This morning, I read some words I needed to hear from God. I’ll share them in case they might help you as well. They come from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18:
16 “Therefore we do not lose heart.Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
I don’t like that our troubles are apparently not such a big deal. If you’re like me, your challenges and difficulties in life can seem anything but “light and momentary.” More often, they are heavy burdens that weigh on my heart and seem never-ending. But that’s when I focus on the temporary, “here-and-now” things of life. My thoughts should center around things less obvious, things that last forever. When this life is over and eternity is ushered in, my troubles will indeed seem light and momentary compared to the glory that far outweighs them. I can rest in the hope of Jesus and the “forevermore” I will spend with Him in heaven where there will be no more tears, no suffering, no pain, and no sin.
Jesus himself was described as a man of sorrows, one who was afflicted by grief, and one who wept many times at the death, suffering, and unbelief of His people. Despite so much trouble, not to mention the indescribable agony that awaited Him on the cross, these words are written about Jesus in Hebrews 12:2, “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” This gives me hope that it’s all worth it, that eternity with Jesus will make my difficulties pale in comparison. I don’t pretend to understand how life can go on, and on, and on, and on, but I can’t wait to find out!
Troy Burns
