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Ecclesiastes: SatisfiedWisdom in Tough TimesJune 2, 2013Please turn in you Bibles to Eccl. 6:10-7:14: (ref. Psalm 46:1, 7a, Phil. 4:13 NKJV)Today\u2019s Target: When you find yourself in hardship or difficulty trust the Lord and look for some relatively good thing that He may be bringing about in the midst of it. 6:10-12: Much of life is out of our control.But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? \u201cShall what is formed say to the one who formed it, \u2018Why did you make me like this?\u201d Romans 9:20He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11aApp: Will you shake your fist at God questioning what He\u2019s doing or will you trust Him by surrendering to His will?7:1-12: \u201cBetter thans\u201d: proverbs that call us to trust God 7:1: Babies are praised, not eulogizedApp: It\u2019s better to die with a good name than to be only born with one. 7:2: Good lessons in the house of mourningTeach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:127:3-4: When a sad face molds the heartConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:2-5App: To see those times of struggle as opportunities to growNow this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God,and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3\u201cI am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?\u201d John 11:25-267:13-14: Good things in tough timesApp: Enjoy the good times, but in the bad times trust God.(ref. Romans 8:31-32, 35, 37-39)What is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?