In God's plan, people are meant to find joy and satisfaction in life's experiences. According to Ecclesiastes, eating, drinking, and working are all meant to be sources of enjoyment, as believers trust in God's goodness and sovereignty. Jeremiah reminds us that God's intentions for His people are for their prosperity and well-being, not just spiritual, but also physical and emotional. As Colossians teaches, doing everything in the name of the Lord Jesus brings fulfillment, and Galatians notes the inner conflict between flesh and spirit, yet promises the Spirit's enablement to live a life of joy and obedience.
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and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.