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Crossroads Church October 12, 2026 11m Ecclesiastes

Enjoy What You Have | Ecclesiastes 6

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  1. I recently took a I recently took a trip to Colorado. trip to Colorado. trip to Colorado. So wherever we went So wherever we went , I could barely , I could barely , I could barely concentrate because the mountains were concentrate because the mountains were concentrate because the mountains were just incredible. just incredible. just incredible. I constantly I constantly I constantly wanted to film wanted to film wanted to film or photograph something. I or photograph something. I or photograph something. I realized I knew about realized I knew about realized I knew about 10 people who 10 people who 10 people who lived in Colorado. lived in Colorado. lived in Colorado. Do you know what they don't Do you know what they don't Do you know what they don't fill their Instagram with fill their Instagram with ? Photographs of mountains. They don't seem to care ? Photographs of mountains. They don't seem to care . Because . Because . Because they are used to them. they are used to them. they are used to them. They're used to them, They're used to them, They're used to them, right? And I thought: " right? And I thought: " Oh my God, what Oh my God, what Oh my God, what is so incredible about my life that is so incredible about my life that is so incredible about my life that I'm already used to?" I'm already used to?" I'm already used to?" Yes. Yes. Yes. When my When my When my first children were born, I thought: " first children were born, I thought: " I will never stop being I will never stop being I will never stop being grateful for them." "That's the grateful for them." "That's the grateful for them." "That's the greatest thing." And greatest thing." And greatest thing." And now I say, “Can you now I say, “Can you now I say, “Can you stop talking to me stop talking to me stop talking to me ? "I'm trying to ? "I'm trying to ? "I'm trying to eat." Seriously? Will I eat." Seriously? Will I eat." Seriously? Will I choose this thing over choose this thing over choose this thing over this living being? This is this living being? This is this living being? This is ridiculous. And it seems to me that this is what ridiculous. And it seems to me that this is what Solomon is pointing to: “ Open your eyes, man Open your eyes, man .” There are .” There are .” There are so many wonders around you." so many wonders around you." so many wonders around you." And you just walk And you just walk And you just walk past them. past them. past them. This is Crossroads Daily. No This is Crossroads Daily. No This is Crossroads Daily. No experts, no experts, no experts, no perfect people, just perfect people, just perfect people, just candid conversations about what candid conversations about what candid conversations about what happens when happens when happens when the Bible appears in the Bible appears in the Bible appears in real life. real life.

  2. Welcome to Welcome to Crossroads Daily. My name is Crossroads Daily. My name is Crossroads Daily. My name is Caleb. Caleb. Caleb. And I'm Miko. And I'm Miko. And I'm Miko. I am Vivian. I am Vivian. I am Vivian. I'm Zach. I'm Zach. I'm Zach. And if you've watched Daily And if you've watched Daily And if you've watched Daily before, you might have before, you might have before, you might have noticed that we're in a noticed that we're in a noticed that we're in a new space. new space. new space. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Brighter. Looks Brighter. Looks Brighter. Looks good. This will be a good good. This will be a good good. This will be a good place for good place for good place for good discussions. discussions. discussions. Yes. Looks like we took a little Yes. Looks like we took a little Yes. Looks like we took a little trip to IKEA. trip to IKEA. trip to IKEA. Everything was furnished in Everything was furnished in Everything was furnished in IKEA style. We IKEA style. We IKEA style. We are analyzing the book are analyzing the book are analyzing the book of Ecclesiastes. We of Ecclesiastes. We of Ecclesiastes. We started last started last started last week. This week we will week. This week we will week. This week we will go through a significant go through a significant go through a significant part of it. Today we part of it. Today we part of it. Today we begin with the 6th begin with the 6th begin with the 6th chapter of chapter of chapter of Ecclesiastes. So, Ecclesiastes. So, Ecclesiastes. So, whether you have read whether you have read whether you have read it or not, it or not, it or not, Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes can seem a little can seem a little can seem a little depressing at times. Does anyone depressing at times. Does anyone depressing at times. Does anyone agree? agree? agree? Yes. A Yes. A Yes. A little depressing. There's a little depressing. There's a little depressing. There's a lot about how everything is lot about how everything is lot about how everything is useless and what's wrong with useless and what's wrong with useless and what's wrong with life. But from this life. But from this life. But from this lemon, you know, we'll lemon, you know, we'll lemon, you know, we'll squeeze it. We squeeze it. We squeeze it. We will mix it with the will mix it with the will mix it with the sugar you sugar you sugar you bring. We'll make bring. We'll make bring. We'll make some some some lemonade out of this. I lemonade out of this. I lemonade out of this. I like it. I think like it. I think like it. I think we will. So I want to we will. So I want to we will. So I want to read just the first read just the first read just the first two verses and I want two verses and I want two verses and I want to hear what you think about it to hear what you think about it to hear what you think about it . Good? So, . Good? So, . Good? So, in the book of Ecclesiastes, in the book of Ecclesiastes, in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 6, verses 1 and 2, chapter 6, verses 1 and 2, chapter 6, verses 1 and 2, it says: “This is an evil it says: “This is an evil it says: “This is an evil that I have seen under that I have seen under that I have seen under the sun, and it is grievous the sun, and it is grievous the sun, and it is grievous to man: God gives to to man: God gives to to man: God gives to a man riches a man riches , wealth, and honor. He , wealth, and honor. He , wealth, and honor. He lacks nothing lacks nothing lacks nothing , but God does not , but God does not , but God does not allow him allow him allow him to enjoy them."

  3. to enjoy them." So, this book is So, this book is traditionally traditionally traditionally attributed to attributed to attributed to Solomon, who, according to Solomon, who, according to Solomon, who, according to Scripture, was the Scripture, was the Scripture, was the wisest man who wisest man who wisest man who ever lived. He ever lived. He ever lived. He asked God for asked God for asked God for wisdom. God gave wisdom. God gave wisdom. God gave him wisdom. him wisdom. him wisdom. Yes. I Yes. I Yes. I don't know if don't know if don't know if this immediately strikes me as this immediately strikes me as this immediately strikes me as wisdom. It just wisdom. It just wisdom. It just looks pretty looks pretty looks pretty depressing. But depressing. But depressing. But what is the wisdom in this? What do what is the wisdom in this? What do what is the wisdom in this? What do you guys think you guys think you guys think about this? A person can about this? A person can about this? A person can have everything they want, but have everything they want, but have everything they want, but it means nothing it means nothing it means nothing if they can't if they can't if they can't enjoy it. enjoy it. enjoy it. Friend. I just want to Friend. I just want to Friend. I just want to say right away: say right away: say right away: Ecclesiastes was the Ecclesiastes was the Ecclesiastes was the first book of the Bible first book of the Bible first book of the Bible that I liked. that I liked. Because I remember as Because I remember as a kid, you know, growing up a kid, you know, growing up a kid, you know, growing up in church or something, in church or something, in church or something, and reading and reading and reading Ecclesiastes, I was like, Ecclesiastes, I was like, Ecclesiastes, I was like, "Dude, that's me, that's how "Dude, that's me, that's how "Dude, that's me, that's how I feel." Sadly. I feel." Sadly. So I thought: this is so So I thought: this is so close to me. I'm like: close to me. I'm like: close to me. I'm like: okay. okay. okay. We're just We're just We're just going to laugh through going to laugh through going to laugh through your pain now, dude. your pain now, dude. your pain now, dude. Really. And I thought, Really. And I thought, Really. And I thought, "Dude, it's all for nothing." I "Dude, it's all for nothing." I "Dude, it's all for nothing." I thought, "This guy is thought, "This guy is thought, "This guy is telling the truth." telling the truth." telling the truth." Yes. So emotional right Yes. So emotional right Yes. So emotional right now. now. now. Absolutely. I Absolutely. I Absolutely. I liked it. But no, um liked it. But no, um , I like what , I like what , I like what Jesus said: you can Jesus said: you can Jesus said: you can gain the whole world gain the whole world gain the whole world but lose but lose but lose your own soul. Like, it's your own soul. Like, it's your own soul. Like, it's really easy to have all really easy to have all really easy to have all these things, these things, these things, yeah.

  4. yeah. yeah. but not being able to but not being able to but not being able to enjoy them, enjoy them, enjoy them, you know, or losing a you know, or losing a you know, or losing a part of yourself while part of yourself while part of yourself while you're striving for it. So I you're striving for it. So I you're striving for it. So I think there's something here think there's something here think there's something here about doing what's about doing what's about doing what's supposed to be done, supposed to be done, supposed to be done, striving, achieving, and striving, achieving, and striving, achieving, and working the way God working the way God working the way God tells us to work, tells us to work, tells us to work, and not making and not making and not making it the main goal, it the main goal, it the main goal, you know? you know? you know? Yes. Yes. No, I think I do Yes. Yes. No, I think I do Yes. Yes. No, I think I do n't know. You somehow, because it n't know. You somehow, because it n't know. You somehow, because it seems like it could seems like it could seems like it could be, I don't know, a be, I don't know, a be, I don't know, a preliminary version, preliminary version, preliminary version, if you can if you can if you can say so. Um, but about what say so. Um, but about what say so. Um, but about what you're saying, you're saying, you're saying, the idea that you can the idea that you can the idea that you can gain the world and gain the world and gain the world and lose your soul. lose your soul. lose your soul. It's like another It's like another It's like another version of the same thing, version of the same thing, version of the same thing, because ultimately God says: because ultimately God says: because ultimately God says: you can have these things, you can have these things, you can have these things, but there will be an emptiness inside you but there will be an emptiness inside you but there will be an emptiness inside you that nothing in that nothing in that nothing in this world this world this world will fill. Do you understand what will fill. Do you understand what will fill. Do you understand what I mean? You can't do I mean? You can't do I mean? You can't do anything I anything I anything I give you, anything I...I give you, anything I...I give you, anything I...I don't know what you're don't know what you're don't know what you're looking for, you know, whether it's looking for, you know, whether it's looking for, you know, whether it's relationships or relationships or relationships or wealth or anything wealth or anything wealth or anything else to fill else to fill else to fill this void or this this void or this this void or this special place that special place that special place that belongs to me, right belongs to me, right belongs to me, right ? Nothing ? Nothing ? Nothing will fill this.

  5. will fill this. will fill this. Enjoy these Enjoy these Enjoy these things, but none of things, but none of things, but none of them will them will them will replace replace replace Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. His place. That's what Yes. His place. That's what Yes. His place. That's what I hear when I see this. I hear when I see this. I hear when I see this. Yes. Yes. Yes. I also think this I also think this I also think this guy might be guy might be guy might be taking everything for taking everything for taking everything for granted. Think granted. Think granted. Think about Solomon. I about Solomon. I about Solomon. I mean, he was growing. He is the mean, he was growing. He is the mean, he was growing. He is the son of David. Yes. So, son of David. Yes. So, son of David. Yes. So, he grew up a prince. he grew up a prince. he grew up a prince. Yes. Yes. Yes. And now he is king. So And now he is king. So And now he is king. So he might think, "Oh, I'm he might think, "Oh, I'm he might think, "Oh, I'm used to this kind of life, used to this kind of life, used to this kind of life, and it seems..." Well, and it seems..." Well, and it seems..." Well, you know, if you're barely you know, if you're barely you know, if you're barely making ends meet making ends meet making ends meet and you don't and you don't and you don't have enough food, or have enough food, or have enough food, or you don't have a place to live, or you don't have a place to live, or you don't have a place to live, or other normal other normal other normal human problems, then human problems, then human problems, then you start you start you start to appreciate even the to appreciate even the to appreciate even the little things. So little things. So little things. So perhaps his perspective is perhaps his perspective is perhaps his perspective is skewed by skewed by wealth. wealth. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Well, Wednesday is Well, Wednesday is Well, Wednesday is rib day. rib day. rib day. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Fully. Yes. Fully. Yes. Fully. Another thousand head of Another thousand head of Another thousand head of cattle. cattle. cattle. Yes. Right. Yes. Right. Yes. Right. This is madness. Yes. This is madness. Yes. I find it very I find it very interesting that interesting that interesting that Solomon names three Solomon names three Solomon names three things: wealth, things: wealth, things: wealth, fortune, and honor, which fortune, and honor, which fortune, and honor, which are essentially the main are essentially the main are essentially the main motivation for motivation for motivation for anyone to do anyone to do anything.

  6. anything. anything. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And he says, "You Yes. And he says, "You Yes. And he says, "You can have anything you can have anything you can have anything you want, but if you want, but if you want, but if you don't enjoy don't enjoy don't enjoy it, what's the point of it, what's the point of it, what's the point of having it?" having it?" having it?" Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. And this amazes me. I And this amazes me. I And this amazes me. I mean, it's very easy to mean, it's very easy to mean, it's very easy to get into the habit of get into the habit of get into the habit of just accumulating just accumulating just accumulating things because that's what things because that's what things because that's what the culture does, right? You the culture does, right? You the culture does, right? You buy a house, then buy a house, then buy a house, then it becomes cramped, it becomes cramped, it becomes cramped, then you buy a better one. then you buy a better one. then you buy a better one. You buy a car, but it's You buy a car, but it's You buy a car, but it's not that cool anymore, not that cool anymore, not that cool anymore, you get a better one, right? But you get a better one, right? But you get a better one, right? But you don't enjoy you don't enjoy you don't enjoy any of these things. You did any of these things. You did any of these things. You did n't enjoy the n't enjoy the n't enjoy the little house little house little house when you had it. when you had it. when you had it. You don't even You don't even You don't even enjoy a enjoy a enjoy a big house big house big house when you have it. It's when you have it. It's when you have it. It's just a good just a good just a good reminder to me that reminder to me that reminder to me that I need to slow down. I need to slow down. I need to slow down. I know that speed I know that speed I know that speed keeps me from keeps me from keeps me from enjoying enjoying enjoying things. Because I'm just things. Because I'm just things. Because I'm just running, I'm running through running, I'm running through running, I'm running through conversations. I run conversations. I run conversations. I run past people. I don't past people. I don't past people. I don't notice them. My kids notice them. My kids notice them. My kids say, "Look at say, "Look at say, "Look at this." Yes, that's great. this." Yes, that's great. this." Yes, that's great. I need to do this I need to do this . Do you understand? . Do you understand? . Do you understand? Speed ​​keeps Speed ​​keeps Speed ​​keeps me from enjoying the me from enjoying the me from enjoying the good things good things good things God has given me. What God has given me. What God has given me. What about you guys? Is there about you guys? Is there about you guys? Is there anything that you anything that you anything that you think might be think might be think might be keeping you from keeping you from keeping you from enjoying the enjoying the enjoying the good things good things good things God has given you? God has given you?

  7. Well, I think when I Well, I think when I enjoy something, enjoy something, enjoy something, it's usually because I it's usually because I it's usually because I share it with other share it with other share it with other people. So, people. So, people. So, the obstacle may be that the obstacle may be that the obstacle may be that you don't have the you don't have the you don't have the relationships that relationships that relationships that allow you allow you allow you to enjoy the to enjoy the to enjoy the blessings blessings blessings you have. I you have. I you have. I completely agree. Yes, I completely agree. Yes, I completely agree. Yes, I think when you think when you think when you say that, because even as say that, because even as say that, because even as you were going through you were going through you were going through your list, I your list, I your list, I thought it worked thought it worked thought it worked even on a smaller even on a smaller even on a smaller level. For example, I level. For example, I level. For example, I can think about the time can think about the time can think about the time and effort I and effort I and effort I spend, you know, spend, you know, spend, you know, waiting for the waiting for the waiting for the new iPhone 18 to come out. And new iPhone 18 to come out. And new iPhone 18 to come out. And the research you do in the the research you do in the lead up to that. lead up to that. Or for me, you Or for me, you Or for me, you know, I'm a know, I'm a know, I'm a sneaker fanatic. So, place sneaker fanatic. So, place sneaker fanatic. So, place bets on sneakers. And bets on sneakers. And bets on sneakers. And when you when you when you get them, I don't know. get them, I don't know. get them, I don't know. It feels like the It feels like the It feels like the excitement is disappearing. Do you excitement is disappearing. Do you excitement is disappearing. Do you understand what I mean? understand what I mean? understand what I mean? It's like, you know what I It's like, you know what I It's like, you know what I mean? You mean? You mean? You put so much put so much put so much time, energy, and time, energy, and time, energy, and effort into the process to effort into the process to effort into the process to finally get finally get finally get this thing. And then, I this thing. And then, I this thing. And then, I mean, I'll mean, I'll mean, I'll wear them or I'll have them wear them or I'll have them wear them or I'll have them . But that's . But that's . But that's not it anymore, you know? not it anymore, you know? not it anymore, you know? I no longer experience the I no longer experience the I no longer experience the joy or joy or joy or excitement that went excitement that went excitement that went into the work into the work into the work to get this thing. to get this thing. So I think, honestly So I think, honestly , it makes , it makes , it makes me wonder, what me wonder, what me wonder, what maybe, as you maybe, as you maybe, as you said, you're said, you're said, you're missing, right? In missing, right? In missing, right? In terms of enjoyment. Is it that terms of enjoyment. Is it that terms of enjoyment. Is it that I...I've completely I...I've completely I...I've completely lost my mind.

  8. lost my mind. lost my mind. I understand you. I understand you. I understand you. I just lost my mind. I just lost my mind. I just lost my mind. It seemed like you meant It seemed like you meant It seemed like you meant that the joy was that the joy was that the joy was in the pursuit of in the pursuit of in the pursuit of sneakers. It's like sneakers. It's like sneakers. It's like you can you can you can only wear them for the first time once only wear them for the first time once only wear them for the first time once . . . Yes, once. Yes, once. Yes, once. Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right. And after that you And after that you And after that you think: “Well, that's it, everyone has think: “Well, that's it, everyone has think: “Well, that's it, everyone has seen them. "We need to seen them. "We need to seen them. "We need to buy new ones." buy new ones." buy new ones." Just so. And now you are Just so. And now you are Just so. And now you are taking on something new taking on something new . So it makes me . So it makes me . So it makes me even ask myself: even ask myself: even ask myself: what am I really what am I really what am I really looking for in this? looking for in this? looking for in this? Do you understand what I mean? Do you understand what I mean? Do you understand what I mean? Because obviously Because obviously Because obviously owning it isn't as owning it isn't as owning it isn't as enjoyable, you know, enjoyable, you know, enjoyable, you know, enjoyable, enjoyable, enjoyable enjoyable as chasing it. So as chasing it. So as chasing it. So I don't know, you know? I don't know, you know? I don't know, you know? Maybe this is not a Maybe this is not a Maybe this is not a final opinion. final opinion. final opinion. Maybe it's just something Maybe it's just something Maybe it's just something I'm thinking about I'm thinking about I'm thinking about as we talk about it as we talk about it as we talk about it . But yes. I, uh . But yes. I, uh , recently took a , recently took a , recently took a trip to Colorado. trip to Colorado. trip to Colorado. Okay. Okay. Okay. This is an incredible place. This is an incredible place. This is an incredible place. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. The place is right next to The place is right next to Rocky Mountain National Park, right? And Rocky Mountain National Park, right? And wherever we went, I wherever we went, I wherever we went, I could hardly could hardly could hardly concentrate because the mountains concentrate because the mountains concentrate because the mountains there were just there were just there were just incredible. I always incredible. I always incredible. I always wanted to shoot wanted to shoot wanted to shoot videos or take photos.

  9. videos or take photos. videos or take photos. And I realized that I know And I realized that I know And I realized that I know about 10 people who about 10 people who about 10 people who live in Colorado. live in Colorado. live in Colorado. Do you know what they don't Do you know what they don't Do you know what they don't fill their Instagram with fill their Instagram with ? Photographs of mountains. They don't ? Photographs of mountains. They don't ? Photographs of mountains. They don't care. care. care. Because they are used to it Because they are used to it Because they are used to it . . . They're used to it, They're used to it, They're used to it, right? And I thought, "Oh my right? And I thought, "Oh my right? And I thought, "Oh my God, what are the things in my God, what are the things in my God, what are the things in my life that are incredible, but life that are incredible, but life that are incredible, but I'm used to them?" I'm used to them?" I'm used to them?" Yes. Yes. Yes. When my When my When my first children were born, I thought, "I'll first children were born, I thought, "I'll first children were born, I thought, "I'll never stop never stop never stop appreciating this, this is the appreciating this, this is the appreciating this, this is the greatest thing." And greatest thing." And greatest thing." And now I'm like, "Can you now I'm like, "Can you now I'm like, "Can you stop talking to me stop talking to me stop talking to me ? I'm trying to ? I'm trying to ? I'm trying to eat." Seriously? Am I eat." Seriously? Am I eat." Seriously? Am I going to choose this going to choose this going to choose this over this living over this living over this living being? This is ridiculous. being? This is ridiculous. being? This is ridiculous. And I think that's what the And I think that's what the Psalms are saying: "Open your eyes, Psalms are saying: "Open your eyes, man. There are man. There are man. There are real wonders all around you." And real wonders all around you." And real wonders all around you." And you just walk you just walk you just walk past them. I don't know. past them. I don't know. past them. I don't know. No, that's so apt. That's No, that's so apt. That's No, that's so apt. That's so apt. I so apt. I so apt. I love that you love that you love that you can catch yourself doing can catch yourself doing can catch yourself doing this because sometimes I this because sometimes I this because sometimes I do the same thing, do the same thing, do the same thing, especially with a toddler, especially with a toddler, especially with a toddler, but I have to stop but I have to stop but I have to stop myself at times like that, and myself at times like that, and myself at times like that, and it's funny because he it's funny because he it's funny because he only knows a limited only knows a limited only knows a limited number of words. But number of words. But number of words. But one of them: "Dad, Dad one of them: "Dad, Dad , put down the phone." , put down the phone." , put down the phone." Oh my God. Oh my God.

  10. Every time I hear Every time I hear him say that, it's like a him say that, it's like a him say that, it's like a blow to the gut, bro, blow to the gut, bro, blow to the gut, bro, because I'm like, " because I'm like, " You know what? You're right." You know what? You're right." You know what? You're right." Let's play Lego Let's play Lego . But yeah, bro, it's . But yeah, bro, it's . But yeah, bro, it's like...I don't know, because like...I don't know, because like...I don't know, because when you do that, you when you do that, you when you do that, you never, I don't know, you never, I don't know, you never, I don't know, you just enjoy the just enjoy the just enjoy the time that you have with time that you have with time that you have with them. I can them. I can them. I can dissolve into this dissolve into this dissolve into this space, even if space, even if space, even if it's just it's just it's just splashing around in the bathtub. I splashing around in the bathtub. I splashing around in the bathtub. I can be in this can be in this can be in this space with you. space with you. space with you. Do you understand what I mean? Do you understand what I mean? But there are so many But there are so many things that things that things that distract me distract me distract me from, you know, the simple from, you know, the simple from, you know, the simple joy of being with him. And joy of being with him. And joy of being with him. And he will only be two or he will only be two or he will only be two or three years old. Do you understand what three years old. Do you understand what three years old. Do you understand what I mean? I mean? I mean? Time flies so fast Time flies so fast . I have three grown . I have three grown . I have three grown children, and time cannot be children, and time cannot be children, and time cannot be turned back. I'm turned back. I'm turned back. I'm sure. sure. sure. So, I think So, I think So, I think Solomon's wisdom, at least in Solomon's wisdom, at least in Solomon's wisdom, at least in this chapter, is to this chapter, is to wake up and wake up and enjoy what enjoy what enjoy what God has given you. You God has given you. You God has given you. You may aspire to may aspire to may aspire to something else. It's not that something else. It's not that something else. It's not that aspiration is aspiration is aspiration is bad, but it's not the bad, but it's not the bad, but it's not the main thing. Isn't that right? main thing. Isn't that right? main thing. Isn't that right? The things that God has given you, The things that God has given you, The things that God has given you, try to try to try to enjoy them.

  11. enjoy them. enjoy them. So, this is our challenge for So, this is our challenge for So, this is our challenge for today. Find something in today. Find something in today. Find something in your life that your life that your life that you enjoy that you enjoy that you enjoy that you don't usually you don't usually you don't usually think about. A cup of think about. A cup of think about. A cup of coffee, a conversation with coffee, a conversation with coffee, a conversation with a friend, your favorite a friend, your favorite a friend, your favorite streaming service. streaming service. streaming service. I don't know. Whatever it is I don't know. Whatever it is I don't know. Whatever it is , thank God for it , thank God for it , thank God for it . God, thank you for the . God, thank you for the . God, thank you for the coffee. Thank you for my coffee. Thank you for my coffee. Thank you for my friends. Thanks for friends. Thanks for friends. Thanks for the air conditioning. Depending the air conditioning. Depending the air conditioning. Depending on the time of year, right? on the time of year, right? on the time of year, right? As if it's something we As if it's something we As if it's something we take for take for take for granted. Thank granted. Thank granted. Thank God for that. I think this God for that. I think this God for that. I think this might change your might change your might change your outlook on the day. outlook on the day. outlook on the day. See you See you See you next time.

Summary

The sermon uses the analogy of taking natural wonders for granted, like mountains in Colorado, to illustrate the main theme of failing to appreciate the blessings God has given us. Referencing Ecclesiastes 6:1-2, it highlights how people can possess riches and honor but be unable to enjoy them due to God's withholding of that enjoyment. The practical takeaway is to be mindful and grateful for the good things in our lives, which we might otherwise become accustomed to and overlook.

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Ecclesiastes 6:1-2
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