We are all chasing "the good life," but is it really good? We want possessions, wealth, happiness, pleasure, and so much more, and once we have them, we want them even more! But if we keep chasing after something that feels empty once it's gone or over, is it really the "good" we are looking for? The real question is: How can we live a life that has purpose that doesn't leave us empty?
Ryan Duffy walks us through Ecclesiastes 2 and the fleetingness of life and all its pleasures.
Solomon writes that he held tight to folly, and it led him nowhere good. Solomon was considered one of the wisest men in the Bible, yet he points out that the amount of wisdom you have doesn't matter because whether you are wise or foolish, you will still die.
While this message feels a bit existential, we can learn some good lessons from it and the trials, joy, and difficulties we face today.
We hear the message from culture: "If you just have a little more of this or that, you'll be happy." But Solomon, the man with extensive wealth, and who enjoyed earthly pleasure in every form, has written Ecclesiastes to show us that "the good life" we chase won't be found until we live surrendered to God, His plans, and in relationship with Him.
That is where the good life is found, it's not in possessions, it's in who we find our value, meaning, and purpose in life - God, and only God.