I’ve been dreading this day for the past several months. Somehow, I knew it was bound to come. I was delaying the inevitable, but there was nothing I could do to stop the slow, painful death of my computer monitor. Extreme amounts of heat and dust in Monteria caused the glue to start separating, the plastic hinges to swell and tighten, and eventually I heard a “crack” and saw that a little corner of the monitor of my wonderful computer – which is no longer under warranty – began to crack. I handled it with great care from that day – I wouldn’t let any one else open, close, or touch the screen.
As I started today at this:
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… asking the Lord what I was supposed to do, one thing came to mind:
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all…” 2 Cor 4:17
It was important for me to get things back into perspective. Yes, I’m disappointed. But what can I say? Surely He has a plan, surely He has a purpose, surely He can cause all things to work together for good (Romans 8:28 is still in the Bible!). Surely this doesn’t compare with the importance and weight of eternity.
It’s easy for us to get very caught up in what we see. Very, very easy. But, “what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Cor 4:18). I want to live with eternity in mind, but circumstances are always trying to get me to focus on what is temporary.
I appreciate that Romans 8:18 doesn’t tell us our troubles are small in comparison to the difficulties others are facing — I know that already! I know that my little problem is not nearly as serious as the problems those around me are facing. Instead, it has us compare our problems with the glory to be revealed.
Oh, to focus on that glory. Oh, to remember eternity…
What circumstances are keeping your eyes on the temporary?