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Transitional Friday: Ecclesiastes 3: 18-22, The Purpose of Life

Posted on July 4, 2014August 24, 2016 by trinitychristianlifecoaching

We are wrapping up our look at Ecclesiastes 3 and a season for all times.

I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals—God tests us to show us that we have the beastly quality of animals and will prey upon others.

Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals—man is frail

the same fate awaits them both—their existence is temporary

As one dies, so dies the other—all living, breathing animals {whether human or not} will died one day

All have the same breath—we all breath the same air

humans have no advantage over animals—we do not have long to live in righteousness and honor before God

Everything is meaningless—if we’re not living for God then it is all meaningless
All go to the same place—life is fleeting and we all go to the same place

all come from dust—we came from dust ; Abraham asked in Genesis 18:27, “who am I but ashes and dust”

and to dust all return—one day we will all return to dust; think about the burial ceremony, we say “ashes to ashes and dust to dust”
Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?—only God knows if the human spirit goes up and the animal spirit goes down. Some may say if the saved goes to heaven and the unsaved goes into the earth.

So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work—God wants us to enjoy our work and to work hard

because that is their lot—because that is why He made us. He has a purpose for ALL of our lives.
For who can bring them to see what will happen after them—only God knows the purpose for our lives, how we will touch others and what will happen in the afterlife. He also knows the rewards this life will bring into the afterlife.

What is your purpose in life?

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Transitional Friday: Ecclesiastes 3: 15-17, History will Repeat Itself

Posted on June 27, 2014August 24, 2016 by trinitychristianlifecoaching

We are going through Ecclesiastes 3, looking at the promise God made about the different seasons and decisions in life.

Whatever is has already been—God brings back what has already passed away

and what will be has been before—the old adage “history repeats itself” is true. Even God tells us that here.

and God will call the past to account—God keeps bringing the same lessons in our lives until we have grasped it. I’ve witnessed this in my own life at times and I have discovered that it is usually more painful each time it returns.

And I saw something else under the sun—there are things that are visible in this realm that we see, but in the realm of God that we cannot see. There are boundaries of life and these are bookended by birth and death.

In the place of judgment—wickedness was there—we find wickedness even in places where we should not, such as in courts, church and government offices

in the place of justice—wickedness was there—often evil seems to triumph over good, and we don’t understand why at times.

I said to myself,

“God will bring into judgment—God can change our situation; He will bring judgment to all both the righteous and the wicked—His judgment will extend to both the good and the bad for there will be a time for every activity—there is a time and a place for everything a time to judge every deed.—God will judge all of our deeds and activities one day.”

Where have you seen history repeat itself?

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Transitional Friday: Ecclesiastes 3: 11-14, The Fear of the Lord

Posted on June 20, 2014August 24, 2016 by trinitychristianlifecoaching

For the past two weeks we have been discussing God’s time and that there is a season for everything.

He has made everything beautiful in its time—think about how flowers are planted and in their own time become beautiful. The same can be said for circumstances in our lives.

He has also set eternity in the human heart—God wired us to long for eternity and to want the blessings only eternity can bring. God made us for himself and we are emotionally wired to long for him.

yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end—we cannot begin to imagine the greatness of God and all that He has done and All that He will do. He tells us that “my ways are not your ways.” We will never understand this until we are with Him and He reveals it to us.
I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy—God wants us to be happy. when life is difficult this can be hard, but even in the most difficult times He wants us to be happy.

and to do good while they live—God wants us to do good while we are on this earth, this includes helping others.
That each of them may eat and drink—we should eat and drink, but not in excess. This is often a challenge.

and find satisfaction in all their toil—God wants us to find satisfaction in our hearts and our journey, even when we’re not at a place where we want to be. Personally, this is something I’ve struggled with and have to continually pray about.

this is the gift of God—everything, even our hardships, are a gift from God
I know that everything God does will endure forever—what God gives us and the lessons He teaches us through the good times, as well as through the hardships {more often through the hardships} will last forever.

nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it—God set the plan of life and no matter how hard we try, we cannot change or alter that plan.

God does it so that people will fear him—God wants us to fear Him. We are told that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” {Psalm 111:10}. Once we begin to trust God’s wisdom, then we can begin to fear Him.

Do you fear the Lord?

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Transitional Friday: Ecclesiastes 3: 6-10, God has a time and purpose for everything

Posted on June 13, 2014August 24, 2016 by trinitychristianlifecoaching

Last week we began talking about the various seasons of life mentioned in the book of Ecclesiastes. This week let’s take a look at the deep commitments and inner decisions that relate to the spirit and soul. The two examples for each are opposites of one another.

a time to search—there is a time when we need to search for what’s next in our life, whether it is a spouse, job, house, friendships, etc.

a time to give up—and there is also a time when these have served a purpose in our lives and we need to give these up.

a time to keep—there are some things we never need to give up, such as our morals and values

a time to throw away—sometimes there are things in our lives we need to throw away. This can be our habits, resentments and attitudes, or physical items such as old clothing, out of date electronics or clearing out a room, attic or garage.

a time to tear—there is a time to cry or tear up, also to pull apart

a time to mend—there is a time to heal and bring back to gather

a time to be silent—we’ve all heard the adage that “silence is golden”; there are times when it is better to say nothing and to be silent

a time to speak—there are other times when we need to speak up and share, especially if there is something bringing harm to another person

a time to love—God is all about love and wants us to love others the way He would love them

a time to hate—we can often hate the actions of an individual or group, such as when John Newton {author of Amazing Grace} realized his lifestyle of selling slaves was wrong. He changes his heart, hated the actions and fought to change the laws.

a time for war—there is a time when war is necessary

a time for peace—there is a time when war is not needed and we should embrace peace.

What do workers gain from their toil?—what do we gain from our efforts and hard work? Is it worth it?
I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race—the choice God gives us in choosing the actions to take is a heavy one. Often the lines may seem blurred and the best guidance is to seek God.

God has a time and purpose for everything. We need to remember to seek Him through prayer and Bible study through these life altering decisions.

Which of these decisions has been a struggle for you?

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