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Ecclesiastes 5:19-20 (MSG)
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19 Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift! 20 God deals out joy in the present, the now. It's useless to brood over how long we might live.
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 19) Power of Gratitude - Day-Tight Compartments (2008-03-07)
(v. 19) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Money - Root of All Evil?, part 1 (2008-05-09)
(v. 20) Power of Gratitude - Day-Tight Compartments (2008-03-07)
(v. 20) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Money - Root of All Evil?, part 1 (2008-05-09)
