Nothing New Under the Sun

Sharing my blog on Tuesdays is quite purposeful. I don’t share on Mondays, because there are too many new tugs on readers’ time to start that go with the beginning of a new week. By Tuesday, however, most of the dust has settled and the week’s schedule has taken shape. It doesn’t matter if it’s the schedule for a stay-at-home mom or a governmental elected official. It’s the same for everyone. We all have something pressing in us. There’s nothing new under the sun.

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Ponder This

Whether our worlds are filled with joy beyond measure or sorrow unimaginable, all these feelings have been felt before.

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiates 1:9

This truth is not meant to mitigate a person’s emotions in any way. It’s to offer a chorus of celebration for the highs as well as extend solace for the lows.

David Danced Under the Sun

Think back on the most beautiful memory you own. Was it the birth of a child? A wedding day? Graduation? These sensations are so powerful that if you were made to hold them in you might explode!

King David, the man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22), showed unashamed joy as he danced when the Ark of the Lord finally entered Jerusalem. Nothing, not even the biting words of his wife Michal shifted his focus on celebrating the LORD (2 Samuel 6:21).

 

David Wept Under the Sun

Yet we also learn from David the depths of sadness. One can weep along with Psalm 51, as he reflects on the prophet Nathan’s rebuke over the death of Uriah and his adultery with Bathsheba.

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Psalm 51:10-12

What is Under Your Sun

Are you dancing … or weeping? Oh, friend, if you’re in a season of sorrow or struggling to find purpose, I understand.

And so does God.

Take a break if you must. Tend to your wounds. Take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. Accept help from loving friends.

And know without a doubt, that you will experience joy again …

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

… Because there is nothing new under the sun.

 

What say you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

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