Barrenness of a Busy Life

The Bible warns us against the sin of sloth and idleness. Neither however, should we just go barreling into some activity, not knowing where we're going or where we are going to land, or where we are going, or what we're going to accomplish. A lot of people today are in this category. You’re busy, you're active, you're flying high, but you're not going anywhere in particular.

​You’re active but you're not productive in the areas of life that really matter—your relationship with God and your relationship with other people.

You attract attention from the world, but maybe not the approval of God.

And maybe every once in a while you stop and ask yourself, “Where am I going? What's the use of it all? How can I stop all this activity? What’s the purpose?”

“So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Ecclesiastes 2:17

Solomon’s shows us his activity, his futility, and his remedy so that our lives can be productive in the areas that are most important.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; Ecclesiastes 3:11a