Point of Grace - How You Live

In our "coffee talk"/ Bible group on Friday mornings, we have been talking lately about how there is a tendency for us as American women to value ourselves based on the things that we do. This is a real downer when one doesn't leave the house for a couple of days at a time and the activities within the house are mainly cooking, cleaning, changing diapers, and potty training. As expat, stay at home moms, we sometimes find ourselves asking ourselves, "What the heck are we doing here?" And although we believe that we are making an eternal investment in the lives of our children, sometimes the daily grind does seem meaningless and we find ourselves asking, "How are we really contributing?" We read the book of Ecclesiastes this week and discussed Solomon's reflections on life and meaning. At the end of his life, he recognized that enjoyment and satisfaction in life are a gift from God but acknowledged that it is also meaningless and lacks fulfillment apart from God. This song is about embracing life and although when I first heard it, I thought it just catchy and kind of faith hillish, it really does speak to our coffee talk discussions on life lately. The theme is embracing what God has given us to enjoy in the here and now (even though we may not know what is next). I love the line that says, "Make peace with God and peace with yourself, because in the end there's nobody else." At the end of our lives it is just us and God, so I want to be able to say that I lived my life fully, and I believe that we can only experience true fulfillment in life through Jesus who came to make peace between us and God. Hope you enjoy the video!