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From Eden to Generation Z, Humanity Suffers From the Same Problems That Keep It Away From the Creator. Understand the Reason
From the beginning of man to today, human beings have lived through many conflicts. But where did they come from, and why do these problems occur and remain in Humanity since Eden, even after thousands of years? The answer lies in vanity. However, where did it come from?
Cristiane Cardoso revealed the origin of humanity’s difficulties in one of the editions of Meditation of the Word, a series available on Univer Vídeo, about the biblical book of Ecclesiastes: “When God created man and woman, life had no vanity, for they were created to serve and worship God. But with disobedience sin entered, and, with it, selfishness, vanity, and everything that is vain.”
The feeling of living for what is vain was recorded by Solomon, the man who was considered the richest in the world, but who, at the end of his life, realized that everything was temporary, when he said:
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? (Ecclesiastes 1.2-3)
Cristiane said that when human beings leave the purpose for which they were created, which is to serve and worship God, they begin to be guided by their desires and dreams, which are the fruits of vanity. “Just as it happened in Eden with man, it happens today. Today, people do what they do for themselves, to be seen or boasted and not to glorify God. When Solomon says everything is vanity, he means that everything that goes beyond the main objective for which we were created becomes futile.”
Even as the years and generations pass, Humanity continues to have the same problems, insecurities, and murmurings. “As long as you don’t realize vanity, how much it causes harm and where it is in terms of your personal dreams and your insistence before things, you will be a woman who will spend her life going in circles, just like Solomon,” stated Cristiane.
Therefore, she also advised that every Christian woman evaluate what has really mobilized her thoughts, desires, dreams, attitudes, and actions so that she does not allow herself to be led away from the Creator by vanity. “You have to evaluate everything that has driven your life and choices daily and what benefit you derive from these things. When we question ourselves, we realize that most of the time, God is not behind what you do or want, and that is where the root of iniquity begins,” she concluded.
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Contributors:
Camila Teodoro (Translated and Adapted From Original)
