God keeps you occupied with joy in your heart

Solomon is renowned as the wisest man of all time. He wrote the Book of Proverbs from his life collection of them as a hopeful means of looking at life. In later years, he wrote a corrective because all the things people strive for in life — things, experiences, prestige, relaxing lifestyle, and wealth — never brought him lasting happiness. He also saw the same reality in others’ lives. Here’s a bit of his wisdom for a more fulfilling and joyful life. “Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.” (Ecclesiastes 5:18–20, ESV)

Seek Jesus and know his love

Lots of successful, powerful, and even ultra-wealthy people have spent fortunes on stuff, gathered lots of adoring people around them, and wielded control over vast domains to end by committing suicide! Those things listed in the Bible passage above gave no lasting fulfillment. These people wanted more. They looked in the wrong place. In Jesus, there is fulfillment of body and soul – no matter a person’s place in the world. Dedicating your life to following Jesus, which brings with it utter dedication to love your neighbor, makes a satisfying lifestyle. The more you know Jesus and seek to follow him, the less you treasure stuff that doesn’t last. People and things come and go, but the word of God and his love for you — those last forever!