The Need to Make Progress
“I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” – Ecclesiastes 1:16 I think one of the most important human needs is to make progress. As we’re living our lives, it’s an innate desire to feel like we’re doing better than we did a year ago, five years ago, or even ten years ago. We might have little dips, but in general, the hope is that we’re doing better than we used to. The world has a way in which it measures progress, and it’s not bad, right? Maybe you have some of these measurements, like when you get married, have children, your children have children, and you become a grandparent. Or perhaps it’s financial gains in your business, and you continue to grow by a certain amount each year or