Ecclesiastes 8:6-7

The first step towards improving productivity is identifying the problem. How many hours a week do you spend on email and meetings? How much time do you have left for your actual job? Stay tuned as we identify potential solutions in this series.

Welcome to this seven-day devotional reading plan on understanding God’s will. You’ll discover that much of God’s will for your life can be discovered in the Bible. The more you know the Word of God, the better you will know the mind of God. These devotionals will prepare your heart to learn His will, know the direction you should go, trust His good plan for you, and then obey Him, wherever He leads you.

God created us to find meaning in our lives. But we live in a broken world where we’re continually frustrated in our search. So, what’s the point of living life? This is the question the Teacher in Ecclesiastes is asking. At first, the message of this wisdom book seems to lead to despair, but in fact points to the hope of life found in God alone.

Written by an elderly King Solomon, Ecclesiastes reflects on a life of meaningless pursuits. Solomon writes that the world's pursuits, from wealth to self-indulgence, are vain and unfulfilling. Ecclesiastes determines that God and his presence make life fulfilling, and true wisdom is to fear God and keep his commandments (Ecclesiastes 12:13).