{"id":2735,"date":"2018-05-15T14:38:38","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T19:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nltblog.com\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:22:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:22:42","slug":"from-busyness-to-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2018\/05\/15\/from-busyness-to-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"From Busyness to Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned. And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless! So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.<\/p>\n

Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn\u2019t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy. So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety? Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.<\/p>\n

So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him? God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless\u2014like chasing the wind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Study Note from the Every Man\u2019s Bible<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe alternative to over commitment to work is the enjoyment of life as God\u2019s good gift. This includes enjoying our work while not allowing it to become the key to meaning in our lives. This is the first of the Teacher\u2019s admonitions to take life less seriously and enjoy it more. Life is too short to waste it on the treadmill of ever- increasing professional accomplishments. We need to take the time to enjoy the gifts that God gives us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Take a look inside the\u00a0Every Man’s Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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