Meaningless!

I woke up thinking, 'What's it all for?' It could easily may be as some would say, "my free paper bun". Meaning my 2 week holiday is over and it's back to work Monday!
It could be be because I spent the two weeks in "sunny" England when I would have loved to have been on a beach soaking up the sun!
Whatever it was, the words 'What's it all for?' echoed around my mind. Those four words started to drown my heart and make me feel as though I'm a hypocrite. Living this Christian life and thinking a lot of things I do are in vain is an oxymoron! Then I remembered somebody else had the same thought.

King Solomon in Ecclersiastes 1:2 writes these words. The New International Version says "Meaningless!" He goes on to say we work, the sun goes up, the sun goes down - everyday consists of some mundane routine. Upon reflecting on the whole of Ecclesiastes, it's like King Solomon is saying all these things without God is meaningless. With a certain perspective theres no meaning. However if we take on another perspective, what is meaningless and mundane has a purpose. It made me think of another scripture I had read in the week. 

Titus 3:14 talks about devoting ourselves to good works, meeting the needs of others and in that our lives will not be unproductive and unfruitful. I find more meaning when I'm living outside of myself meeting the needs of others. The happiest people I have met are not those who have attained the most riches or who are striving to, but those who love God and love people. In the book of John, Jesus is asked what the two greatest commandments are. His response? Love God, love people. King Solomon's concludes in Ecclesiastes 12 that we are to honour and remember the God of our youth. In doing so we will love God and love people. When we do that we will find that there is meaning to life...there's purpose to our lives.