There is a definite freedom in Solomon's "Everything is meaningless..." Because, first of all, that takes a huge pressure off the importance that we think everything seems to have. Second, it's not really true because everything has meaning in Christ.
Even our mistakes. They point us to Him. They reveal our hearts.
Even our pain. It points us to His strength. It allows us to open up with one another and experience relationship that is vulnerable and has a heartbeat.
Even the depression, setting in when we feel like even the good times are meaningless. Because they aren't.
We are chasing our tails, round and round, as a pastor once said. But even in my looking back (and presently at) my tail chasing, I see my shepherd calling me back from my nonsense. And it comforts me. It liberates me from feeling as if I need to do everything correct and make the most of every single opportunity. But it doesn't make me want to sit around-- usually I do that when I am feeling paralyzed by the pressure of something. No, liberation begets joy, and joy gets me excited to embrace life, difficulties and all.
Yet in Christ I am enlightened as to what has value and I guess there are a great many things that I should view as not necessary or not worth huge stores of my energy or concern. I do, however, want to encourage all of you feeling broken.
With Christ everything is not meaningless.
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