Our house church is reading thru Ecclesiastes, and I had a thought about it.
Perhaps the truth within Ecclesiastes is the same that Jesus taught:
Behavior modification can not and will not effect real change of any substance. They taught from different perspectives, but the issue seems to be the same.
My heart is ever the real issue.
I may seek joy by self-indulgence, but it is to be found within the stuff of life (family, hard work, good food) rather than in the manufactured stimuli of wealth, intoxicants and moral compromise. Solomon did it all; didn't he? That wise man shouts across the ages to you and me, "I tried it all, and it doesn't work. Don't bother with these mistakes; they are a waste of time."
The truth is that my heart's condition will color all my experience. If I am dissatisfied with little, I will also be dissatisfied with much.
Changing the way that I ACT will not change the way that I AM.
Jesus asks me to intimately align myself with His perspective. To accept with gratitude the circumstances in which I find myself. To discuss with Him all the details of my life, and defer to His expertise.
So, I can just BE with the I AM and relax. Right?
2 comments:
Happiness is not found in the having of a little nor having of a great deal. Happiness is in enjoying what God has given you - even if it is a situation with some warts!
So, if you have little - rejoice! and let your eyes be squarely upon Him! And know how rich you really are. If you have much - rejoice! for you will be held more accountable with what you did with it...
And teach those boys to see the miracle of everyday through the eyes of God and to thank Him even when in the most desperate of straits.
Thank you, Kris. I know a bit about how much your perspective has cost you, and I respect you for it.
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