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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Living with eternity in mind is the wisest way to live. An eternal perspective keeps us from chasing empty dreams and material gratification. It keeps us from wasting our years pursuing temporal things that we can’t take with us when we die.
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Jul 10, 2015 · Having an eternal perspective is in many ways the key to living a true Christ-following life. Scripture says in 2 Corinthians 4:18, “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” (NIV).
Mar 17, 2021 · Living with an eternal perspective means staying vigilant, donning our spiritual armor (Ephesians 6:10-18) and using it to fight back against the lies of the enemy. One of the most important prayers we can ask is, “Lord, help me see Your hand at work”—and then intentionally looking for it.
Jan 1, 2014 · We need to live with an eternal perspective in everything we do as believers, walking with wisdom, praying to the One with whom we will spend eternity, and loving other people. An eternal perspective points us to what is lasting and to what is free from earthly distractions.
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The Apostle Paul had a way of viewing life that enabled him to interpret his circumstances with a wide-angle lens. He was able to think of his extraordinary suffering as “light and momentary” and as accomplishing something supremely valuable (2 Cor 4:16–17). Paul saw his afflictions (multiple beatings, imprisonments, shipwrecks, persecution, etc.) ...
You have an eternal soul that will live forever, either in God’s life-giving presence or apart from God, in a never-ending consciousness of death. Although many seek to deny this reality (Rom 1:18), God has graciously stamped the truth of His existence, His perfect law, and our accountability to Him on our souls (Rom 1:20-21; Rom 2:15-16). But this...
So how do we develop this spiritual skill of seeing the unseen? Seeing the unseen is a description of faith. And God graciously tells us faith’s origin: faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Rom 10:17). As we read God’s Word, the Holy Spirit convinces us of the absolute reliability of God’s character. Scripture reminds us of his fa...
We develop an eternal perspective as we cherish the character and promises of God. We savor the unbreakable reality that one day we will experience Him without sin or sorrow, for eternity. God’s grace enables us to look through the present to the future. It allows us to look through Scripture to see the Returning Savior. To look through pleasures t...
Basically, having an eternal perspective means that as we make decisions or take actions, we consider how they will impact us and others in eternity. Rather than thinking about how a decision will look in 30 days, we think about what it will look like in 3,000 years (and beyond).
Living with an eternal perspective means staying vigilant, donning our spiritual armor (Ephesians 6:10-18) and using it to fight back against the lies of the enemy. One of the most important prayers we can ask is, “Lord, help me see Your hand at work”—and then intentionally looking for it.
