{"id":313,"date":"2015-01-12T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/2015\/01\/12\/and-then-you-die\/"},"modified":"2015-01-12T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T12:40:00","slug":"and-then-you-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/2015\/01\/12\/and-then-you-die\/","title":{"rendered":"And Then You Die!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ecclesiastes 9 \u2013 10<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Verse 9:2 starts the depressing thought of \u201cwhy\u201d:<\/p>\n

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Everyone shares a common destiny\u2014the righteous and the wicked, the good [and the bad],the clean and the unclean, those who sacrifice and those who neglect the sacrifices. The good\u00a0and the faithful<\/em>\u00a0are treated no differently than the sinner. Those who take an oath are treated no differently than those afraid to commit.\u00a0Such a great injustice!<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Verse 3 sums it\u2019s all up in the end \u201cwe die\u201d. Solomon is saying what does it matter how we live, we all die. The promise in Jesus is we will have life everlasting. Also, when you think about conservation of energy, we have to live on!! But that is not the key since our life is here and now. We are not here for ourselves but rather God.<\/p>\n

Verse 9:7 and on gives instruction on what we should do:<\/p>\n

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So\u00a0here is what you should do:<\/em>\u00a0go and enjoy your meals, drink your wine and love\u00a0every minute of<\/em>\u00a0it because God is already pleased with what you do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It goes on and the key is to enjoy life!! We all die and to live outside the grace of God is no fun. I have been in a major \u201cretrospective\u201d of my life since my death and the current joy our family is experiencing. All the stress and fretting over things throughout my life has been meaningless. If I would have just settled into God\u2019s grace and have faith through the rough spots, life may not have been easier but rather bearable.<\/p>\n

Verse 9:11 has an interesting point to consider:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>I turned and witnessed\u00a0something else<\/em>\u00a0under the sun: the race does not\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0go to the swift, the battle is not\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0won by the strong, bread does not\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0fill\u00a0the table of<\/em>\u00a0the wise, wealth does not\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0accrue to the skillful, and favor is not\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0granted to the knowledgeable; but time and misfortune happen to them all.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some times \u201cshit happens\u201d that is beyond our control. Sure it may suck, but as I said through retrospective thought I have seen God work wonders with my misteaks. This does not mean don\u2019t prepare and train, but rather don\u2019t be \u201ccrushed\u201d when you break down and coast to a stop 100 feet from the finish.<\/p>\n

Verse 10:10 talks about that \u201ctraining\u201d:<\/p>\n

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If a tool is dull and no one sharpens its edge, the work will be harder;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the advantage of wisdom is\u00a0this: it brings<\/em>\u00a0success.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It is key to hook into a group of likeminded believers and train each other. I became my best running when I was being pushed and trained by others who were better, it\u2019s the same with the spirit. We need to make sure we keep each other sharp and mentor as we as be mentored. We don\u2019t want to have all the answers since life\u2019s answers come from trials! So learn from others who have been there. I use to say I would rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself. So be disciplined to train, read, study and sharpen each other for furthering our world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ecclesiastes 9 \u2013 10 Verse 9:2 starts the depressing thought of \u201cwhy\u201d: Everyone shares a common destiny\u2014the righteous and the wicked, the good [and the bad],the clean and the unclean, those who sacrifice and those who neglect the sacrifices. The good\u00a0and the faithful\u00a0are treated no differently than the sinner. Those who take an oath are … Continue reading “And Then You Die!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}