I was reading in my devos tonight and a few verses in Ecclesiastes 2 stuck out at me. Ecc. 2:24-25 reads as follows "There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul good in his labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?" The whole book of Ecc. is talking about vanity and these verses sum up the theme of the book. That our fullness should be found in God and what He has done for us, not in the labors and things of this world. How often do I take pleasure in this little thing or that thing or that I got a 100% on my homework assignment from Mr. Hudson? What vain things distract me! These verses hit me like a ton of bricks making me realize that I need to find my completeness and satisfaction in God and not in myself.

For some odd reason, I thought of one of my favorite songs when I was writing out what I had learned in my devos. "In Christ Alone," by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty, is a great example of where I should stand in relations to this world and my faith. It may not make sense to you, but it is crystal clear to me. Here are the lyrics:

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
‘til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand
What a powerful song! These words have impacted my life and encouraged me in the midst of the trials and storms of life. God has been so good, so why should I find my fullness in the things of this life? I shouldn't and neither should you!