Monday March 20 2017  MEANINGLESS VERSES MEANINGFUL

Another day, another week; the blank unknown.  Oh, I have several different kinds of appointments but at this moment I have no guarantee that I will show up for even one.  My intentions are to do so, but between now and my appointment date any one of several events could happen.  Ultimately I could die, or perhaps have a heart attack, fall down and incapacitate myself, a nuclear attack could happen, an airplane could hit my house, or, or, or and so on.  But even with all that hanging over my head I do what I do each moment, anticipating only the best outcome.

And then when I think about what I am doing I wonder about the scripture verses in the first chapter of Ecclesiastes spoken by Solomon.

“Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION   

“Meaningless! Meaningless!”  Says the Teacher.  “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”  What does a man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?”

So I sit back and I ponder this dilemma called life.  Is all I do really meaningless?  What am I doing and accomplishing that is meaningful?  Will anything I am doing now have a lasting effect in years to come, in future generations to come, or even tomorrow?  If my life ended today how important would it be to have what I’ve started, finished?  So many questions: yet so few answers.

And I think back to a few days ago (March 16, 2017) when I wrote a blog as to why I was born.  I believe I was born to worship the amazing God who created me.  And my worship toward God spills out around me, affecting all I do, all those I meet, how I live, as well as my reason for living.  And I realize, that it is only today when I can impact those around me to know and love God, as well as build my own relationship with the One whom I will spend my forever.  So perhaps for the believer life is not meaningless, but full of purpose and reason for being created.  And the best part is I need not worry about a heart attack or a plane falling out of the sky or any other situation I may face in the future.  When it is my time to go God will take me home and then I will know and understand His full majesty and the meaning of true life.  To know God is to know peace.  And to know God’s peace is to know unspeakable joy.  And there is nothing in this world that can take that away and make me feel that all life is meaningless even while here on earth.

When Solomon, who was considered the wisest man in the world, walked away from God, even his life became meaningless.  God created us for fellowship with God and when we choose to go our own direction there is often a great feeling of emptiness, or a hole that needs to be filled.  One successful athlete with millions of dollars to spend felt his life was meaningless and was quoted as saying, “I feel like there is a god-sized hole in me that needs to be filled but I don’t know how to fill it.”  Well, perhaps that God-sized hole needs to be filled with God.  We are made in God’s image and when we ask Him to come into our lives and be our Savior He has already designed that “hole” as a perfect fit for His Spirit.  If you ever have a time when you feel empty, think about turning to God and asking Him to fill up that emptiness that only He can fill.  Your life can turn from feeling MEANINGLESS to knowing it is MEANINGFUL.

MEANINGLESS VERSES MEANINGFUL

Kathleen Martens

March 20, 2017

http://www.visionsofpoetry.com

Meaningless equates to emptiness

And perhaps even fallow.

Worthless and pointless is the one

Who lives a life so hollow.

Meaningless is insincere,

Insignificant in what it portrays.

Inconsequential and without effect

Is life without God in your days.

But when life lived full of love

Deposited from worshipping our Lord,

It carries great weight for those they know

Because it’s where God’s love is stored.

Momentous importance follows the one,

Consequential he lives life forward.

And so important is the effect

Because en route to heaven he goes toward.

Thank You God that it is You Who causes our life to be meaningful.

Thank You God that Your Word is so full of meaning.

Thank You Lord for the opportunity given to me while on earth to know You personally.

Thank You Father for allowing me the opportunity to share with others about Who You Are!

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED DAY!