Daily Bible Challenge: Day 660 Ecclesiastes Chapter 1

Well I'm excited for the start of a new book of the Bible. I appreciate the chance to do this with you guys.

In this Chapter, King Solomon shares some of his feelings about how life is repetitious and meaningless.  He says the sun goes up and down. The wind blows to the North and South. Streams go into the sea but the sea is never full. What has been will repeat itself again. There's nothing new under the sun.

It's easy to get caught up in our everyday routines of life and thus forget how each detail of life is an OPPORTUNITY to do something for the kingdom of God.

1) Rather than see your repeated mornings as a drudgery, look at it as an OPPORTUNITY to meet with the Lord. There's not a better way to start the day.

2) Rather than see your job as a boring place with stupid employees or a dumb boss or co-workers, look at it as a mission field with great OPPORTUNITIES to love on people, and encourage and compliment others. My goodness, let Christ shine through you. Be optimistic. Show hope for the future. People are hurting and they need the message of HOPE found in Christ.

3) Rather than look at home as a place to retreat in loneliness, use it as an OPPORTUNITY to get connected with a group or church or Ministry so you can be encouraged and built up. It's hard to encourage and build up others when we ourselves need it just as bad, so get connected with a Christian group or Ministry.

4) Rather than look at church has the same old boring place with the same old pastor, look at it as an opportunity for God to use your God-given gifts to touch an impact lives for him. You are valuable and have a God-given purpose.

Don't get caught up in negativism of life but let God use you to be the Hope for Life for both you and those you come in contact with.  How can you take OPPORTUNITY of each day to go from DRUDGERY to the JOY of the Lord, Hope, and Life?