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What are you chasing after?

What are you chasing after? Success. Friendship. Wealth. The next promotion. Attention. Affection. Recognition. Jealousy. Sanity. Love. We are all chasing after something. Seeking improvement or peace. We can’t possibly stay put and accept what we currently have as all we will ever need. No, we don’t want to be stagnant.   But what does God’s word say? King Solomon a man of great wisdom said, “I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a futile grasping and chasing after the wind .” (Ecclesiastes 1:14) Is everything a chasing after the wind?   Goals are great. Motivation is wonderful. Purpose is everything.   But what does it all become after we are gone?   There is one thing to chase that isn’t wind. Something we can live for that won’t leave when we are gone. It’s God’s kingdom. Becoming a servant, a follower of Christ.   What does that mean? What does it m...