January 15
2019
Life is for Enjoying
Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage.
As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart. Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
We seem to be good at the working and toiling but not so good at the enjoying of the fruit of our labours.
King Solomon was full of the wisdom of the Lord.
He sought to find and understand the “meanings” in life in Ecclesiastes.
He talks a lot about seasons and toiling and nothing being new under the sun.
He also talks about enjoying of our labours, as it is our heritage.
Many of us have become caught up in the “toils” part.
We don’t seem to know how to kick back and enjoy.
This is a new year – a year of learning and becoming.
This is the year we need to learn to set aside the work calendar and begin to move in joy.
Joy comes from simple pleasures.
Enjoying a particularly beautiful sunset, the antics of the kitty cat, your husbands company in the evening, a good cup of tea.
Joy comes from within first and then from without.
Joy begins with gratitude in your soul and moves outward with a warm smile, a reassuring and encouraging word, a gentle touch on the shoulder.
It is natural to “toil under the sun” but it is also natural to “rejoice in your labour”.
Choose balance.
Choose joy.