Ecclesiastes 6:1-2 (ESV Strong's)
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.
Subject: Enjoyment
In our society we do a lot to find enjoyment. The budget of a family has much set aside just to enjoy life. We actually think we have some control over our own enjoyment. However, in the above text we see that WITHOUT God's intervention, even having a ton of money won't bring enjoyment IF God doesn't so will it. If ANYONE has victory and prosperity, it comes from God, not their own strength. That prosperity, however, can't be enjoyed unless God gives them enjoyment. God has to give us the "power to enjoy" that prosperity. That comes from God. We have here the picture of the man who is working so hard to keep the money flowing he has no time to enjoy it and the stress of the money is killing him inside out. The family gets destroyed by the prosperity because God did not give them, also, the power to enjoy it. Victory is not the thing ... enjoyment of the victory is the thing. That can only come from God.
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