Will studying hard and working hard get you what you really want?

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EDUCATION AND WISDOM, BY THEMSELVES, ARE A DEAD END

Knowledge does not equal happiness

Education and knowledge do not necessarily make us better people

Knowledge is of no benefit when it comes time to die

WORKING HARD, BY ITSELF, IS A DEAD END

Those who work hard still die

Leaving an inheritance doesn’t really bring happiness

Hard work and success offer little real satisfaction in themselves

TRUSTING GOD WILL ULTIMATELY BRING JOY AND FULFILLMENT

It enables us to overcome the limitations of our mortality

Work and education become meaningful under God’s sovereignty (1 Corinthians 10:31)

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Make being godly a higher priority than becoming wise or successful (3 John 4)