If, as a Christian, there is a big difference between your life now and the one you used to have, just wait till you see the difference between now and what you’ll have with God in eternity. What we now enjoy is but a tiny foretaste of eternity.
The idea of eternity is powerful. Some would say our fascination with timeless being is mere curiosity, but I think more is involved. We are attracted to eternity. We long for an existence without the limitations of time. We yearn for immortality.
No one gets to have everything they desire in this world. Each person has some emptiness that never completely goes away. God has placed “eternity in [our] hearts” and given us some needs that, to be quite honest, have no satisfaction in this world.
With regard to what the Lord wants us to do in His work, there is not an unlimited amount of time in which to do that work. Each of us has a window of opportunity, and after that, we will give account for our stewardship of the time given us.
Our lives are to be used not merely for our personal enjoyment but for the Lord’s glory, to accomplish His purposes in this world. I expect the Lord is willing to give a person as many years as it takes to get done what He wants that person to do.
As often as we see that we’re not setting our minds “on things above,” we have to bring our minds back to their proper focus. It’s a habit we have to get ourselves into, but if we’ll do that, the sinful distractions will be much less of a problem.
There is an irony here. The less time we have to think, the more we need to think! So I recommend to you my discovery: I’ve found that I need an hour each day just to think — except on extremely busy days, when I’ve found I need two.
Most of us are made the tiredest not by activity but by the avoidance of activity. We are worn out by the constant pressure of what we don’t do. After all, procrastination is a very hard road to travel — its emotional toll is exceedingly high.
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