Title: Hold on to God
< Enjoy and live hard >
In the Bible, light means not only the light of the sun but also the ‘light of life’, but in verse 7, light means ‘a life of giving, sharing and giving’. The life of giving, sharing and giving with the material obtained through hard work is a beautiful and enjoyable life. It is a blessing to receive, but it is a greater blessing to give. Why is giving a blessing? First, it is because if you give something, you will be happy first. When you think of giving, you are happy from the thought stage, but when you think of receiving, you become depressed from the stage of thinking. God created human beings to be happy by giving.
Second, if you give something, you will receive more from God. The life of giving may seem like a loss at first glance, but in the end, God restores much more than you give. In the grain trade, grain is gently put in a bowl so that it does not go into a large bowl, but God gives generously by pressing down and shaking so that it overflows (Luke 6:38). Now practice a life of hard giving. Work hard with a willingness to give money as well. Then you will never be a slave to money and you will receive more.
Also, the evangelist tells us to always enjoy life with joy, but as we go through life, difficult days will come. In particular, live the good days of your youth with joy and joy (verse 9). It is not wrong to live and enjoy. You also need to know how to enjoy life. Occasionally go for a drive to a good place, find a good restaurant, and have fun with good people. If you don't know how to enjoy your leisure, your life will be tough and stingy. Then you will never live a happy life.
Now, don't live with only the goal of success and look ahead. Look up and look to the side as well. If you just look ahead and run, you can roll off a cliff at any moment in an instant. Now, with the life you have been given, work hard and enjoy it hard. However, there are things to remember while enjoying life. It means that God will see all things and judge them for them (verse 9).
< Hold on to God >
Live life and do not indulge in sorrow or pleasure (verse 10). The more we live according to our desires, the weaker the power of a person's mind and spirit. In order to cast away the troubles of the heart and depart from the evil of the flesh, above all else, we must have a big dream and vision. No matter how hard things are, if you do not give up on your vision, a blessed life will finally unfold.
In life, crises come along, but crises are both dangers and opportunities. When we face hardships and failures in our lives, we lament ourselves. “I am a complete failure.” But it is the voice of the devil. If I am a failure, it means that God who made me has failed. But if we fail, we are not failures. Because God made us. Even our failures, if we hold them in God's hands, will surely become the material of our life.
Even if you have a lot of money, success without character is not success, and even if you have a high position, a position without God is not a happy place. The greatest success in life is success in fulfilling God's will for you. For that, know what your God-given work is. If it is a task that God has entrusted to you, doing it is success. Even if you haven't reached your destination, if you are in God's will and way, you have already succeeded.
Now do not under any circumstances be discouraged, but wash your nets with courage and hope. Do not spit out the devil's voice, "No, I will die, I will not live, I will die of hardship." Faith gives hope and courage. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of hope and life. God's will for his children is that they may have life and have it very abundantly. Therefore, if you are in God, a crisis becomes an opportunity for blessing.
Are you feeling like an empty stomach without meat right now? At this time, hold on to God. Even though they couldn't catch a fish, those who hold fast to God are already successful people. It is a real misfortune if you do not catch the Lord by catching fish even if you make full meals every day. But if you have caught the Creator Jesus, you are already the happiest being in the world.