Live a Meaningful Life - a podcast by Lewis Marsh

Life Under the Sun, Pt. 11

How to Enjoy a Meaningful Life

By Louie Marsh, 11-6-2022

 

 

I Need to Be…

 

• Be BOLD
• Be JOYFUL
• Be GODLY

 

How to Enjoy a Meaningful Life

 

1) Instead of trying to control everything – GIVE CONTROL to God.

 

“1Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” (Ecclesiastes 11:1, ESV)

 

2) Instead of being a tightwad – be GENEROUS!

 

“2Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.” (Ecclesiastes 11:2, ESV)

 

3) Instead of drifting – be PURPOSEFUL!

 

“3If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth, and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. 4He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.” (Ecclesiastes 11:3–4, ESV)

 

 

4) Instead of Doubting God – DOUBT YOUR DOUBTS!

 

“5As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. 6In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.” (Ecclesiastes 11:5–6, ESV)

 

 

5) Instead of Moping around – ENJOY LIFE!

 

“7Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. 8So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all… (Ecclesiastes 11:7–8a, ESV)

 

 

6) Instead of Ignoring God – LISTEN!

 

8…but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 11:7–8, ESV)

 

 

7) Instead of waiting for what’s next – REJOICE where you are!

 

 

“9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. 10Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 11:9–10, ESV)

 

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