Caught up in the cares of everyday life, we may present a face to the world that is much like their own. The good news of Christ lives in us, but we feel the thorns and show it in our countenance. You and me, we believe in Jesus and therefore we are bought and paid for by Him and His Holy Spirit lives in us. So, let us look again at that thorny bush poking us in the hurtful spots. Is this something Christ cannot overcome? Will our inheritance in the eternal glory of God's Heaven be affected by this current situation? No and No, then let us let the love of Christ shine through.
Your situation may be very current, "Ugh! I cannot get going today. Why do I have to work every Monday?" Or your situation may be a longer term thing. However, the really, really longer term thing is what Jesus has in mind for us. This life is but a boot camp for Heaven. We look at the 50, 70, or 100 years and think it seems so long. But when we get to the time of our going home, the realization of how short that time has been will come upon us quickly. Cheer up! Jesus has overcome the world. This thing of yours will last only as long as God commands it. And make no mistake that God has left the world to its own devices. We are being trained up for eternity.
Every boot camp is by necessity quite short. Like this life it may not seem brief while we endure the thing, but short it is. The term of service after boot camp is much longer. This earthly ratio is so weak when compared to this span of life versus eternity that it cannot be put into words. How do you compare the time spent in the blink of an eye to infinity? Let the love shine through, this present difficulty is not worth worrying over in light of our eternal home with Christ Jesus.
Bucky
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