Ecclesiastes is kind of a downer to read. The author (presumably King Solomon in his final days) proclaims throughout the 12 chapters that everything in life is meaningless. Money. Women. Comfort. Everything you could possibly covet in life is absolutely worthless by the standards of a man who had literally everything he could have ever wanted.
It all passes away, so why pursue it in the end? It all gets given to someone who doesn't deserve it, so why create it for them? We say God is in control, but then the wicked take from the righteous and have victory!
But Solomon concedes to one point, and that is God. He is in control, and He lets evil win sometimes. But that doesn't matter, because He's God. And the one thing we can do that gives purpose to life is to follow God. That's what fulfillment means.
And a person who is complete is not afraid. So obey God and give Him glory, find out what the Bible means when it says God is love, and have an awesome life thereafter.
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