God-Centered or Me-Centered

God-Centered or Me-Centered – Dr. David Jeremiah

"Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."
Ecclesiastes 1:2 (NIV 84)

Wake up ... commute ... work ... commute ... sleep -- repeat. It's a schedule replayed daily around the globe. With such a predictable existence, all mankind must have the same outlook on life, right? But nothing could be further from the truth. There's great diversity in how each of us approaches life.

King Solomon, a true achiever with no equal on earth, minced no words penning the Book of Ecclesiastes. He called the cycles of life futile. Glaring statistics show the absence of meaning and purpose in many people's lives -- with the high rates of substance abuse, promiscuity, and suicide. But Solomon's observation does not leave us despondent. It concludes with a positive challenge to uphold a Christian worldview: fear God and keep His commandments.

True, our days can be filled with frustrations, and life at times is puzzling. But for the believer, lasting happiness is discovered when we center our lives on God. That worldview gives your morning alarm purpose. It changes your commute into communion as you ready yourself to glorify God in your work. Yes, work is man's crowning achievement on earth -- when you focus on God and not on yourself.

God judges what we give by what we keep.
George Muller

Recommended Reading 1 Corinthians 15:55-58