Chapters 6 & 7- Meaningless- I want more--- Not good enough

So many of these chapters are appearing to be backed up against another chapter that goes perfectly alongside it... That again is the case as we get to the point where we are seeing “I want more…” and “Not good enough!” There is nothing out there in this world outside of God that will be satisfactory or fulfilling. We will continue to dig deeper and seek to find the next big thing to bring us gratification and pleasure. Nothing will work. We will simply continue to be seekers of that which we will never find. The answer of course is that we are looking in the wrong place. We are like the woman at the well. We seek water that will make us never thirst again, but the answer is found only in living water. We will always thirst for more as long as we dig dry wells. We need to forsake wells and dig God.

Money is an empty well. It may produce for a time, but the ultimate reality is that it will never be enough. Money… in and of itself is not a problem. It is not evil as so many misquote the Bible. But it is a dry hole, an un-producing well… It is emptiness in regard to pleasure. Attempts at being a person of power are in vain… it is meaningless… We are living futile lives if we continue to seek that which never gives anything in return but anguish. Nothing is good enough…

scripture rant- “Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 2:11

Chapter 2- Meaningless- The Hard Way

I guess I am a poser… But I laughed at the story of Mark killing the kitten. Not that I am sadistic, but it takes a lot of guts to admit that you are a cat killer. I mean, I’m a self-confessed dog lover, but a lot of Mark's readers will send him countless emails concerning his “experiment.” The truth is that life is painful… Life is difficult… Always changing… Always pressing on… It’s one big experiment after the other. What do we need to do to continue to evolve as change comes? How do we learn as we live?
It’s amazing to think that God teaches us truth concerning Himself as we walk through life. As I read the story to my son Garrett and explained what Matlock was trying to say he asked if we were like the cats. “Does God throw us in the air to see if we land on our feet?” It’s a really good question for a four year old to process. I asked him to think about it and get back with me later. He went home and hasn’t gotten back with me yet… but I’m curious. I want my kids to think theologically about life. I want them to be able to wrestle with and answer questions for themselves… Of course I may have a son who now thinks we are being tossed through the air by a scientifically crazy God who is asking if in our times of difficulty… “Will these stupid humans land on their feet or fall with a thud on their back and just lie there and die…” Either that or he may be at home looking for a stray cat to toss into the air... oh to be young and able to get away with that again... (not that I ever did it... ok once... maybe a few more times... hey this isn't confessional).
Sometimes looking for meaning in all of life is quite futile… even Solomon thought so…

scripture rant- “Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2