Meaningless: love, love, love

As i sit in Starbucks, with my Venti tea, i "can't help but overhear" the conversation of 2 middle-aged women. Alright, fine. I was listening. But I was given perspective on people of the world. They were talking about what consumes them. Which is Sex. Going out and drinking with the guys. Trying to be someone who they don't even want to be. These women are searching for acceptance so much, that they will completely conform into who they have to be to be accepted, and loved. And the funny thing is. They haven't found anything! How is it that after being under the sheets with anywhere from 3 or 4 to a hundred guys, at the age of 45 they haven't found what they are looking for?

I'm coming to the conclusion that they will never find love, or acceptance, because they're looking in the same place over and over again.

Eclesiastes 2: 1-8, 11

1 -3 I said to myself, "Let's go for it—experiment with pleasure, have a good time!" But there was nothing to it, nothing but smoke.

What do I think of the fun-filled life? Insane! Inane!
My verdict on the pursuit of happiness? Who needs it?
With the help of a bottle of wine
and all the wisdom I could muster,
I tried my level best
to penetrate the absurdity of life.
I wanted to get a handle on anything useful we mortals might do
during the years we spend on this earth.

4 -8 Oh, I did great things: built houses,
planted vineyards,
designed gardens and parks
and planted a variety of fruit trees in them,
made pools of water
to irrigate the groves of trees.
I bought slaves, male and female,
who had children, giving me even more slaves;
then I acquired large herds and flocks,
larger than any before me in Jerusalem.
I piled up silver and gold,
loot from kings and kingdoms.
I gathered a chorus of singers to entertain me with song,
and—most exquisite of all pleasures—
voluptuous maidens for my bed.

11 Then I took a good look at everything I'd done, looked at all the sweat and hard work. But when I looked, I saw nothing but smoke. Smoke and spitting into the wind. There was nothing to any of it. Nothing.

The king of Jerusalem of approximately 967 BC has as much wine, vast variety of food, slaves, sex, everything that a man could ever need right? And somewhere along his life journey, he writes about how meaningless life is. in the middle, where he could have just sat back in his comfort. But there's nothing extraordinary about this guy. I mean, somewhere in there, isn't this how we're all feeling? When we have everything, we're still not satisfied. So wouldn't anyone conclude that everything is meaningless? You want something, you don't care how high the brand is, you just want one that functions. A car, a hair straightener, a guitar, a computer, and then when you get one, it's not good enough. And it keeps going. No matter how greats our stuff is, we can find at least one thing wrong with it. This tells me that there's more than just the superficial. There's more than just stuff.
We're all looking for the same thing.. Love. And without unconditional love, everything is meaningless. Because our only pleasure will be in Love. If we're not loved, we don't have a reason to live. We die inside.

See, you can fill your life with as much stuff as you want, but in the end, there's only one thing that really maters. Why what's worth the risk?

We need to be accepted no matter what. I think a lot of people don't believe in Jesus, because of the love he talks about. People don't think they could ever be loved unconditionally, because they never have been. People have never experienced the feeling of being accepted no matter what, so they refuse to believe it. You know what? I've never seen a thousand dollars, but i know it's real. I've never seen the titanic underwater, so should i conclude that it's not real. Maybe.. Instead of not believing in God.. We should believe in Him until we're proved wrong. Because, i mean, is it worth the chance?

Take the risk. If you choose to follow Jesus, you will be filled with a joy, a hope, and a strength that will get you through anything. You will be able to accomplish things you never thought possible. You will be satisfied with nothing, and be so wealthy in love. People will look at you and say "I want what they have, Because they're real!" Life without God is meaningless. Life without love is meaningless.

God is love.