Ever feel like you're running in circles? As soon as the house is cleaned, it needs to be cleaned again. The grass always needs mowing. The dishes never get done. The bank account keeps needing more money. The kids want another meal, and don't forget the snack. Time to fill the car up again, weed the garden again, go to work again. Yes, life often feels like you're running in circles.
The amazing thing is that God planned it that way. He planned for life to seem futile, relationships unfulfilling, accomplished ambitions unsatisfying. The book of Ecclesiastes is about the senselessness of life apart from God.God has put "eternity in our hearts". Without him, we really do run in circles from the day we are born till the day we die.
Thankfully, the book doesn't end without hope, and life doesn't have to be hopeless either. "The end of the matter, all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man." Living in the fear of God, and walking in his ways gives hope and purpose to life.
The amazing thing is that God planned it that way. He planned for life to seem futile, relationships unfulfilling, accomplished ambitions unsatisfying. The book of Ecclesiastes is about the senselessness of life apart from God.God has put "eternity in our hearts". Without him, we really do run in circles from the day we are born till the day we die.
Thankfully, the book doesn't end without hope, and life doesn't have to be hopeless either. "The end of the matter, all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man." Living in the fear of God, and walking in his ways gives hope and purpose to life.
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