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That life is meaningless? That my desire to write is meaningless? The book certainly doesn't spread much love in the direction of being happy and joyful toward life.
And I started thinking. Why would God give one of His children a desire, if He didn't intend for us to use them toward His glory and perfect end?
Being a fairly (as some people have described me) "bubbly" personality, I don't like to think of life as meaningless. I like to believe that God has given me a specific life to live and wants me to live it to His glory. So where does the book of Ecclesiastes leave me?
It leaves me challenged. If life is meaningless, what am I going to do to change my heart and make it meaningFUL? Life isn't the birds in the trees or the fish that populate the waters. Life is the state of our hearts. The joy in our souls. The point of living.
Yes, life IS meaningless if you aren't walking with the Savior of our sins.
Yes, life IS meaningless if you aren't taking the gifts He has given you and using them towards the glory of His kingdom.
Yes, life IS bleak, gray and pointless if you aren't living your life for Christ, because any other road leads straight to Hell. What else is more meaningless when God has made it clear in His word He wants NONE of His children to go to such a dark and ugly place filled with weepy and gnashing of teeth?
Maybe that author of Ecclesiastes was onto to something when he said life was meaningless. Because it is. Someday this earth will be no more. The things we find important really aren't in the grand scheme of life. The fight with our sibling, the argument with our boss, the quibble over whether our dream should have come true before someone "less deserving". All those things are meaningless when you compare them to where we are ultimately headed: Heaven.
What isn't meaningless? Walking strong in faith that we are doing exactly what God asks of us. Whether that means writing a novel. Feeding the homeless. Or parenting your children, what He asks of us, no matter how minute or inconsequential it might seem, it is NEVER meaningless.
That is beautiful, Casey. I love your heart and I love the way you think. All the meaning in the world is wrapped up in Jesus...that's good enough for me. :)
ReplyDeleteAmen! I have to fight more often than I like to admit for it to be enough for me. But when I remember this NOT my home, it slips things back into focus. :)
DeleteWOW, CASE ... YOU NAILED IT, MY FRIEND!!!!
ReplyDelete"Yes, life IS meaningless if you aren't walking with the Savior of our sins."
Like you, I always felt a little deflated with that Scripture, but not anymore!! :)
Thank you!!
Hugs,
Julie
I was feeling VERY deflated the last two weeks reading that book. Talk about depressing! But read deeper than the surface, find the scriptures that offer rays of light and I realized "meaningless" isn't the message, it's only the truth the author had a burden to tell.
DeleteJust perfect, Casey.....enjoyed this so much!
ReplyDeleteBlessings~~~~
Jackie S.
Thank you Jackie. Thanks for stopping by today!
DeleteGirl, I was cheering you on as I read. Fabulous post!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jess. No, I don't find life meaningless, especially when I have such great friends to walk this rough road with! :)
DeleteMy husband's favorite book of the Bible is Ecclesiastes!
ReplyDeleteLife apart from Christ is meaningless, but with Christ, He IS the meaning of life. :)
Amen!
DeleteYou certainly made a good point. Love your writing. Obviously, you're gift comes from GOD.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tea. I love sharing what God has shared with me in the last couple weeks.
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