“Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.”
Psalms 30:6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
Isaiah 56:12 “Come,” they say, “let me get wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, great beyond measure.”
Daniel 4:30 and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’
Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Luke 21:34 “But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
James 4:13-16 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
Ecclesiastes 2:1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.
What cares of this life blind us to our soul purpose of humbly serving, honoring and glorifying God? What is in this life that compares to the promise of eternity in heaven? What does a life look like that cares not for self but rather seeks to know, understand and serve God? Our length of life is but a vapor when compared to eternity. Yet we find ourselves consumed with satisfying ourselves with what this world has to offer. Our minds lose sight of God so easily. We allow our minds to dwell on things temporary and day after day focus on what pleases us. We jump on a worldly cause and listen to others who speak with passion about it, never giving thought to or about God. We would do well to first seek God and how to humbly serve Him. We would do well to keep focus on Him. We worry, we boast, we seek self pleasure, and we consume our lives with chasing after that which pulls us further and further away from God. How long will God pursue us with grace and mercy before He says ENOUGH and allows His wrath loose.