"When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future." Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV)
The wise King Solomon said that one should enjoy the good times and the bad times because God ordained both of them. Since no one knows what the future holds, one should enjoy the present.
This same philosophy was echoed by the Apostle James, the half brother of Jesus, when he said count it all as joy. (James 1:2) Both good and bad things will happen to us during our lives, all we can control is how we respond to them. We know that because of Jesus, the Christ, we will win in the end, so why should we get upset over or angry about anything. In the best of times, and in the worst of times, be joyful because God is in control.
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