“…the bad news, the futility of life outside of God actually lays the groundwork for the Good News of Jesus. Life without Jesus is meaningless. But life with Jesus is so much more-it’s everything.”
Somewhere along the way, we bought into this idea, this lie that MORE=BETTER
As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 New International Version (NIV)
“Hevel” = Meaningless | “like a vapor”
Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:11 (NIV)
The wise have eyes in their heads, while the fool walks in the darkness but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both. Then I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will overtake me also. What then do I gain by being wise?” I said to myself, “This too is meaningless
Ecclesiastes 2:14-15 (NIV)
Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.
Ecclesiastes 5:7 (NIV)
Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NIV)
Our work and achievements
MEANINGLESS
Our wisdom
MEANINGLESS
Our wants and desires
MEANINGLESS
Our money and possessions
MEANINGLESS
I WANT MORE. I NEED MORE. I DESERVE MORE. I CAN SO I WILL DO, GET, BE, STRIVE FOR MORE =THE MYTH OF MORE
And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 (NIV)
Why do we think that more is the answer when Jesus said that HE IS ENOUGH?