Hey, my friends. Welcome back to the morning mindset. I hope you are doing well here as we are

beginning, the end. That's a funny way to say it. We're almost to the end of our 15-day jumpstart

for the year of 2025. Today, we have a first. We are looking at a book of the Bible. I don't think I've ever

read from before on this podcast. And that's the book of Ecclesiastes. We're going to be looking

at Ecclesiastes chapter 3 versus 1 through 8. And this is one of the most pivotal,

life-changing mindset shifts that I think every believer in Christ needs to be able to get.

So we're going to dig into that in just a moment.

Before we do, I'm going to remind you, I have a handful of books that might be helpful in your spiritual walk.

And the ones I want to profile today are a fictional series.

I've written a fantasy series about dragons and about dragon

killers, and it is a well-written, exciting kind of a book series that is aimed at helping

you make a tool out of fiction to help you grapple with the things of God and the things

in life that confuse us about God. So if you're

interested in finding out more about the Dragon Slayer series, you can find a Dragon Slayer Chronicles

at Dragon Slayerbook.com. Okay, friends, before we dig into Ecclesiastes chapter 3, I think we

should pray. We need God's help so we can understand God's heart.

Our Father, we really mean that. We want you to teach us how to see your heart in the things

that we read today. This section of scripture has been very popular in our culture in various

seasons, and we want to understand it today. We ask you to

teach us in Jesus' name. Amen. Okay, friends, get out your Bibles. If you have a morning

mindset journal, grab it. We're going to be listening to Ecclesiastes chapter 3, verses 1 through 8.

Here is what the word of God says. For everything, there is a season and a time for every

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