“We feel something lacking in our lives. We sense that this place is us that used to be filled isn’t anymore, even on our best days. It may just be a squeak sometimes, but other days it is a roar in our ears that something has been lost and we don’t know how to find it and won’t be able to find it. But we miss it. Because we know it used to be filled.” —Annie F. Downs -

Ecclesiastes 3:10-13, NLT

“I think when we go looking for fun what we are actually looking for is home. We are looking for peace. We are looking for simplicity, something to fill that spot that has been left by growing up or growing out or moving on. While we think we want fun, what we really want is Eden.”

Fun in Work // Ecclesiastes 3:10,13 NLT; Genesis 2:15 NIV

Fun during Rest // Ecclesiastes 3:12; Genesis 2:2-3

Make fun a priority

Find a hobby
“If you want to try and the opportunity is in front of you, say yes, then figure it out.”

Fun through Pain// Ecclesiasts 3:10-11; Romans 5:3-5; Proverbs 14:13

“How often do we call escapism fun? That’s the real question for me. When I’m looking to define fun in my own life, to figure out how to handle the thing I don’t know how to handle or how to process the pain I don’t know what to do with, I wonder if I’m actually planning fun or just using fun to describe running away.” —Annie F. Downs

Love God, Do the Fun Thing, and Chase The Fun.

For more resources, check out Annie F. Down’s book “That Was Fun”
Contact Pastor Sarah at pastorsarah@victorywinchester.com
Now go do something fun!