Ecclesiastes 1:1-6 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” 3 What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? 4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes;But the earth abides forever. 5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose. 6 The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit.
SOAP – Ecclesiastes 1:1-2; Solomon writes Ecclesiastes in an effort to discover the meaning of life. During his lifetime, Solomon experienced great wealth, great power, expansive knowledge and wisdom, great accomplishments, multiple wives and concubines, and the fleeting joy of pleasure. However, faced with so many distractions, he slowly drifted from God.
Moment by moment, day by day, experience by experience, worldly pleasure by worldly pleasure, he discovered that nothing on this earth would brought him satisfaction. Solomon discovered that nothing and no one but God could deliver peace or satisfaction to his empty soul. A life without God is futile. A life without God is emptiness. A life without God is vanity.
Hi everyone! My name is Emily and I am a teacher. I recently got married and moved to a new city, which is 6 hours away from my hometown. I’m having some trouble adjusting, but have been learning to turn to God in this time of loneliness and my heart is just filling more each day with faith and hope. I haven’t been able to really make any friends and am still looking for work, which is definitely making my anxious and I feel I’m getting a little down. I’m going to continue educating myself about God’s Word and I’m going to do my best to use this time to focus on Him and strengthening my faith. Thank you ladies, God bless.
Hi Emily. My name is Rose and I have recently been battling with depression. I thought that my life was great. I was recently engaged and very active in my church. However this past Sunday it came crashing down. I laid in the bed all day and realized I was tired. Not physically but emotionally and mentally. I was giving everyone peices of me that I had nothing left of myself. Last night I decided to take a break. I sent our messages which said that I am taking a break from all activities to take care of myself. I want to take this time off to build back my relationship with God. I said that to encourage you that this season in your life will be one of the perfect times to spend with God. Walk with Him and have conversations that you might have been too busy to have. When you find your new job and make friends you might lose some of those precious moments with Him. Stay encouraged and know that He always has a plan.