For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; — 2 Corinthians 4:17

Life isn’t always easy. Our bodies will die at some point. In the course of living, we’re going to have to deal with some very hard things and feel a lot of terrible pain. But as bad as life’s hard facts can be, we are going to an eternal glory that we can’t even imagine. All of life’s problems can’t compare to the glory that’s coming. Our pain will pass. Things that hurt us only hurt us for a short time. All of the treatments, medicines, therapies, surgeries, and setbacks are short-term. All of these things we have seen and done are going away. But our eternal glory, our indescribable joy, and that great future we can’t see yet are eternal, forever, and unchangeable, and they are waiting for us, God’s precious children!

 

Thought

Life isn’t always easy. Our bodies will die at some point. In the course of living, we’re going to have to deal with some very hard things and feel a lot of terrible pain. But as bad as life’s hard facts can be, we are going to an eternal glory that we can’t even imagine. All of life’s problems can’t compare to the glory that’s coming. Our pain will pass. Things that hurt us only hurt us for a short time. All of the treatments, medicines, therapies, surgeries, and setbacks are short-term. All of these things we have seen and done are going away. But our eternal glory, our indescribable joy, and that great future we can’t see yet are eternal, forever, and unchangeable, and they are waiting for us, God’s precious children!

 

Prayer

Dear God, my Abba Father, please be with me when I’m going through painful and hard times. Help me to keep my mind on what I can’t see. Also, dear Father, I want to ask you to be in the lives of the following people I care about: Please help them get better. If you can’t heal them, please pour your love into their hearts through the Holy Spirit and give them the strength to keep going and hope that can’t be broken. Help them see how great you are. In Jesus’ precious name I pray. Amen.