Eternity
I’ve been thinking about the concept of eternity lately, and
the more I think of it, the harder it is to wrap my mind around the idea. When I think about the heavenly aspects, it
sounds amazing; but the awareness that there is an eternity in hell is
gut-wrenching to me. I mean, we have
some basic commitments we must make on earth to determine our eternity, but the
decisions impact more than just our
lives—they impact our eternity.
It’s a broad topic,
yes, however it should be at the forefronts of our minds. To put it in perspective; our lifetime on
earth is literally like a blink of an eye in contrast to eternity. It’s timeless…it never ends. When we start to think in that mind-set, the worries of
materialistic things such as money, romantic relationships, even quality of
food begin to seem less important. I
mean, when you’ve just passed away (in the earthly life), I’m pretty sure
you’re not going to care that on Monday, November 5th you had a
double cheeseburger for lunch.
With that I have a simple question for you—If you were to
die today, would you be happy with the impact you’ve made on this temporary
home?
1.
I hope your answer is yes.
2.
I hope that despite your answer being yes, you
would also feel some sort of discontent.
Here’s what I mean: We should be devoting our lives to
things we are called to fulfill, ultimately seeking God’s purpose for us. However, we never want to be in a state of
content. When we become content, we fail
to grow.
The truth: We need to constantly
be working to fulfill God’s purpose in our lives.
And we pray this in
order that you may live a life
worthy of the Lord and may please him in
every way: bearing fruit in every
good work, growing in the knowledge of God Colossians 1:10
Pretty sure there’s nothing in there that says “oh you
already planted a couple of seeds, that’s good enough!” No, we need to be
constantly reaching new goals, because our time is limited and our actions are crucial.
On a final note, the fact that our time on earth is so short
is enough reason to act accordingly.
The truth: The decisions we make today will be determining
our future.
God will judge us for
everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad. Ecclesiastes 12:14
Sure
there’s forgiveness, but why not live in a way which is most pleasing to God. I don’t know about you guys, but when my time
on earth is through, and I have eternity to look ahead to, I long to hear:
“Well done, good and
faithful servant!” Matthew 25:21
-Just some things to think about.
-Tamara
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