Blessings of Not Waiting For Circumstances To Be Perfect

Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant.

If they watch every cloud,

they never harvest.

Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind

or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,

so you cannot understand the activity of God,

who does all things.

Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon,

for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity 

or another—

or maybe both.

Ecclesiastes 11:4-6

Blessings of Enjoying Our Lives

It is good for people to eat, 

drink, 

and enjoy their work under the sun 

during the short life God has given them, 

and to accept their lot in life.

And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God 

and the good health to enjoy it. 

To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—

this is indeed a gift from God. 

God keeps such people so busy enjoying life 

that they take no time to brood over the past.


Ecclesiastes 5:18-20