{"id":61546,"date":"2005-06-25T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-25T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=61546"},"modified":"2023-06-26T08:43:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:43:11","slug":"notes-on-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>The Enjoyment of Life According to Ecclesiastes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Contentment in food and drink, in labor, and being good in God&#8217;s sight &#8211; Ecclesiastes 2:24-26<\/li>\n<li>Have fun, do good, take pleasure in what you produce, and respect God &#8211; Ecclesiastes 3:13-15<\/li>\n<li>Take pleasure in today. Don&#8217;t say &#8220;Tomorrow I&#8217;ll be happy&#8221; &#8211; Ecclesiastes 3:22<\/li>\n<li>If God gives you wealth and you are able to use them, then enjoy it as God&#8217;s gift. \u00a0Be happy in staying busy &#8211; Ecclesiastes 5:18-20<\/li>\n<li>Be happy whether you have a lot or a little &#8211; Ecclesiastes 7:14<\/li>\n<li>God made men to be righteous &#8211; Ecclesiastes 7:29<\/li>\n<li>Things go better for the righteous &#8211; Ecclesiastes 8:12<\/li>\n<li>Having fun gets you through the difficult parts of life &#8211; Ecclesiastes 8:15<\/li>\n<li>Having friends and being connected to people gives you hope &#8211; Ecclesiastes 9:4<\/li>\n<li>Confidence comes from knowing you have done what is right, enjoy cleanliness, and enjoy marriage &#8211; Ecclesiastes 9:7-9<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the outdoors &#8211; Ecclesiastes 11:7<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy all stages of life while being faithful to God. Follow your impulses and desires that are righteous &#8211; Ecclesiastes 11:8-12<\/li>\n<li>The conclusion is to follow God because all the blessings in life come from God. Notice all these are from the hand of God. Being righteous is permanent. It follows you into the next life as well as improving the quality of your life in this one &#8211; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>See also:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-the-brevity-of-life\/\">Notes on the Brevity of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-faithful-life\/\">Notes on Faithful Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Enjoyment of Life According to Ecclesiastes Contentment in food and drink, in labor, and being good in God&#8217;s sight &#8211; Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 Have fun, do good, take pleasure in what you produce, and respect God &#8211; Ecclesiastes 3:13-15 Take pleasure in today. Don&#8217;t say &#8220;Tomorrow I&#8217;ll be happy&#8221; &#8211; Ecclesiastes 3:22 If God gives&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-61546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes","tag-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28107,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-meaning-of-life-why-are-you-here\/","url_meta":{"origin":61546,"position":0},"title":"The Meaning of Life: Why Are You Here?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 6:6-21 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is it that you are looking for out of life? What are you expecting? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So many people never find contentment with their lives because they are expecting things that life cannot deliver. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They decide they can\u2019t be happy with life\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15476,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/enjoy-what-god-has-given-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":61546,"position":1},"title":"Enjoy What God Has Given You","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 50 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you given a gift that wasn\u2019t appreciated? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s nice, but it wasn\u2019t what I hoped to receive.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThanks, but it would have been better if you also included ...\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Or worse, it just sits there, not being used \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s frustrating to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":45879,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-you-explain-ecclesiastes-226\/","url_meta":{"origin":61546,"position":2},"title":"Could you explain Ecclesiastes 2:26?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Could you explain Ecclesiastes 2:24-26? 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