Day 4 Message

   
Day 4 Readings

Day 4 - Made to Last Forever

Life is more than this world. Your soul inside of you goes on forever. And our time on earth is just a warm-up for eternity.
It is hard for many of us to accept that one day we will die. That is because this world is all we know. If you are not prepared, the next part seems frightening. There are only two places to go after our bodies quit going. Heaven or hell. And if we don’t make the arrangements to go to heaven by accepting Christ, then we only have hell left.

This life is really just preparing us for eternity. We cannot understand eternity, because it is too much for our brains to grasp. But we do know that eternity is far more than this life could possibly be.

When we understand that this life is simply a stepping stone to real life, we start to do things differently. Some things become more urgent. Others lose their importance. Relationships begin to matter more than money. Our time suddenly becomes very valuable. We get a bigger view.

If you struggle with heaven as much as I used to, you’ll be happy to know the cartoons are wrong. We won’t be in robes on clouds and do nothing all day. Remember that the same God who designed this earth and all its fun has taken more care in developing our true home. The God who designed us knows what will make us happiest, and has built that to be our home forever. If we choose in this life to join Him there, then our true home is waiting for us.

Don’t ignore that you are going to die, even if it seems far away. Realize that your time is short, and that things like people’s opinions, success, and wealth in this world will all go away. Live your life so you can be happy that it affects your future.

Thinking about my purpose:
Know. Our bodies will die but we will go to eternity.
Remember. “This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.” -1 John 2.17
Think about it. Since what I do affects me forever, what is something I need to stop doing today, and what is something I need to start doing today?

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