that's the way it's going to be, always. No addition, no subtraction. God's done it and that's it. That's so we'll quit asking questions and simply worship in holy fear.
15 Whatever was, is. Whatever will be, is. That's how it always is with God.
Purpose and Perspective are inextricably linked.
Productivity is perspective.
1 Corinthians 15 (MSG)
Life is about service and the resurrection.
We must learn to receive, not achieve.
We must seek to serve and love, not consume, seeking the favor of our fellow men.
"We are called to patience, faithfulness, and trust. as we lean into the sovereignty of God"
"Cliff Notes" on Ecclesiastes:
- Rejoice in the small blessings of every day, every moment.
- Remember that we are not God, our work is indeed futile, as are education, pleasure, community...
- Revere God, THE GOD, Omniscient, Loving,
Martin Luther wrote: "The important thing is that we have a tranquil and quiet heart and a mind filled with joy, that we be content with the Word, and the work of God."
Michael Eaton: "The preacher's vast researches have found nothing in the finite earthly realm which can satisfy, the human heart intellectually, or practically. Though he has resolved to understand "all" that is under the sun, there is that within him which makes him realize he can never comprehend God's plan in its entirety. This is the nearest he comes to Augustine's maxim: "You have made us for yourself, and hour hearts are restless until they can find peace in you."
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