This is Their Lot

It has been awhile since I picked up my daily devotion books but today I woke up earlier than usual and decided this is something I should do regularly, a habit I should develop, going to bed earlier at night so I get a full night's sleep and waking before the sun comes up with time to read my devotion and enter my thoughts here. Today's Scripture passage in the devotion was this:

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 New International Version (NIV)

18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. 20 They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.

Do you see those words in there that made me think of this blog page? "this is a gift of God" Our country is in a crisis right now. The Covid-19 virus, the pandemic, has reached our country: thousands are getting sick, hundreds are dying, hospitals are being overwhelmed with shortages of space and necessary ventilators, gloves, and masks, toilet paper is in high demand and hard to buy, restaurants are closed or open only to carry out, we are told not to gather in groups and to stay away from friends and family, no hugging or shaking hands. This is a gift of God?

Yes, every day is a gift of God and God keeps me occupied with a glad heart. I have the riches of heaven to look forward to because Jesus took on my sins, died on the cross for me, and rose from the dead preparing a way for me to get there. I plan on keeping my focus on the little things I have in my life that bring me joy, the things that make me smile, and the people I am grateful to have in my life.