3 Ways to Make Life Count – One Ordinary Life Lived Well Can Make a BIG Difference
James 4:14 speaks about the shortness of life. He says, “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” This is a reality all men are aware of. We experience new life around us in many forms and we experience the passing of it as well. Friends and family come and they leave. Some at a ripe old age, others at a sudden and unexpectedly short while.
With this in mind, Ecclesiastes 3 gives great thoughts about how to make life count. Here is what King Solomon has to say:
“I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful
and to do good as long as they live;
also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—
this is God’s gift to man.”
(Ecclesiastes 3:12-13)
From the passage we gather the following ways to make life count:
Choose Joy.
In John 15, Jesus Himself teaches us how to find joy. It is in staying connected with Him, keeping His words, and walking in love. There can only be lasting and overcoming joy when we sta…
