"For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in our human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. So I conclude that there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as well can." (Ecclesiastes 2:1-12)
Ecclesiastes is one of my favorite books in the entire Bible because it always puts everything in perspective. The last month of my life, I have not believed that there is a time for everything. I made time for things that I only thought I had time for. What I have been giving all of myself too, it's been hard to enjoy.
God is pleased when we are happy and enjoy our lives! I have completely forgotten that this past month and other times throughout my life. This is the first post I have written in over a month. I have been writing my blog for about 5 years now and that is the longest stretch I have ever gone without writing.
I fell into the trap of believing that I didn't have enough time. Although I was exhausting so much of myself into other things, you would think I would've been fulfilled giving everything that I have, but I wasn't and I haven't been.
King David's son, who wrote Ecclesiastes, had everything you could ever want because he was trying to find fulfillment in his life. He not only had everything but he worked extremely hard for everything that he had and he still wasn't fulfilled. He concluded with saying: "There is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as well can."
Ed Mylett, who hosts one of my favorite podcasts, talked about an interview he had with an elderly lady who was slowly dying in a nursing home. Ed asked her what was one thing she could tell her younger self if she went back in time and she would've told herself that she wishes she would've let herself be happy and enjoy life more.
I am going to leave with that. Be happy and enjoy your life my friends! We have the time to do that and it also pleases God. So no matter how busy your day is or how stressed you are about something, I encourage you enjoy yourself and be thankful.
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