Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Psalm 127 (ESV)Doing something that wastes time is, well, a waste of time. Perhaps there is no feeling like the one that overtakes one who has invested much and gained little. Those who decided to work at making sense of this life without God, and work at having something or someone to trust other than God, will someday have that sinking feeling that their work was in vain, because it is/was.
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