Meaningless

^S: 9 What does the worker gain from his toil? ¹⁰ I have seen the burden God has laid on men.¹¹ He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. ¹² I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. ¹³ That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God. ¹⁴ I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

O: Everything is meaningless in the eyes of men, but in God there is a direction and purpose. Solomon, being the richest man on earth, states that having wealth and earthly riches is pointless. If anyone, Solomon would know that even having it all, there is only one thing on this earth worth having, which is JC. Verse 11 states that there is a greater purpose other than just working in this world. As a sinner, when I work for myself theres always going to be a greater need even after gaining everything in my hearts desire. I will never be satisfied with all that  I obtain on this earth. God intended me to have a greater purpose in life, a desire for "eternity". Only then when I'm working for Christ I can be satisfied in the "toilings" of life. 

A: I need to make a legacy to make my life on this earth meaningful. This legacy isn't to be the richest man or have the most power, but it's to build up God's kingdom and magnify Him. As a result I must lessen myself and my desire. How do I do this? I need to be obedient to the spirit and make him my source of strength in witnessing and doing good works. Its Him not me.

P: Thank you Lord Jesus for being in my life. From all the things I've been through up in the recent months and to the unforeseen events in future, I have faith that I'm in your hands and that you'll walk with me each step of the way. Help me to put your words into action, as I don't just obtain this knowledge and let it waste away. 

In Jesus name

Amen.