Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 8, 2003
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    One of God’s purposes for our lives is that we enjoy them., but it is not the ONLY purpose.  He wants to deepen us, and that comes not so much from joy as it does facing the sober realities of life.  Facing life’s realities opens us up to receive wisdom, 
                
                    
                        Sober Thoughts and Balanced Living OR What Does A Mature Person Look Like?
(Ecclesiastes 7:1-22)
1. The gift of enjoyment is a wonderful gift.
2. But remember that from chapter 3, “a time to weep and a time to laugh.”
3. We have to take the good with the bad; like Job, we have to say, “The Lord
                        
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