Futility speaks of exhaustion that results from chronic dissatisfaction of worldly pursuits apart from God. A frustrated existence lacking purpose doesn’t come from being weary of pain. It comes from being weary of pleasure. Futility is exhausting your every dream, and still feeling barren and empty.
God brings our gifted design and our deepest desires into alignment when we are awakened to his purposes. Every person has a unique calling coupled with God-given gifts to fulfill their call.
It takes practice to keep God in the forefront of our minds. Getting a focus is easy. Keeping a focus is what produces true transformation.
Prov. 22:6 tells us to train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from those ways. There are many conflicting re- sources and books on various ways to train children today. It is important to note the verse specifically says we are to train up a child in the way not a way.
