Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 11.8
“So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all…”

Timeless Truth = God wants man to enjoy his life… to find joy in the blessings of life & soak life up

So this book is super harsh about the things of the world… constantly proclaiming that nothing in life is worth while… but this is solely without God. In God everything has purpose… this is the heart of Solomon’s word here… and the beautiful thing about this word is that God desires life for those who are his. He has given creation to man to enjoy… to enjoy to its fullest… walking not in sin… but rather in the fullness of life that comes from being in right relationship with him. This is the beauty of what God has given man… life and light and love is what he offers… and he wants me to enjoy it to its fullest. The little things in life are the very things that are treasures that he desires me to see… for in Him I can experience joy in this life… even in this harsh fallen world.

To practically apply this I am going to steal an idea from our teacher… just because… yeah, I liked it and though it is unoriginal, I love the idea and think it is about time I did something like this. He has a “don’t cry for me” journal or something that he keeps up… so that if he was to pass away people would see that he has no regrets in his life and doesn’t want people to feel for him because he lived life to its fullest. So… I am going to go ahead and make a “don’t cry for me” journal. This will be a small portion of it… I’ll have to get it started by taking a bit more time than I have right now… but this would be my “don’t cry for me” because I got to do SBS.


I have spent 1 year in God’s word… hearing his word spoken to me… don’t cry for me.
I have spent 6 days a week digging into the core of who my Savior and LORD is… don’t cry for me.
My living God spoke mightily to me that he loves me… don’t cry for me.
I am forgiven and my God loves me enough to purge the evil from my life even if it hurts… don’t cry for me.
I have been blessed to spend 9 months in close quarters with some of the most amazing people God has ever created… don’t cry for me.
I have had the opportunity to worship my God in spirit & truth… through song, through academics, through prayer, through being humbled, through giving… don’t cry for me.
I have experienced the love of a family that is not of my blood… don’t cry for me.
I have shed tears of desperation that were heard and responded to by the one true lover of my soul… don’t cry for me.
I have began a great journey of seeing that my life is not mine but God’s to use as he will… don’t cry for me.
I have made friendships that will last a lifetime… don’t cry for me.
I have seen people set free from spiritual bondage by the living God… don’t cry for me.
I have seen youth taken from death to life… eyes brightened by the REALITY of God’s love and salvation… don’t cry for me.
I have heard God’s voice, seen God’s face, felt God’s touch… seen God’s light… been taken from death to life and given love unfailing… don’t cry for me.