Can You Grab the Wind?

Chuck Bomar. I've heard him speak a number of times now, but today was the one time that hit me the most. He was speaking out of Ecclesiastes, which is very quickly becoming my favorite part of Scripture. In his attempt to paint us the big picture of Solomon's last work, Chuck delivered a message that God has been trying to teach me for a couple months now.

What are we doing, today? For most of us young believers, we are continually looking forward to something. I look forward to graduation, getting a job and starting a family. I look forward to the opportunity to impact a young person. I look forward, to the rest of my life. Yet, this process of always striving after what comes next is one that can ruin the life of a young person, one that could possibly put out my flame for the Lord. Because just like trying to catch the wind, chasing after it on my bike with a mason jar, I am always going to be looking forward to my next chance, but never really capitalizing on my current situation. I do not want to lose my heart for youth, or my passion for the Lord. Neither do you.

So what we need to do it a few things. First of all, make sure what we do strive after is something that really matters, something that will impact eternity. For example, what is the purpose of a friendship, or a relationship? It is not to have a friend or a wife, but it should be to come alongside a person in their walk with God, helping them, being there for them, and asking the same from them. Secondly, live every day in light of death. Yeah, death. It's all over Ecclesiastes. Solomon is not being morbid, he is saying that we should make the most of every day, every situation, and every opportunity. And lastly, we should always keep a keen eye on God, so as to never end up pursuing something that will leave us with an empty mason jar.