Temporary Focus vs. Eternal Focus

As a believer in Jesus Christ, do you live with a temporary focus or do you live with an eternal focus? Your answer to this question determines so much in your life. I ask you to prayerfully consider the following lists.

Living with a temporary focus involves:
~ A concern for status and possessions.
~ A desire to live a problem free life.
~ A longing for security that comes from earthly resources.
~ A focus on gaining experiences that supposedly lead to a full life.


Living with an eternal focus:
~ Forsaking the things of this world for the glory of Jesus Christ.
~ Having no regard for your own name.
~ Embracing risk in order to share the love of Jesus Christ.
~ Living from a place of surrender that responds to Jesus in every area of life.
~ Cultivating a sense of urgency to share God's Word and hope with others.
~ The longing for your ultimate home in Heaven.
~ A daily dying to self.


I invite you to take stock of your life and embrace the call to risk everything for God's plan. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you are here to point others to Him. That is your mission. As you focus on eternity, you will find yourself naturally concerned with eternal things instead of temporary things. The Bible teaches that a day is coming when the temporary things of this world will pass away. At that moment, all that will matter are the eternal things of God. Today, I encourage you to begin living with an eternal focus. A day is coming when you will be glad you did!!!

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them and be their God." He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Rev. 21:1-4