Is Life a Dead End Street

Is life a dead-end street? Sometimes it seems to be, especially when we don't reach our goals or when we reach our goals but don't feel fulfilled in our achievement. More than one person in the Bible became so discouraged with life that he either wanted to die or wished he had never been born. This list of discouraged souls includes Moses, Elijah, Job, Jeremiah and Jonah. Even the great apostle Paul despaired of life during a particularly tough time in his life (2Cor. 1:8-11). Perhaps the basic problem is that life confronts us with too many mysteries we can't understand and too many puzzles we can't solve. For life to be truly satisfying, it has to make sense. When it doesn't make sense, we get troubled or frustrated. If people can't see that they have a purpose in life, especially when they go through deep suffering, they start to question God and even wonder if life is worth living.

In Ecclesiastes 6, Solomon discusses three of life mysteries: riches without enjoyment ( 1-6), work without satisfaction (7-9), and questions without answers (10-12). You don't want to miss this important look at life's issues.