their days are like a fleeting shadow.
When I the ocean, I imagine pouring out a glass of water into the immense body of water. The time that I spend on this earth compared to eternity is no more than that cup of water. The incredible size of the ocean compared to one small cup of water is what our life is like compared to eternity. Why then do we invest so much in temporary pursuits when we know that our investment here can have so much impact on our eternity? It is the great paradox of human behavior, especially for Christians.
Does your life have an overall ministry objective to it? This does not mean we must be constantly involved in Christian activity. It only means that we should be about what God has called us to do with the motive of being obedient to this mission. Do not let the worries and cares of this life keep you from having an eternal impact on the lives of those you meet each day. Satan has a way of keeping our focus on the problems of today rather than the spiritual opportunities before us. He is master of the urgent, not the important.
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” 1 Corinthians 15:58.
