Life is Short and Full of Trouble
Life is a blessing from God. It is wonderful to be able to have life and be able to relate to God and other people. At the same time we must declare with the Lord that life is short and full of trouble. If you had told me when I was young that I would live to be 71, I would have thought that would be a good long life. Now that I am 71, I say, "Where did the years go? It seems like they were so short?" As I look back, sure I have had much joy and happiness, but it has been one trouble after another for all those years, too. As Job was suffering, it caused him to look back over his life. He came to this conclusion.. (Job 14:1,2) Life is short and full of trouble. We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a shadow, we quickly disappear. The Bible reminds us of these facts about life in several places. It would behoove us to take these things to heart, so we can have the best life possible. Let's take a few minutes to think about these facts. Since life is short, we mu...