ENJOY THE LIFE GOD HAS GIVEN YOU



" All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift. Ecclesiastes 3:13 GNT "
The blessing of God is in the work of our hands. Work is a blessing from God. God created humans to live a life of joy and pleasure, not a life of hardship and suffering. But for a person to live such a life, they must work. Joy and pleasure are the results of work.

Genesis 2:2 says, "By the seventh day, God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day, he rested from all his work." Here we see that even God worked and then rested, enjoying His work.

What we learn from today’s Word is:

1. Enjoy the Work You Do:
The work you do is not a burden but a responsibility that you should perform with joy. Sin made our work hard and burdensome (Genesis 3:17-19). But now we have been forgiven, and that curse is lifted from us.

Therefore, if there are things making your work burdensome, pray to God to remove them so you can start enjoying your work now. If you don’t live a joyful life while working, even when you retire or grow old, you won't be able to enjoy your life anymore. So, the time for you to live a joyful and restful life is now. You must balance your work and rest, enjoying your life now, not later.

2. Be Thankful and Content with What God Has Given You Now:
There are people who are still struggling to achieve great success. Maybe you are living like this, too. God’s Word says that having the opportunity to eat and drink is a gift from God. So start enjoying what God has given you now; don’t wait until you have more to start enjoying. No! Your time to be happy is now.

Some people feel they don’t deserve happiness if they haven't achieved their goals yet; this is a wrong notion. The time to be happy is now. Do not compare yourself with others; enjoy what God has given you now, even if you have your future plans.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 says, "This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink, and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot."

So, God’s will for you is to live a joyful life from the day you are born to the day you die. In every stage and situation you go through in life, there are blessings that God has released for you, even if they are small. Learn to enjoy them.

Prayer: Oh, LORD, grant me the ability to be content and enjoy the fruits of my labour. Let me live a life of joy and peace always, for life is a gift from You. Amen.

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