"So many of us feel as though we are in some way entitled to getting what we want. And why wouldn’t we, if we’re convinced that we earn our own way to satisfaction? But there’s a huge difference between going through life like this and approaching each day as a gift. The former feels entitled; the latter is grateful. And guess which one is freed up to enjoy the simple things in life? That’s precisely how Ecclesiastes drives us to live. It’s telling us that enjoyment comes when we stop trying to earn God’s gift and start receiving God’s gift for us. Jesus said it too, when preaching His Sermon on the Mount. He said that the meek shall inherit the earth. Why? Because the meek are the ones who realize they don’t deserve it."
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