Reading: II Corinthians 4:17-18, 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
If we begin the discussion about “earthly possessions” and their temporary nature, we may begin to think we’ve heard it before and we’re okay in that area. But, let’s consider this scenario. At your job, your boss makes $150,000 per year. You make $40,000 per year. You are barely able to pay the bills on the salary that you make but you do it. Your boss will take off a week for vacation and, after returning, tell the bookkeeper that he worked the whole time; therefore, no vacation time should be docked. This happens often and you know it isn’t the truth. You took an extra long lunch one day but knew that you already worked more than your 8 hours to make up for it. Yet, your boss informs you that you have to use vacation time for getting back late. Your boss begins using the company vehicle to drive to and from work, which is against Company policy, in fact, he removed the ability from anyone else to do so. Also, your boss informs you that, although any personal use of your company cell phone does not cost the company any money beyond the monthly $12, you will be penalized because he saw personal calls on your phone; yet, his phone costs the company $470, unnecessarily. You experience time and time again that your boss simply continues to look out for himself, to get more and more; meanwhile, taking more and more away from you, as it impacts you and your family. Now, I’m sure some would think, “I would be out of there” or “I would tell him what I think” or “I would tell someone above him”. Yet, the question is… do you know that God will take care of you? Do you know that, even as your boss “gains the whole world” (the temporary) he will still be losing his soul… the eternal? Would you be able to see past what he is doing and still be concerned about his eternal soul or would the temporary things mean that much to you that you would focus on that instead of his soul?
Really evaluate where you are and surrender your hold on the temporary and focus on the eternal today.
REVIEW
How were you able to focus on the eternal and let go of the temporary today?
How did this impact your perception and your attitude about the events in your day?
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