There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.should make…: or, delight his senses. For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 KJV
What is the secret of life? Is it to obey God’s commandment, to do God’s will, live a holy life, live a content life, living in God’s favour, have the fear of God and love your neighbour as yourself? If you obey all the commandment of the law, does that mean that all things would work out fine for you? Is living a fulfilled life hinged on righteousness?
Life is very delicate, small things can cause big problems. Just hissing at an old woman and moving on, can cause us problems in our life. Just by ignoring to help the neighbour beside you can result in a major challenge in our life. But then who can know which of this things can be a trigger? Except we know that secret of life that puts us right before God at all times.
What then is the secret thing that we can do in life that would make everything go our way? If we look at the word of God we can x-ray our life, we can see who we are in God’s eyes. We can see the little areas where we are not doing things right in accordance to the will of God. As children of God we have that mirror which helps us see who we are in God’s eyes. Seeing who we are helps us have an understanding of where we have to adjust.
Solomon was the wisest and richest man who ever lived. According to him wisdom is not the best thing in life. Therefore it is not the secret of life. Then he goes further and talks about pleasure of life, looking at this he sees that this is not the key to having a fulfilled life. He says that the accumulation of wealth and doing good works does not also give us fulfillment.
The secret of life is pleasing God. When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverb 16:7 KJV. So pleasing God is the secret of the Christians life. Every morning as we wake up we must ask God what it is we can do to please Him. According to Solomon and Jesus Christ pleasing God is the key to living a fulfilled life. For us to be able to please God we must first seek the kingdom of God. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you Matthew 6:33 KJV.