HOW NOT TO BE PARALYZED BY UNCERTAINTY (10 OF 11)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11
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How Not to Be Paralyzed by Uncertainty (10 of 11)
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 11
I ran across a quote some of you may appreciate and even practice. It goes like this, ''Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first!'' One writer says the saying comes from a book published years ago based on the story of a lady who loved dessert and would almost always eat it first. However, one evening she decided to put off eating her favorite treat until later that evening. There was only one problem with that decision --- it was made while she was aboard the Titanic on the night it sank.
We all know that life is uncertain. Despite our best efforts at planning we cannot control what is going to happen from one day to the next.
1. Most of us have had the experience of having our day or week all planned out.
2. We had it logged onto our smartphone calendars, uploaded to the cloud and had even written out a detailed to-do list only to find out that our electronic calendars do not magically control the events that take place on any given day and because of that our to-do list often turns into an it-ain't-going-to-happen list.
One of life's truths Solomon saw repeated over and over dealt with the inevitability of life's uncertainties.
1. There are things in life that are mysteries. There are things we do not know and will never know completely.
2. There are things only God knows and controls.
a. Ecclesiastes 11.5 - Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things.
b. We don't' fully know and understand how life really works and how babies are formed in the mother's womb and the breath of life is breathed into them – life is still very much a mystery despite all of our scientific advancements and learning.
c. We do not know the paths of the wind nor how to control them or accurately predict them.
These two examples serve as an a ...
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 11
I ran across a quote some of you may appreciate and even practice. It goes like this, ''Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first!'' One writer says the saying comes from a book published years ago based on the story of a lady who loved dessert and would almost always eat it first. However, one evening she decided to put off eating her favorite treat until later that evening. There was only one problem with that decision --- it was made while she was aboard the Titanic on the night it sank.
We all know that life is uncertain. Despite our best efforts at planning we cannot control what is going to happen from one day to the next.
1. Most of us have had the experience of having our day or week all planned out.
2. We had it logged onto our smartphone calendars, uploaded to the cloud and had even written out a detailed to-do list only to find out that our electronic calendars do not magically control the events that take place on any given day and because of that our to-do list often turns into an it-ain't-going-to-happen list.
One of life's truths Solomon saw repeated over and over dealt with the inevitability of life's uncertainties.
1. There are things in life that are mysteries. There are things we do not know and will never know completely.
2. There are things only God knows and controls.
a. Ecclesiastes 11.5 - Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things.
b. We don't' fully know and understand how life really works and how babies are formed in the mother's womb and the breath of life is breathed into them – life is still very much a mystery despite all of our scientific advancements and learning.
c. We do not know the paths of the wind nor how to control them or accurately predict them.
These two examples serve as an a ...
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