There's an idea I've been wrestling with for
some time now that I would love to discuss...
What does it mean to live with eternity in
mind?
The idea both thrills and terrifies me.
Thrills because it means having my focus on
Jesus and living in His peace because I know the end of my story - the second I
leave this world, I'll be forever in the presence of my holy and loving God.
Until then, somehow my life will make sense, and the ugly and the joyful
moments will all mix together to create something beautiful.
It's the somehow that gets me.
It scares me because unlike church rules
there are no boundaries to living this life. It means staying open to whatever
God wants me to do whenever He wants me to do it. And trusting Him alone to
take care of me.
I don't know about you, but that blank check
kind of living is hard. It's not my first choice.
I know it's what surrender means- that God is
in charge and I'm not.
But how do you really live that way? At peace
like Jesus in a boat in the midst of a storm.
I feel like I'm living in the eye of a
hurricane right now. It's peaceful at this moment, but something more is coming
that could capsize my world. It's how I've lived these last few years.
I want to be at peace and trust God has it
all under control. Because His Word says He does. But it doesn't always look
like He does.
Life doesn't make sense.
How do you live with eternity in mind in the
midst of a crazy, uncertain world?
After years of not knowing what tomorrow will
bring, I'd really like a life where I know where my next meal is coming from,
that I'll have a roof over my head, where my job is secure and pays the bills,
where my kids and I are safe, where I have medical insurance and can
afford my insulin, and where I can serve God in a way that brings joy to others
and my heart.
But life's not like that.
It's messy and unpredictable and
unknown.
The reality is we don't know more than we
know.
Does living with eternity in mind mean not
focusing on or ignoring the messy unknown but choosing to look higher? To a
reality beyond our five senses? To the things that I know are true because God
said they are true?
"So we don't look at the troubles we can
see now; rather, we fix our gaze on the things that cannot be seen. For the
things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last
forever." 2 Corinthians 4:18
What does living with eternity in mind mean?
I hope you'll join me in this dialogue. I
want to learn more. You all have so much to teach.
2 comments:
Messy, that's how life is. A friend gave me a folder from a retreat she had gone to and on it was printed the Taprestry story - about how the messy threads underneath (I think that's what it says) are all we see, but God sees the top, the beautiful finished product.
Blessings to you and your children....
I love the image of the tapestry- all the messy threads somehow blend together to create a beautiful masterpiece. That's what we are... beautiful messes and masterpieces. ;-)
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