Ecclesiastes 10-12: Just Cast

 Cast your bread upon the waters,
   for after many days you will find it again.
Give portions to seven, yes to eight,
   for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
 If clouds are full of water,
   they pour rain upon the earth.
Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,
   in the place where it falls, there will it lie.
Whoever watches the wind will not plant;
   whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
 As you do not know the path of the wind,
   or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
   the Maker of all things. - Eccl. 11:1-5 NIV

I love these words from Solomon although I often choose to go another route...to live a calculated life, one that considers each movement in anticipation of it's result.  These words call for a spontaneous life; for one of reckless abandonment and lavish generosity.   How different our lives would be if we lived that way.  Not the end result, that is all in God's hands, but our efforts would be a lot freer, our worries non-existent and our minds a lot less cluttered.  In essence, we would live like children which is just what Jesus told us to be. 

In these days, when we hear from every side how cautious we are to be, we need to consider what would happen if we cast our bread upon the waters   What part of everything doesn't have to be calculated or perfect do we not understand?  What if we let go and let God?  Cast, just cast!

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