October 4
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ECCLESIASTES 11
Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,
for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
– Ecclesiastes 11:1-4
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ECCLESIASTES 11 DO SOMETHING & TAKE WISE RISKS!
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
What prevents man from taking risks?
Is it the fear of failure or not being perfect?
God gives us gifts so that we can be his vessel
But we make up excuses not to use it to praise him
Many of us do not even see the gifts the Lord gave us
So, we limit ourselves and make sure we stay very safe.
We don’t want to do something that will make us look weak
Yet in weakness, God said that he will be our strength
We worry, overthink and analyze way too much
That’s why we miss out on opportunities that arise
We don’t invest on growing endurance and steadfastness
Instead, we live in our comfort zones and safety nets.
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REFLECTION
• What do you think Solomon meant when he said “cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days?”
• Why is it important for us to take wise risks? What happens when we don’t?