I would expect someone with great wisdom to also have great self-control, but in reality that is not always the case. Today we will look at Solomon and what his lack of self-control did in his life.
Audrey's comment about having her toes stepped on so much in this study made me think about healing. As you all know, I am in the process of having my sprained shoulder fixed and the process so far has been VERY painful. Yesterday the chiropractor told me that I should expect things to feel worse before they got better. Today I feel like someone beat up my arm. But that is the way to full recovery. It's the same spiritually sometimes. Killing the flesh is just painful.
Week Ten, Day Three
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It's a comfort to know that I'm not the only one who continually struggles to lead a "God-controlled" life...sometimes I feel completely alone in my frustrations, that no one else is as weakly human as I am...
anyway...
prov. 1:2 - everything is useless or futile
Solomon says the eye never gets enough.
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Solomon's point in verse 11 is that everything that is done or accomplished in this life, including glory, fame, wealth, will pass away and be forgotten by future generations...nothing in this life is eternal, but fleeting
Solomon describes the pursuit of wisdom as pointless, and that more wisdom just causes more grief or frustration
2:1-3 - The pursuit of pleasure is also meaningless
When Solomon undertook great projects, all his accomplishments were meaningless.
In verse 10 Solomon's apparent philosophy was hedonism.
Nothing was gained by this philosophy.
In 2:12-26, Solomon's reaction to all the meaninglessness of all his pursuits was that he hated life
He hated all the things he had toiled for under the sun, because someone else would get it all when he was gone.
In verse 26, he says that the unrighteous will toil hard, but it will be given to the righteous in the end.
5:10 - Whoever loves money will not be satisfied with money; whoever love wealth will not be satisfied with his income.
To me, "wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner" means that it harms your soul to hoard your money and never use it for good things, to never enjoy it, or to give it to people who need it.
verse 19- a gift from God is a man's wages for his hard work and the ability to enjoy it.
12:9-14 - Solomon's conclusion of the matter is to fear God and keep His commandments...that is everything!
Matt 6:24- When we attempt to serve God and money, we will love one and hate the other or be loyal to one and despise the other...we can't serve both.
Prov 23:5 - Riches are very unstable...it's like they have wings and just fly away (boy, is that true!).
Prov 15:16 - I wasn't exactly sure what she was looking for here...I said we can't have true peace without the fear of the Lord
Hag 1:5-6 - Without God we can never find true satisfaction.
I Tim 6:3-10 - Godliness with contentment is great gain
Prov 14:26 - Parents can build a secure fortress for our children by teaching them the fear of the Lord
Prov 30:7-9 - The wisdom here is to pray for just enough wealth to keep a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs, and the bill collectors off our phones! Not too much, not too little...
I'm getting behind ladies. I was able to skim through the study today, but didn't finish it. I'll try to catch up when my company leaves. Thanks for your answers, Ann, they kept me on track mentally at least! :)
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