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. 2 Corinthians 4:18
When I was young I heard, “If only I had the wisdom I have now, combined with the energy I had then.” I vowed never to say those words, but here I am….plodding along, growing older, wiser and wishing.
Youth means dreaming, planning, executing, and accomplishing, until you realize the vehicle you own mean Saturdays with a water hose maintaining that car lot shine, walking miles to the store entrance to avoid a door ding and working overtime to pay the bank note. Wisdom means accepting that it will never reach ‘classic’ status if you haul your kids and their friends to the beach and the fuel turns to a useless vapor at a faster rate than you care to ponder. The only true value of these possession is the intangible things they provide……memories and connections of love.
Paul’s words to this church in Corinth speaks to the same mentality. Invest in something lasting, Heaven, not just for yourself, but for others too.
Love,
Gretchen