Purpose Driven Life pt. 6

This world is not my home.

"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18

Question: How should the fact that life on earth is just a temporary assignment change the way I am living right now?

Ok, now that is a tough question. Lately my wife and I have said that we would like to get new furniture, new t.v., new garden pots, and a puppy! It's something that the character Caleb says in the movie Fireproof, "those are called preferences". In way, it is. We are slammed everyday with advertisements saying to get the latest phone, clothes, t.v., etc. The more "hip and modern" we are, the more we fit into society. Like the book says, life on earth is just temporary.

We need to fix our eyes on Jesus, on what is holy. For me it's saying that we need to be thankful of what we have right now because there are far WORSE places in the world and some people do have nearly the things that we have. We need to serve and love others, just as Christ did when he was here. Remember, we are ambassadors to Christ.