Passage of the Day - May 10, 2011

Ecclesiastes 6:10-12

¹⁰Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.

 ¹¹For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?

 ¹²For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

All talk and no action is truly a pointless existence. Spending one’s life attempting to discover one’s destiny without living one’s destiny is a complete waste.  We have a strong tendency toward puffing up our own self worth to the point that we desire to do something great with our lives and if we don’t we are wasting our God given talents.  We guilt ourselves into doing things that are great on paper, but perhaps we aren’t the people to do great things well (at least not yet).  God desires faithfulness above greatness.  Be faithful where you are, willing to change where God wants you to change, and wise when granted new opportunities.

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