Life Feel Like You're In A Hamster Wheel?

These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem.

“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”

What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again. The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles. Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea. Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-8

Ever feel like no matter what you do, it just doesn't matter?  If you read today's passage at face value, then you get the impression that all our efforts are pointless, we get depressed, we quit trying, and then we wait to die.

BUT....There are 3 words I want you to focus on: "under the sun."  Why is this important?  Very simple, because the world will turn and go through its routine, but we don't work for the world!  True, we are routine driven people.  For centuries we plant, we wait, we harvest, we wait, we plant, and over and over and over.  But no matter what our 'routine' we do not work for the the world under the sun!  If you did exactly the same routine over and over and over, having exactly the same conversations over and over, eating the same thing over and over, would you not get depressed?  

The Apostle Paul reminds us: "Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people, because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ." (Colossians 3:23-24)  

For YEARS I have worked jobs and hated every minute of it.  I was so tired of doing the same thing over and over day after day without ever feeling appreciated or encouraged....like a hamster in a wheel.  But when I FINALLY realized that God is my boss, my perspective began to change.  When my perspective changed, so did my career.  God has put me in a position where I get to do what I LOVE to do, with people that I LOVE working with, and I have a boss that I truly admire because he reminds me that my efforts are appreciated.

Stop working the routine and Work for GOD!  You will see a difference!