This tweet served as a confirmation for me. I just finished studying Ecclesiastes 11&12. I read the NKJV, the amplified version, and the message version of both chapters.
The easiest version to understand is the message version but when I wanted something with more depth, I found the amplified version sufficed.
As I read, the 2 main points I got from the chapters are:
1) You're only young once, enjoy it. Enjoy your youth and don't take anything for granted. Go out on adventures before you grow old because living your life becomes more difficult with old age. Go after what seduces your hear and live out your youth but always keep in mind that God will eventually hold you accountable for your actions(whether good or bad). So live your youth but in the end, with whatever you do, you'll have to answer to God.
"You who are young, make the most of your youth.
Relish your youthful vigor.
Follow the impulses of your heart.
If something looks good to you, pursue it.
But know also that not just anything goes;
You have to answer to God for every last bit of it. "
"Therefore remove [the lusts that end in] sorrow and
vexation from your heart and mind and put away evil from your body,
for youth and the dawn of life are vanity [transitory, idle, empty, and devoid of truth]."
"Life, lovely while it lasts, is soon over.
Life as we know it, precious and beautiful, ends.
The body is put back in the same ground it came from.
The spirit returns to God, who first breathed it. "
"Life, lovely while it lasts, is soon over.
Life as we know it, precious and beautiful, ends.
The body is put back in the same ground it came from.
The spirit returns to God, who first breathed it. "
2) DON'T BE LAZY. Go out there. Do some good deeds. Sow some seeds, spread them out, because in the end you'll never know what you'll sow. Do work. Water your grass and you'll see the results of your labor.
"Be generous: Invest in acts of charity. Charity yields high returns."
"Don't hoard your goods; spread them around.
Be a blessing to others. This could be your last night."
"When the clouds are full of water, it rains.
When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it falls.
Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work.
Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life. "
"Go to work in the morning
and stick to it until evening without watching the clock.
You never know from moment to moment
how your work will turn out in the end."
Yupp. Pretty straight forward aye? LOL
The tweet confirmed my second point, which is pretty cool:)
I need to get my lazy bum to study for the board and to finally take my driving test so I can finally get my license!
I need to get my lazy bum to study for the board and to finally take my driving test so I can finally get my license!
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